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Pritzker announces $60 million park grants across the state — including Rockford area
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker announced the release of nearly $60 million in grant funding to help...
How bad are this year's Mississippi River floods?
The Week via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMississippi River floodwater. Illustrated | Gettyimages The mighty Mississippi River, the longest waterway in North America and the fourth-largest in the...
A hiker's path: Overlooking the Ohio River at O'Bannon Woods State Park
Spencer Evening World via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoO'Bannon Woods State Park is surrounded by the 24,000-acre Harrison-Crawford State Forest which is...
Highlands to screen documentary about Ohio River
The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky. via Yahoo News· 1 week agoApr. 21—ASHLAND — The documentary "This Is The Ohio" will be shown at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Highlands Museum and Discovery Center. The film showcases the history and beauty of the 981-mile ...
Here's how the locks and dams on the Mississippi River work, and why they exist
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGet on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete...
Roundtable: If Galesburg had a Mount Rushmore, who should be on it?
The Register-Mail via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf Galesburg had a Mount Rushmore type of monument, who is a person you think belongs on it that...
LCCTC student honored for Black medical history display
New Castle News, Pa. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMay 23—A Lawrence County Career and Technical Center student was recently honored for creating a special Black History Month display in February. Junior Lesley Magill was given the school's ...
New London, Minnesota, bicyclist exploring the world on her own power
West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJun. 23—NEW LONDON — If you want to explore the world on a bicycle, you need two things. First of all, "you need a good bicycle that fits," said Kathy Hartley. Second, she also recommends that ...
Illinois’ Underground Railroad: Stories of escaping enslavement
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months ago“By any means necessary” was no overstatement when it came to the life-or-death flight to freedom through Illinois’ Underground Railroad. John and Eliza Little walked hundreds of miles from ...
