How about something completely different from the divisiveness of politics?

We offer a short break now to remind ourselves what’s possible, that people CAN come together for a common cause.

This is a story about the importance of water in our lives, public swimming pools open to all, and the ripple effect a small Illinois town can have on the rest of the world.

WGN’s Steve Sanders picks up the story from there.

You can learn more about #BlueMind research by clicking this link:

http://www.wallacejnichols.org/122/blue-mind.html

Producer Pam Grimes, and photojournalists Steve Scheuer, Kevin Doellman, and Mike D'Angelo contributed to this report.