Tuesday is the first day colleges and universities can make direct payments to student-athletes. This stems from a settlement in a landmark case involving student compensation. Illinois State University Director of Athletics Jeri Beggs said that's the most dramatic change we've seen yet in college sports.

Tuesday is the first day colleges and universities can make direct payments to student-athletes. This stems from a settlement in a landmark case involving student compensation. Illinois State University Director of Athletics Jeri Beggs said that's the most dramatic change we've seen yet in college sports.

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WGLT's Sound Ideas is our flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday. You can also subscribe to the Sound Ideas - Full Episodes podcast.

Illinois State opts in to landmark settlement that allows direct payments to student athletes

The McLean County Board could decide to claw back more than $400,000 in budget overruns from County Clerk Kathy Michael's office. Last week, McLean County Board Executive Committee members took County Clerk Michael to task for going over her budget last fiscal year.

The McLean County Board could decide to claw back more than $400,000 in budget overruns from County Clerk Kathy Michael's office.&nbsp;Last week, McLean County Board Executive Committee members took County Clerk Michael to task for going over her budget last fiscal year.

McLean County could seek reimbursement from clerk's office for budget overruns

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There are many myths about the American west. There’s the myth of bringing order out of a savage wasteland. The myth of the noble Caucasian cowboy. The myth of rugged individualists who wrested a living from the earth without help from anyone else. And the myth of women without agency who deferred to men. All of these are wrong. Yet they are remarkably sticky in American cultural consciousness, according to historian Megan Kate Nelson, a former Pulitzer Prize finalist.

There are many myths about the American west. There&rsquo;s the myth of bringing order out of a savage wasteland. The myth of the noble Caucasian cowboy. The myth of rugged individualists who wrested a living from the earth without help from anyone else. And the myth of women without agency who deferred to men. All of these are wrong. Yet they are remarkably sticky in American cultural consciousness, according to historian Megan Kate Nelson, a former Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Historian to debunk myths of the American west in ISU talk

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You know the voices, and you know the stories. But behind every story on WGLT is a person who calls this community home just like you do.
The Meet the Newsroom series pulls back the curtain to introduce you to the team that makes WGLT possible. The series continues with graduate assistant Ben Howell.

Meet the Newsroom: Ben Howell

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Illinois State opts in to landmark settlement that allows direct payments to student athletes

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