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By Susan Stephens

DeKalb, IL – Voters in parts of three Illinois counties will decide who controls their groundwater. WNIJ's Susan Stephens takes a look at the Kishwaukee Valley Water Authority proposal.

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By Abbie Reese

Chadwick, IL – The Superintendent of a small school district in northwest Illinois will be deployed to Afghanistan at the end of March. Roy Webb heads the Chadwick School District and is a colonel in the Iowa National Guard. WNIJ's Abbie Reese was there when his students and teachers sent him off.

By Jenna Wright

Hernando, MS – Most hurricane relief volunteers help out for a week at a time. At the United Methodist Church in Hernando, Mississippi, one week has now turned into a year and a half. The town just south of Memphis has has become a midway point for volunteers coming from the North looking for a place to stay the night. WNIJ's Jenna Wright reports.

By Dan Klefstad

DeKalb, IL – DeKalb Mayor Frank Van Buer envisions a downtown that's filled with retirees enjoying the cultural assets provided by Northern Illinois University. The plan includes a thousand condos and more retailers. Ultimately, Mayor Van Buer envisions the downtown stretching east to Peace Road, near Interstate 88. WNIJ's Dan Klefstad asks "Will developers by into this plan?"

By Guy Stephens

Rockford, IL – Recent inspections of tobacco retailers in Winnebago County found that clerks were more likely to sell tobacco products to minors than they were a year ago. WNIJ's Guy Stephens reports.