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Du Quoin declaring state of emergency, to help local businessApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Du Quoin City Council is calling an emergency session for 7 p.m. Thursday, to declare a state of emergency that will help local business apply for loans and grants. ...
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Randolph County reports 6 COVID-19 cases; most in southern IllinoisApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Randolph County has six confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as of Tuesday afternoon, and at least some of them are because people ignored the cautions about not get...
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Pritzker says feds sent wrong health equipmentMar 31, 2020 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - As state leaders try to gather as much personal protective equipment as possible to distribute to health care workers treating COVID-19 patients, Gov. JB P...
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Learning from home presents new challenges to students, parents, and educatorsMar 31, 2020 11:00 pm - JOHNSTON CITY - Like many other groups, educators have found themselves in uncharted waters with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing schools to remain closed while still provi...
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'Marion United' organizers look to open conversation for self-employed citizensMar 31, 2020 11:00 pm - MARION - As the planning continues at a furious pace for Friday's livestream event, Marion United, organizers Joshua Benitone and Jared Gravatt have found that the event...
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Plenty of stay-at-home activities through Gallatin County 4-HMar 31, 2020 11:00 pm - As we try to stay home as much as possible to flatten the curve of COVID-19, our kids (and adults, too) may be feeling a little cooped up. Here at 4-H, we miss seeing ev...
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Local animal rescue feeling the effects of COVID-19 crisisMar 31, 2020 11:00 pm - WILLIAMSON COUNTY - While the COVID-19 crisis is wreaking havoc on virtually every aspect of society, local wildlife rehab expert Pam Sundeen, the director of Second Nat...
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'Marion United' sets entertainment lineup for April 3 eventMar 30, 2020 11:00 pm - MARION - It's been just over a week since Crown Brew Coffee owners Joshua Benitone and Jared Gravatt embarked on their own journey in the uncharted waters of COVID-19 wi...
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3rd individual tests positive for COVID-19 in Jackson CountyMar 27, 2020 11:00 pm - Just after noon on Saturday, officials from the Jackson County Health Department announced that a third resident in that county has tested positive for COVID-19. The ind...
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Saline County resident tests positive for COVID-19Mar 27, 2020 11:00 pm - SALINE COUNTY - The Egyptian Health Department announced Sunday that a Saline County resident has tested positive for coronavirus. It is the first known confirmed case i...