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The Tambora volcano in Indonesia erupted in 1815, causing global climate change and economic disruption, which by 1819 had led new settlers to the Sangamon country. Sangamon County's humble beginnings seem so distant as we approach the bicentennial of the founding of the county on Jan. 30, 1821. Our founders owed their survival largely to the fertile soils created by glaciation, primarily during the Illinoian Period of 191,000 to 130,000 years ago. Native Americans introduced early settlers to corn and several varieties of squash, which became ...

Drink up If you're looking for a new drinking game, Netflix's Outside the Wire is the perfect candidate for such an endeavor. Set in the near future, Harp (Damson Idris) is a rule-bucking officer who's shipped to an Eastern European outpost. He's assigned to Leo (Anthony Mackie), a cyborg intent on bringing down a Russian oligarch who has some nuclear weapons he's eager to employ. I'd be hard-pressed to think of a movie consisting of so many plot points ripped off from other, better films. Take a drink every time you spot something you've seen in another movie; force your friend to take...

Ready for some fresh air and exercise to help shake off those midwinter blues? Like the idea of practicing some stewardship at the same time? Friends of Sangamon Valley, a charitable membership organization dedicated to the preservation of our natural heritage by acquiring, restoring and protecting ecologically significant lands in the Sangamon River watershed, is hosting a series of workdays to do the dirty work of maintaining local natural areas entrusted to its care. Rest assured, if your familiarity with the great outdoors is a little limited, experienced Friends volunteers are always w...

Pritzker's pot plans fizzle

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