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Attorney General Raoul urges consumers to avoid E-cigarettes, vape productsSep 01, 2019 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul urged Illinois residents Friday to avoid using E-cigarette or vape devices following several reported instances of users becoming ...
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Du Quoin Garden Club hosts August meetingSep 01, 2019 11:00 pm - DU QUOIN - Du Quoin Garden Club of District VII, Garden Clubs of Illinois hosted its August meeting at the home of Peg Pursell. Roll Call was answered by naming a favo...
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Shimkus will not seek re-election to CongressSep 01, 2019 11:00 pm - COLLINSVILLE - Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) released the following statement last week: "As Illinois candidates begin to circulate petitions next week, now ...
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Annual Blues festival is back this weekendAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - It can be a raucous dance sound that celebrates pleasure or and expression of verses that express injustice or longing for something better, but no matter what the topic...
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Leaving a legacy Mike Dean Memorial Playground and Park opens in Johnston City to honor native sonAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - More than 200 citizens representing at least a half dozen communities gathered in Johnston City last Wednesday morning to dedicate the Mike Dean Memorial Playground and ...
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Bernstein, Davis help Miners split first two with Lake ErieAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - MARION - The Southern Illinois Miners got an outstanding start from Andrew Bernstein, who threw seven shutout innings on the mound, and four RBIs by Kyle Davis to beat t...
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The Shawnee National Forest: Eighty years of a living legacyAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: Beginning Friday, Sept. 6, the Shawnee National Forest will begin celebrating its 80th anniversary. Mary McCorvie will present a program detailing the 80-...
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Marion Tennis posts road win at HerrinAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - HERRIN - The Marion High School girls tennis team opened its season with an 8-1 win over Herrin on the road Tuesday. Marion swept all six singles matches and lost just o...
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District 95 starts year with new principalsAug 28, 2019 11:00 pm - The new school year at Carbondale Elementary School District 95 dawns with several new faces and positions on the administrative and teaching levels. Among the new staff...
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Regional roots of military's 'Stars and Stripes' newspaper receive attentionAug 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Several members of the SIU faculty met Tuesday with the board president for a museum devoted to the history of Stars and Stripes, the longtime newspaper of the U.S. Arme...