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Mary Buchanan, 68, stands outside her home in West Garfield Park on March 21, 2024, examining the recent construction to her front lawn. She paid $12,000 to install a check valve to prevent waste water from flowing into her home the next time her neighborhood floods. Her basement was significantly damaged in July 2023 after a major storm.
Victor Hilitski, for the Illinois Answers Project
When it comes to preventing severe flooding, there’s not one fix. Over the next few weeks, the Illinois Answers Project will examine what city and state agencies are doing to protect residents.
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Chris Machian
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Omaha World-Herald via AP
Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged.
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Soil Food worm castings and worms.
Photo courtesy of Soil Food
Sid Stanton and Ed Gonet are the cofounders of Soil Food, a local business out of Cantrall and Petersburg, which produces natural fertilizers made from word castings. Stanton and Gonet explained how the quality of their product stands out among competitors and how their pet tortoise Erma led to the development of their organic worm farm.For more information about Soil Food visit: https://soilfoods.com/
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The St. Louis Cardinals’ Busch Stadium on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in downtown St. Louis.
Theo R. Welling
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Special to River City Journalism Fund
The Cardinals' owners claimed public funding for Busch Stadium would revitalize downtown. That didn’t happen — yet they’re preparing for another multi-million dollar ask.
Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR
Florida passed in 2023 one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, and now businesses struggle to find workers in several sectors of the economy
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Shareif Ziyadat
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Half the inductees in the performer category were nominated for the first time this year. The ceremony will stream live on Disney+ in October.
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