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Jackson County voters choose county board membersNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - UPDATED 11/03/2020 @ 10:45 p.m. Several seats on the Jackson County Board were contested in today's election. Democrat Tamiko Mueller, who represents a large part of nor...
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Hunter leads in Jackson County treasurer raceNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - UPDATED 11/04/2020 @ 7:04 a.m. A high-profile race for county treasurer brought Jackson County voters to the polls Tuesday. With 56 of 56 precincts reporting, the Democr...
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116th House seat moves into GOP hands, as Friess beats ReitzNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - Air Force veteran David Friess has delivered the only Democratic southern Illinois House district to the GOP, with a thumping Tuesday night of incumbent state Rep. Natha...
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Durbin sails to reelection in 5-way race for U.S. SenateNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois polls were closed for only three minutes Tuesday night when the U.S. Senate race was called for Dick Durbin. As of 10:45 p.m., with 82.38% of precincts repo...
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'Fair Tax' outvoted, though supporters say not so fastNov 02, 2020 10:00 pm - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Though the total votes in Illinois appeared not enough to pass a proposed state constitutional amendment to switch Illinoisans to a graduated income ...
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12th Congressional District: Bost easily defeats Lenzi to secure 4th termNov 02, 2020 10:00 pm - *UPDATED 11/04/2020 @12:35 a.m. In the race for the 12th District Congressional seat, incumbent Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) easily deflected the challenge from Democrat Ra...
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Overstreet wins spot on Illinois Supreme CourtNov 02, 2020 10:00 pm - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Republican Judge David Overstreet won a spot on the Illinois Supreme Court over Democratic opponent Judy Cates to replace Lloyd Karmeier in Tuesday's...
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VFW 1301 and Auxiliary to hold craft fairNov 02, 2020 12:00 am - BY KAREN ROBINSON Treasurer/VFW 1301 Auxiliary MARION - The VFW Post 1301 along with the Auxiliary will be holding a Craft & Vendor Fair on Nov. 14 and 15 from 9 a.m. to...
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Restaurants push back as 10th region placed under mitigations Pritzker: 'All I can say is that I am going to fight this virus'Nov 02, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois restaurant owners are asking Gov. JB Pritzker to rethink the state's efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 as yet another medical region was p...
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JC Athletic Committee to meetNov 02, 2020 12:00 am - JC Athletic Committee to meet SUBMITTED BY GREG SMILEY CUSD 1 Board of Education JOHNSTON CITY - The Athletics Committee of the Johnston City Community Unit School Distr...