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Marine Lieutenant in Korea from 1952-1953
Director of the University of Chicago Laboratory School.
Marie Curie High School football coach discusses Chicago Public League football.
Survival of small family farms by diversifying and developing niche markets.
Ray recounts family history on the farm. He's now a Highway Engineer.
Former legislative chair for the Retired State Employees Association
Life of a modern farm wife and businesswoman.
Retired home economics teacher; foster parent
Served in the Army and posted to the Pacific in a Barrage Balloon Battalion
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A young boy who grew up in Nazi Germany before emigrating to the U.S.
Infantryman in Punchbowl region of Korea
Dakota High School wrestling coach discusses his championship program.
A discussion on the Girard & Virden, Illinois school consolidation.
Former state Teacher of the Year discusses the 1985 Educational Reform Act.
Government worker, mechanic, YWCA volunteer, world traveler
Teacher at Southeastern Illinois College talks about the school's history.
Vietnam veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps
Ottawa Township High School's successful choral director.
Executive Director of the Illinois High School Association discusses impact of pandemic on Illinois sports
Executive Director of the IL Community College Board discusses its history.
College of Lake County Board of Trustees member.
Center for the Study of Reading director discusses programs since 1985 Reform Act
1st Division veteran of D-Day landing and its fight across Europe
A labor union and Department of Education perspective of the 1985 Educational Reform Act.
Insights of those left at home during WWII
Iranian immigrant discusses life in Iran in the 1940s and '50s.
Kane County Supervisor of Assessments discusses property taxes and school funding.
A career teacher discusses the history of Rend Lake College.
High school social studies teacher discusses Illinois's Civics mandate.
Ashby discusses hybrid reorganization method for Bluford-Farrington-Webber district.
Associate Dir. of State and Local Research at Boston College's Center for Retirement Research
Ball turret gunner for the 8th Air Force in Europe
Korean War vet serving on the destroyer escort, the USS Lewis
Marc Ayers details the experience of losing his immunocompromised mother to COVID-19
Public servant and early Sangamon county COVID-19 case discusses her pandemic experience
Scheduler, Personnel Director, and Director of DOT for Gov Thompson
Democratic candidate for governor in 1978 against Gov. Jim Thompson
IL State University professor discusses Educational Reform Act of 1985.
A CID Warrant Officer's tour in Okinawa during Vietnam War
Ballow recalls military service in Tokyo during Korean War & Okinawa during Vietnam War
Pharmacist and pharmacy owner shares his experience with the pandemic
Expert on local government and staffer at IL ConCOn discusses pension issues
An Illinois state representative discusses changes in the Illinois school funding formula.
Three Blending Committee members discuss the process of combining three churches into one.
A twelve year-old tells about her 4-H projects.
Girls' Basketball in the US during the 1960-70s, and the growth of women's sports.
Journalist for the Suburban Tribune during the Walker administration
Illinois Statecraft - Journalists' View
Emeritus professor of History discusses his career and teaching Illinois history
James and Jenny Barrett Discuss their work on a new book on Chicago History
First Athletic Director of the new Neuqua Valley High School.
Early days of Girls' & Women's Basketball
College and high school basketball coach.
Teacher and historian for South Suburban Community College discusses the school's history.
Vietnam veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps
Personnel clerk w/Air Force during Korean War
Tour of the Vachel Lindsay home given by the site manager
Site Manager for Vachel Lindsay home and IHPA employee from 1986-2014
Bond County Prekindergarten-Parenting Birth-to-Three director.
A retired grain and livestock farmer talks about his life on the farm.
Long time resident of Rochester who grew up in pre-war Germany
Motor Sergeant in an Army artillery unit in Europe
The first fifty years of Blackhawk Community College.
A University scholar and expert on school reorganization & consolidation issues.
Cold War Beckwith was as a Priest, Bishop, and officer in the Navy Reserve
Artillery Lieutenant and Silver Star recipient for combat at Outpost Harry
A livestock buyer and seller in northern Illinois.
Behl's family history and history of Cascade, Cotton Hill Township, Sangamon County
West Point graduate discusses his career from 1948 to 1971, including tour in Vietnam
A career sports writer tells about covering Illinois high school sports.
A downed B-17 pilot who survived for several months with Dutch underground
Lacrosse coach at Naperville North High School talks about coaching at the high school level.
Williamsville Community Foundation & Historical Library Museum
Signalman who served in Korea from 1953-1954
Life on a small family farm in Missouri during Great Depression
State Board of Education employee discusses the 1985 Education Reform Act.
Radio repairman for the United States Army during World War II
Jon and Jeanne Berg served as missionaries in west Africa during the 1970s and ‘80s.
187th Airborne Regiment during the Korean War
Reflections on 1985 Educational Reform Act from career educator and State Senator
World War II veteran serving in the European theater
World War II veteran serving in the European theater
Principal of the Lindblom Math and Science Academy.
City Colleges of Chicago's unique military education programs.
Chair of the Institutional Review Board at Eastern Illinois University.
Lifelong veterinarian and professor at the University of Illinois.
Director of Budget at WIU and a Macomb School Board member discusses pensions
First girls’ basketball coach at Carthage, Illinois High School.
Whiteside Area Career Center administrator discusses the school’s history and mission.
History of Shawnee Community College.
Former head of Education Services with the IHPA at the Presidential Library and Museum
Illinois State Senator discusses the origins of the state's pension crisis
U.S. Department of Agriculture and life on the family farm.
African American discusses his Army service in Europe during World War II
African American discusses his Army service in Europe during World War II
He talks about civil rights and Chicago City Colleges.
Growing up on a farm in west-central Illinois during WW II
Cold War era artilleryman who finished career as USP&FO in IL National Guard