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Produced by Western Illinois University students, Western Illinois Magazine is a free, bi-annual publication that showcases interesting people, places and things in the Western Illinois region. The fall/winter 2010 edition includes a profile of WIU head football coach Mark Hendrickson, as well as a feature about Nauvoo's Baxter Winery.
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Western Illinois Magazine Fall/Winter 2010 Edition Available

December 7, 2010

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MACOMB, IL -- Western Illinois University students have produced the fall/winter 2010 issue of Western Illinois Magazine, a bi-annual publication that showcases interesting people, places and things in the Western Illinois region.

The free publication, available in Western Courier newspaper racks on the WIU campus and in various locations in Western Illinois, includes a profile of Western Illinois University head football coach Mark Hendrickson, as well as a feature on Nauvoo's Baxter Winery.

Other features in the issue include an overview of the Underground Railroad in Western Illinois, profiles of WIU professor and modern fiction writer Charles McLeod and a look back at the great poets of the 20th century who hailed from Western Illinois, including Carl Sandburg and Edgar Lee Masters.

The student-run magazine is produced once each semester. The editor in chief for the 2010-2011 year is Matt Kosek, a senior journalism major from Naperville (IL), while the managing editor is Vince Veltre, a junior journalism major from Pittsburg (PA). Advisers include WIU journalism professor Bill Knight and Director of Student Publications Rich Moreno.

For more information, contact the Western Courier office at (309) 298-1876, ext. 1.

Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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