There will no doubt be apple pie on the menu at many July 4 celebrations this year. There is every year. This quintessential American fruit, however, has varying cultural weight in different regions of the country. That's according to folklorist Lucy Long, author of the new book, "Sweet, Tart, & Golden — Apples in the Midwestern Imagination," just out from the University of Illinois Press.

There will no doubt be apple pie on the menu at many July 4 celebrations this year. There is every year. This quintessential American fruit, however, has varying cultural weight in different regions of the country. That's according to folklorist Lucy Long, author of the new book, "Sweet, Tart, &amp; Golden &mdash; Apples in the Midwestern Imagination," just out from the University of Illinois Press.

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Apples are a democratic fruit in the Midwestern imagination

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A Morton farmer faces a potential $250,000 fine by the Illinois Department of Agriculture [IDOA] for allegedly applying pesticides on a farm near the Bethel Lutheran School while the school hosted an outdoor event.

A Morton farmer faces a potential $250,000 fine by the Illinois Department of Agriculture [IDOA] for allegedly applying pesticides on a farm near the Bethel Lutheran School while the school hosted an outdoor event.

Farmer faces $250K fine after pesticide drift near Morton school

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As Illinois enters a new fiscal year Wednesday, a new state agency is officially taking charge of a wide range of programs for infants, toddlers and their families. The Illinois Department of Early Childhood officially takes over Wednesday as the agency in charge of programs ranging from in-home visits for newborns and their mothers to licensing and regulating childcare facilities and funding preschools.

As Illinois enters a new fiscal year Wednesday, a new state agency is officially taking charge of a wide range of programs for infants, toddlers and their families.&nbsp;The Illinois Department of Early Childhood officially takes over Wednesday as the agency in charge of programs ranging from in-home visits for newborns and their mothers to licensing and regulating childcare facilities and funding preschools.

New Department of Early Childhood launches full operations

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The City of Bloomington will get some help from the public service arm of a Realtors organization to revitalize several west side neighborhoods. The Counselors of Real Estate Consulting Corps will send a team to survey a broad batch of community stakeholders and write a proposal on how to regenerate the oldest housing stock in the Gridley-Allin-Prickett neighborhood and preserve the neighborhood character of Dimmitt's Grove and the near east side.

The City of Bloomington will get some help from the public service arm of a Realtors organization to revitalize several west side neighborhoods.&nbsp;The Counselors of Real Estate Consulting Corps will send a team to survey a broad batch of community stakeholders and write a proposal on how to regenerate the oldest housing stock in the Gridley-Allin-Prickett neighborhood and preserve the neighborhood character of Dimmitt's Grove and the near east side.

Realtor group will study west Bloomington to recommend revitalization moves

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Apples are a democratic fruit in the Midwestern imagination

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