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Pritzker signs bill phasing in $40K minimum teacher pay Goal is to address statewide teacher shortageAug 26, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Some teachers in Illinois will get a pay raise starting next year, thanks to a bill that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Thursday. House Bill...
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5th Annual Southern Illinois Ducky Derby Dash to benefit Special Olympics Over 10,000 ducks to splash into the water at Du Quoin State Fair on Sept. 1Aug 25, 2019 11:00 pm - DU QUOIN - Special Olympics Illinois is gearing up for the Fifth Annual Southern Illinois Ducky Derby Dash at the Du Quoin State Fair on Sunday, Sept. 1. Come out to hel...
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Terrier Tracker Carbondale opens 2019 football season tonight at Murphysboro Terriers to vie for another playoff ticket this yearAug 25, 2019 1:00 am - After the Carbondale Terriers were blasted last November by metro power Cahokia in a second-round playoff game, one might have expected head coach Bryan Lee to have the ...
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Bryant to run for Senate seat as Schimpf announces he won't seek re-electionAug 23, 2019 11:00 pm - State Rep. Terri Bryant says she will run for the 58th state Senate seat, in the wake of Paul Schimpf's announcement that he will not seek re-election in 2020. In a Tues...
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SIU School of Medicine holding psoriasis clinical trialAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine researchers are enrolling patients in a new oral medication study for psoriasis. The POETYK PsO study will give participa...
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Master gardeners, naturalists at fair to take your questionsAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - Several Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists will be at the Du Quoin State Fair to answer horticulture related questions and share information on the area's natural r...
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Schimpf won't run for re-election in 2021Aug 22, 2019 11:00 pm - State Sen. Paul Schimpf will not run for re-election in November 2020, he announced in a news release Friday morning. "Although I am honored to represent the people of t...
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Marion police seek suspect in theft at Huck's on Aug. 5Aug 22, 2019 1:00 am - MARION - The Marion Police Department is requesting assistance in trying to identify a white male suspect allegedly involved in the theft of money from a Huck's convenie...
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SIU Alumni check Former Saluki Kavion Pippen tears up NBA Developmental LeagueAug 22, 2019 1:00 am - SIU fans enjoyed watched Armon Fletcher, Sean Lloyd and Kavion Pippen battle MVC foes in 2018-19. But all have moved on to the professional ranks to try to make their ma...
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Police seek participants for academyAug 22, 2019 1:00 am - The Carbondale Police Department is taking applications for its basic citizens police academy class. The purpose of the academy is to develop positive relations, and a ...