Miss Illinois reflects on pageant journey and changes
Hatfield recalls the Miss Illinois and Miss America experience as worthwhile despite not winning. She notes backstage and broadcast changes, including a symbolic decision to skip a makeover, choosing authenticity over transformation. She will finish a clinical fellowship as a speech pathologist and keeps doors open for future opportunities.
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Hatfield
State budget boosts food banks with mobile pantry plan
Blair and Finnegan discuss a new state budget commitment that could add about 5,000 pounds of food monthly to St Louis and Southern Illinois pantries. They note donations fall as need rises and propose mobile pantries to distribute fresh produce quickly to Carbondale and surrounding counties.
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Frank Finnegan
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