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Coming in October: Chester Fall Festival 2020Sep 30, 2020 1:00 am - The Chester Fall Festival is on, and even though the activities will be adjusted somewhat in light of the pandemic, organizers are confident it'll be a good time for eve...
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SIU unveils spring football schedule: Salukis will open Feb. 20 vs. South Dakota StateSep 29, 2020 1:00 am - CARBONDALE - The Missouri Valley Football Conference has unveiled its eight-game spring schedule, which begins on Feb. 20 and ends on April 17. No. 24-ranked Southern I...
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'I'd go to hell for Gale Sayers if he asked me to,' says former SIU assistant ADSep 29, 2020 1:00 am - Shortly after Gale Sayers was hired as Southern Illinois University's athletic director in 1976, he reached out to Fred Huff Sr. of Du Quoin, to lure Huff back to SIU as...
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Another 12 COVID-19 cases ID'd over the weekendSep 29, 2020 1:00 am - The Perry County Health Department has been notified of 12 additional confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing the total positive cases in Perry C...
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Du Quoin boys cross country: Swiney, Indians both take firsts at SpartaSep 29, 2020 1:00 am - He started the cross country season in quarantine and then finished second twice and third once, but Du Quoin junior Landen Swiney finally got his first win of season at...
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State Senate GOP outlines ethics package Measures aim to enhance enforcement of existing laws, ensure lawmakers work 'in public interest'Sep 29, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Senate Republicans unveiled a package of ethics proposals Thursday which they say is targeted to stop the type of corruption that has led to the i...
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Du Quoin girls cross country: Lady Indians win 3rd straight; Phillips makes it four wins in a rowSep 29, 2020 1:00 am - Du Quoin's Olivia Phillips' polished her breakout season a little brighter at the Sparta Invitational last Thursday, winning her fourth straight race and improving her b...
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Parents push back against blended learning District 300 hoping to get more kids back into school by second quarterSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - The Du Quoin District 300 leadership will try to get students back into school more during the second quarter of 2020-2021, as long as it doesn't put students, staff and...
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Early voting opensSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Early voting for the Nov. 3 presidential election opened Thursday at the Perry County Clerk's Office in Pinckneyville, and will continue through Nov. 2 on weekdays and t...
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Employers now required to keep staffs masked upSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - A COVID outbreak traced to a Carbondale child care facility has prompted city leaders to pass a new ordinance requiring employers to make sure their employees wear face ...