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House GOP aims for FOID fixes in light of application backlogMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican lawmakers are calling to abolish the state's Firearm Owners Identification card requirement - or at least to install fixes to expedite the Illin...
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Panel: Blagojevich should be disbarredMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A board that oversees the discipline of attorneys in Illinois recommended Tuesday that former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich be disbarred from the practic...
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Wee Care donates to Chester Grade SchoolMar 03, 2020 12:00 am -
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Randolph Society Foundation honors Thomas Mather: Businessman, abolitionist, statesmanMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - This is the fourth of five biographies of the Randolph Society's inductees into the Class of 2020. The Randolph Society Foundation Board is pleased to announce that Thom...
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Former legislator Jerry Costello to be Illinois Director of AgricultureMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - Chester's former state representative is expected to become the next director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday appointed Jerry Cos...
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Dieterich Bank acquires First Bank in ChesterMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - Dieterich Bank of Effingham has signed a purchase and assumption agreement to acquire five of First Bank's Illinois branch locations with deposits of approximately $221 ...
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Memorial Hospital now offers stress echocardiogramsMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - Memorial Hospital's team of ultrasound technologists, respiratory therapists, certified registered nurses and cardiologists work together to provide stress echocardiogra...
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Du Quoin asks residents to weigh in on leachate odorMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - Du Quoin's leadership is debating whether to continue to process the water runoff from the Perry Ridge Landfill, given the powerful odor the leachate gave off last year....
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63 kids turn out for Chester Sports Basketball LeagueMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - Sixty-three children in grades 1st through 4th enjoyed the 2020 Chester Sports Basketball League, held for eight Saturdays between Jan. 4 and Feb. 22 and emphasizing ski...
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Perry County sentences in FebruaryMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - Perry County State's Attorney David H. Searby Jr., announces the following sentences to the Illinois Department of Corrections during February. Joseph D. Clopton, 34, o...