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Pritzker, Lightfoot condemn Breonna Taylor decision Governor calls lack of serious charges 'gross miscarriage of justice'Sep 25, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot condemned a Jefferson County, Kentucky, grand jury's decision to not charge Louisville officers in the Ma...
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Local actor appears in film; Johnston City's Adam Kee says he's enjoying his careerSep 24, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Johnston City native Adam Kee knew as a young child that he wanted to act for a living. Now 38, the actor and voice coach recalls the moment he realized his c...
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Glenn and Jo Poshard establish scholarship endowment at JALCSep 24, 2020 11:00 pm - John A. Logan College Board of Trustee member, Dr. Glenn Poshard, and his wife, Jo, have donated $110,000 to establish the Jo and Glenn Poshard Scholarship Endowment wit...
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Haunted Carbondale: Carbondale's Depot and 'the shadow people'Sep 24, 2020 1:00 am - Carbondale's Old Train Depot, the third to serve the community, was built in 1903 and remained in service until 1981, when the one further south in Illinois Avenue repla...
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Haunted Carbondale: A murder still haunts the 'Rain House'Sep 24, 2020 1:00 am - I have no idea how this house acquired the name "Rain House," but Jim Justus refers to it by that name in his 2009 book "Weird Egypt." The house stands at the corner of...
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One dead after motorcycle/car accident in Perry CountySep 23, 2020 1:00 am - A 19-year-old man from Pinckneyville died Friday after suffering major injuries in a motorcycle accident on Route 13 in Perry County. According to the Illinois State Pol...
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Two charged in north county burglarySep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Two men are suspected with being behind multiple break-ins in Randolph County, north of Sparta, according to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office. A news release from th...
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The complete November ballot in Perry CountySep 23, 2020 1:00 am - This is the ballot that Perry County residents will vote on Nov. 3, or in early voting, which is conducted Sept. 24 to Nov. 2. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk*. P...
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Chester house destroyed by fire; no injuriesSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - A house on the 1200 block of Spring Street in Chester was destroyed by fire overnight Sept. 17-18, but since no one was home at the time there were no injuries. The Ches...
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ELECTION 2020: Early voting starts Thursday in Perry CountySep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Voting for the Nov. 3 presidential election begins in earnest on Thursday, as early voting for the November presidential election opens in Perry County. Early voting wil...