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Heart of Illinois Sierra Club Secretary and Conservation Co-Chair Joyce Blumenshine says bad air quality can lead to the most costs for those who can least afford them. She said citizen advocacy has led companies and governments to make changes to protect the environment. The American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report has produced mixed results for Peoria and Bloomington-Normal. Local advocates say Peoria County in particular has come a long way, but there's still more work to be done to deal with the effects of climate change. Peoria County received a D ozone grade based off ...

Sponsored by: Dazzling Falls and trainer Chuck Turco at Rogers Ranch in Mead, Neb. As Nebraska sits on the precipice of seismic change with its recent racino green-light, the state also lays to rest one of its greatest equine heroes. Dazzling Falls, who became the only Nebraska-bred to compete in the Kentucky Derby when he finished 13th in 1995, was found dead in his field Tuesday in Mead, Neb., just outside Omaha, bringing to an end 28 years as the standard bearer for the Cornhusker State as a runner and a sire. The son of Taylor's Falls competed as a homebred for Donald and Barbar...