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No race so far for Du Quoin school board in AprilJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Barring any write-in candidates there will be no contested election for the Du Quoin Unit District 300 school board in April 2021, as three candidates have filed to run ...
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Madigan suspends campaign to remain Speaker; but says, 'This is not a withdrawal'Jan 11, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Speaker Michael Madigan has announced Monday he will suspend his campaign for House Speaker of the 102nd General Assembly, but his statement also mad...
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Marshall Browning welcomes two additional gastroenterologists to staffJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin has expanded its network of expert physicians as it welcomes two additional gastroenterologists from Saint Louis University. Drs. ...
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JALC continues to put safety first as spring semester beginsJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - CARTERVILLE - John A. Logan College will begin spring semester classes on yesterday, with a mix of hybrid, online, and limited face to face classes. The College will con...
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Illinois House debates massive police reform omnibusJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House of Representatives continued to debate a massive criminal justice omnibus bill Sunday that would transform policing practices in the sta...
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Parts of JALC campus affected by Aug. 12 fire set to reopenJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - CARTERVILLE - As the fall semester began on Aug. 12, 2020, students were back on campus for the first time in five months. Classes were underway, a mix of face-to-face, ...
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Chester council keeps executive session minutes privateJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Several participants at Monday's Chester city council meeting were under quarantine, and so the council met via Zoom again. All members of the council were present, alon...
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GOP lawmakers introduce 'fair maps' legislationJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Republicans in the Illinois House said Tuesday that they hope to use legislation, instead of a constitutional amendment, to change the way state legislative and congress...
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Sen. Durbin urges rural EMS agencies to apply for grant fundsJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin today announced the start of the grant application process for a federal grant program that supports rural fire and emergency medical ...
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Pritzker issues marijuana pardons, state police clear eligible arrest recordsJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued 9,219 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on New Year's Eve, while announcing the Illinois State Police had expunged all eligible recor...