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Legalization of sports gambling being consideredFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state of Illinois could see $100 million in increased annual revenue by legalizing sports gambling, according to a joint report released this week by t...
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Legalization of sports gambling being consideredFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - The state of Illinois could see $100 million in increased annual revenue by legalizing sports gambling, according to a joint report released last week by the Illinois Ec...
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Legislation aimed at reforming public safety pension fundsFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - A working group of public officials, including mayors from across Illinois, is pursuing legislation to reform and consolidate the state's more than 650 public safety pen...
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Du Quoin loses to Sparta, A-JFeb 10, 2019 10:00 pm - ANNA - In three games since knocking off rival Pinckneyville, the Du Quoin High School boys basketball team has hit a rough patch. The Indians followed up their narrow o...
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Logan cruises past SICFeb 10, 2019 10:00 pm - CARTERVILLE - Seven players reached double figures as the John A. Logan College men's basketball team cruised to a 108-56 win over Southeastern Illinois College on Satur...
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Illinois faces $3.2M budget deficitFeb 10, 2019 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The state of Illinois faces a potential budget deficit of $3.2 billion in the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1, far more than former Republican Gov....
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State moves toward renewable energyFeb 10, 2019 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Rep. Will Davis, a Hazel Crest Democrat, plans to introduce legislation in the next two weeks that would move Illinois toward 100 percent renewable energy....
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Panthers have split weekend resultsFeb 10, 2019 10:00 pm - PINCKNEYVILLE - The Pinckneyville High School boys basketball team drubbed Anna-Jonesboro, 70-38, at home Friday night and then was on the receiving end of a drubbing at...
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Chester Lady Jackets lose heartbreaker to end solid seasonFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - The Chester Lady Jackets gave it their all, but Pinckneyville bested them 45-41 in the Class 2A regional tournament semi-final on Feb. 5, to end a solid season. Before t...
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Coal train derails in Sparta: Union Pacific crews make fast work of cleanupFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - The site of Thursday's coal train derailment in Sparta has been cleaned up and police no longer have the area barricaded from the public, Sparta Police Chief Sean Lukes ...