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Child welfare providers request $30 million for rate increases: 'Emergency funding' needed to combat low wages, prevent employee turnover, advocates sayMay 26, 2019 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Community-based child welfare providers are asking the state for $30.7 million in emergency funding to combat low wages, high employee turnover rates and i...
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Fowler, Bryant legislation creates Tamms Minimum Security Unit Task ForceMay 26, 2019 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Seeking to repurpose the currently-unoccupied Tamms Correctional Center, state Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) and Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) sponso...
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Free estate planning seminar next week at The PavilionMay 26, 2019 11:00 pm - MARION - SI Elder Law, LLC will host a free seminar on the seven reasons to create an estate plan 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 4, at the Pavilion of the City of Marion. Attend...
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Showing their stuff HerrinFesta Talent Show is a smashing successMay 24, 2019 1:00 am -
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SIC nursing program graduates receive pinsMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - HARRISBURG - Family and friends filled Joseph Deaton Gymnasium on Friday, May 10 at Southeastern Illinois College as the Associate Degree Nursing and Licensed Practical ...
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Saluki softball SIU's winning season ends at regionalsMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - They say all good things must come to an end - and the Saluki softball team's season certainly did end last weekend at the Evanston Regional as top seed Northwestern Uni...
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County's 911 administrative office has moved to MarionMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - MARION - The Williamson County Joint Emergency Telephone System Board would like to announce the relocation of the 911 administrative office from Herrin to Marion. The f...
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Saucy & smoky Marion Main Street cooks up some tasty ribsMay 23, 2019 1:00 am -
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Advocates urge passage of coal ash removal billMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bipartisan group of legislators and environmental advocates on Tuesday urged the passage of a bill to ensure safe closure of toxic coal ash pits and fina...
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Republicans question bills aimed at FOID card changes State Police say they need more funding, better tracking to maintain revoked gun licensesMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinoisans soon may have to be fingerprinted and pay an increased fee to be a licensed gun owner in the state. In the wake of a shooting at an Aurora work...