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Concerns mount as budget deadline nearsDec 11, 2016 10:00 pm - For the local entities that endured the debilitating budget impasse earlier this year, the current talks seem like more of the same rhetoric. The deadline for the state'...
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Cars We Remember: The saga of young JoeDec 11, 2016 10:00 pm - As more drivers are expected on the road this holiday season than ever before, it's a good time for our yearly column on the dangers of drinking and driving. DUI arrests...
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Silvio Calabi: Toyota's Camry is still boring — in the good wayDec 11, 2016 10:00 pm - "Driven anything really great lately?" I get that a lot, along with, "What do you recommend?" I used to respond with, "Well, what sort of driving do you do?" "How much d...
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The Science Zone: The Mercury astronautsDec 11, 2016 10:00 pm - Former astronaut and former U. S. Senator John Glenn died recently at the age of 95. Glenn, originally a fighter pilot in the Marines, was the last of the original Mercu...
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Minor damage to Steeleville trailerDec 11, 2016 10:00 pm - Incense was ruled to be the cause of a minor fire at the Heartland Manor Motor Home Court on Saturday in Steeleville. According to Steeleville Fire Chief Carlos Barbour,...
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Test Drive: 2017 BMW X5 Plug-In HybridDec 11, 2016 10:00 pm - Entry Price: $62,100 Price as tested: $74,420 This week we're driving the 2017 BMW X5 "xDrive40e" the "e" standing for hybrid technology. The X models are built to conqu...
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Movie review:‘Miss Sloane' hits the markDec 09, 2016 12:01 am - There's nothing to be ashamed of if you can't figure out what the heck is going on in the early minutes of "Miss Sloane." First-time screenwriter Jonathan Perera and vet...
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Movie review: Chastain commands attention in ‘Miss Sloane'Dec 09, 2016 12:01 am - Women, guns and power. That's the Holy Trinity at the forefront of the sizzling political thriller "Miss Sloane." It's relevant and revealing, especially in today's c...
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INFERNO: Chester FD responds to Falcon Foam fireDec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - It's a firefighter's nightmare - a heavy industrial fire in the coldest temperatures of the season thus far. The Chester Fire Department provided mutual aid for a fire a...
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Tales From the Front: A friend with some but not all the benefitsDec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - Dear Cheryl: I went online to find a friend with benefits. I didn't want to get serious at this stage in my life. I got responses from a lot of freakos, then I actually ...