Welcome back to "Long Story Short," your weekly newscast from Lee Enterprises for all things Central Illinois news. Olivia Jacobs and D. Jack Alkire welcome The Pantagraph photographer Clay Jackson to discuss the biggest stories of the week:

• Clayton Jackson, Photographer Extraordinaire
• Emerald Acres signs show coming businesses
• New magnet school named for Tuskegee Airman on schedule and under budget
• Extreme weather talk 
• Annual Dr. Martin Luther King chess tournament and sportsmanship