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Jessica Stephenson opened her independent bookstore Lit on Fire in 2015. She had already spent a few years in the bookselling business, working at Peoria-area used bookstores.
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There isn’t a lot of Christian literature out in the world that focuses on LGBTQIA+ people, and when it does, the focus often centers around the main character leaving their faith as a result of coming to terms with their sexuality.
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Barack Obama was back in Chicago today for his first big appearance since leaving the White House three months ago. Obama sat on a University of Chicago…
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It's a familiar sight at papal events: Pope Francis departing from his security detail and wading into the crowd to embrace a child or lift a baby in...
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Here is a story of two men who fought for twenty years. It is the story of the destruction of the Cherokee people. It's the story of the man on the 20…
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Tuesday is Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock’s final day in office. He resigned amid accusations he misspent taxpayer money. IPR’s Rich Egger talked about…
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Abraham Lincoln's signature has been rediscovered in a book from the Vespasian Warner Library in Clinton. The volume laid out a justification for slavery.…