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217 Today: Her husband survived D-Day. She had him tell his story before he died

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Eleanor Monninger holds up a Normalite newspaper article in which her now late husband wrote about his experience serving during the D-Day invasion.
  • Photo: Eric Stock/WGLT

June 7, 2023

Today’s headlines:

  • Illinois is one of 10 states on a securities task force that’s pursuing legal action against the crypto-currency platform Coin-base for allegedly violating securities laws.
  • A coalition of clergy sex abuse victims and their advocates are demanding more information and transparency after the release of a report from the Illinois Attorney General’s office.
  • The new state budget includes more than 350 million dollars to address homelessness in Illinois.
  • The House Energy and Commerce Committee heard testimony yesterday on a bipartisan proposal to mandate AM radios in cars and trucks.
  •  The city of Urbana named Larry Boone, the former chief of police from Norfolk, Virginia, as its new police chief.

In today’s deep dive, we the story of a central Illinois man who survived the storming of the beaches during D-Day. 

contributed by Lauren Warnecke, Alex Degman, Tim Shelley, Jim Meadows, Reginald Hardwick and Eric Stock.

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Owen Henderson

Owen Henderson

Owen Henderson covers arts and culture, as well as LGBTQ issues for Illinois Public Media News. He studied journalism, Spanish and theater at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and has worked with Illinois Public Media in various capacities since 2021.

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