From the Decatur Celebration and the Farm Progress Show to the storied Ferris wheels of Jacksonville; from Lincoln’s footsteps in Springfield and New Salem to the historic barns of the Macomb area; from the river heritage of Quincy and Hannibal to the bounty of the richest farmland on earth, Mark McDonald takes us through a Central Illinois we thought we knew.
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Join Mark McDonald as he explores the people, places, and events in Central Illinois. From the Decatur Celebration; from Lincoln’s footsteps in Springfield and New Salem to the historic barns of the Macomb area; from the river heritage of Quincy & Hannibal to the bounty of the richest farmland on earth.
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Illinois Stories is a local public television program presented by WSIU
Illinois Stories is sponsored by CPB, Illinois Arts Council Agency, and Viewers like You. Illinois Stories is a production of WSIU Public Broadcasting.