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Rich Miller: 'It was the most difficult call I've ever made'Dec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois House Democratic Caucus Chair Kathleen Willis (D-Addison) told me last week that her decision to oppose Speaker Michael Madigan's reelection was a process that ...
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Another 56 COVID cases in Perry County from weekendDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Between Friday and Sunday, the Perry County Health Department was notified of 56 additional laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19. That brings the number of currently a...
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It's not too late to get your flu shot, says IDPHDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health is encouraging everyone 6 months and older who has not yet received the seasonal flu vaccine to get it this week a...
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District 300 back in school after week of remote classDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Du Quoin students returned to their classrooms on Monday after a week of mandatory remote learning to stave off any COVID-19 effects of family get-togethers over the Tha...
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Why on earth are masks still an issue?Dec 08, 2020 12:00 am - There are all sorts of sacrifices we have had to make in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That some of the restrictions are controversial is understandable. In many ca...
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Jesse White extends closure of Driver Services facilities until Jan. 4, 2021Dec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says Driver Services facilities statewide will remain closed for in-person transactions until at least Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, due ...
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Chester city council goes back to Zoom meetingsDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 restrictions forced the Chester City Council to use the Zoom meeting format this past Monday for the second time, and Mayor Tom Page said the Dec. 21 meeting wi...
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DuQuoin, Benton highlight All South First Team honorsDec 06, 2020 10:00 pm - After winning its second sectional title in the last three years, the Du Quoin girls' cross country team placed three runners on the All South Class 1A First Team, which...
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Mobile market serves 108 families in NovemberDec 06, 2020 12:00 am - The November Chester Area Christian Food Pantry Mobile Market was held on Nov. 25 at the Cohen Recreation Complex in Chester. A total of 108 families were served a wide ...
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Chester's Shinabargar signs with SIC to play softballDec 06, 2020 12:00 am - Chester High School senior Katie Shinabargar, will continue her softball career next year at Southeastern Illinois College, in Harrisburg. The daughter of Paul and Amand...