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How will you remember former Eldorado mayor Bob Briddick?Mar 06, 2019 12:00 am - C. Mart Watson, Eldorado city attorney: He had a sense of humor and was good to work with. He was always having fun with people, with him being a Cubs fan and most other...
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Missouri Valley Tournament Salukis meet UNI tonight in MVC semifinalsMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - After beating super-rival Illinois State last Saturday (72-63), the SIU men's basketball team starts its journey in the MVC Tournament against the University of Northern...
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Lady Jackets girls track opens season in MarionMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - The Chester High School Girl's Track and Field Team has begun competition for the 2019 season. For several weeks, Head Coach Jenny Cartwright and several girls got a hea...
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Ash Wednesday a solemn reminder of mortality, sinfulness and salvationMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado. Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. It is a solemn day centered around fasting, contemplation of ones' sinfu...
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St. Mary's Hoodie-Hoo Day results in donations to Senior CenterMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - Students from St. Mary's School presented items they had collected to be used as bingo prizes and a monetary donation to the Chester Senior Center. The students were ask...
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Former Eldorado Mayor Bob Briddick diesMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - ELDORADO - Eldorado is mourning the loss of a former mayor and current councilman, Robert A. "Bob" Briddick, who friends say always worked hard to make the community bet...
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Chester chosen for 2019 Tour of HonorMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - The city of Chester has been chosen as one of seven stops in Illinois on the 2019 Tour of Honor, a grand tour sponsored by the American Motorcycle Association that raise...
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Missing Elkville boy found in his own closetMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - A multi-agency search for a missing 7-year-old boy Monday afternoon resulted in the child being located behind a dresser in his bedroom. The Jackson County Sheriff's Off...
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Southern Illinois officials push lawmakers for Southwest Illinois Corridor fundingMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Local officials from southern Illinois told state lawmakers Monday their highest priorities in a hoped-for public works package are upgrades to college and...
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Chester moving ahead on improvements to water, wastewater plantsMar 06, 2019 12:00 am - The Chester City Council moved ahead this week on renovation projects at the city's water treatment plant and the wastewater treatment plant - voting to proceed with a l...