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Sep 04, 2019 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' judicial branch will use its first budget increase in six years in part to alleviate costs paid by local governments, court officials said. This ...
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How to navigate government and politicsSep 03, 2019 1:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - I am giving a talk to long-term state prison inmates, soon to be released, about how to navigate government and politics. This, on the premise they will need...
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Perry County State's Attorney announces sentencingsSep 02, 2019 11:00 pm - PINCKNEYVILLE - Perry County State's Attorney David H. Searby, Jr. has announced the following sentences to the Illinois Department of Corrections during the month of Au...
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5th Annual Southern Illinois Duck Derby Dash draws big crowdsSep 02, 2019 11:00 pm - DU QUOIN - The Fifth Annual Southern Illinois Duck Derby Dash to benefit Special Olympics Illinois again drew several hundred spectators to the event Sunday at the Du Qu...
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Du Quoin Police BlotterSep 02, 2019 1:00 am - All case information was provided by the Du Quoin Police Department, All cases should be viewed as charges only. Friday, Aug. 23 8:05 p.m. Cheradon L. Lively, 18, Elkvil...
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Shimkus will not seek re-election to CongressSep 02, 2019 1:00 am - Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) released the following statement last week: "As Illinois candidates begin to circulate petitions next week, now is the time for...
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Sparks' blast gives Miners series win over Otters Team's 13th season in Marion draws to end SundaySep 02, 2019 1:00 am - MARION - The Southern Illinois Miners got a huge, go-ahead solo home run from Taylor Sparks in the eighth inning on Sunday, putting a cap on a game that saw them come ba...
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Saluki football Dawgs hope to rebound against UMassSep 02, 2019 1:00 am - After being humbled by top 20 FCS team SEMO 44-26, Nick Hill's Saluki football team will fly to Amherst, Mass., to take on another struggling football program. UMass, an...
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Pinckneyville Community Hospital recognizedSep 01, 2019 11:00 pm - PINCKNEYVILLE - The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently recognized Illinois as a 2019 Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) Q...
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Comptroller report shows state's finances in bad shape, but improvingSep 01, 2019 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The state of Illinois ran up a deficit of more than $7.7 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2018. But as bad as that sounds, it was only about ...