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Sen. Dale Fowler Week in Review (March 18-22)Mar 25, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) returned to Springfield last week to continue with legislative session, attending a number of hearings ahead of the M...
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Early voting increasingly popular in Williamson CountyMar 24, 2019 1:00 am - MARION - There's an old joke about Chicago politics, "Vote early and vote often!" And while the joke implies that one should vote often in the same election, that is il...
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First plans to legalize sports betting in Illinois released With Pritzker's support, sponsor sees passage as likely but complicatedMar 24, 2019 1:00 am - An Illinois lawmaker leading the charge to bring sports betting to the state has laid out the first concrete details on how that might happen. Four amendments were filed...
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Should high schools offer associate degrees with diplomas?Mar 22, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state senator wants to give all Illinois high school students the opportunity to walk across the graduation stage with an associate degree to complement ...
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Give Back: CGS teachers, staff, students have donated more than $17,000 locallyMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - CHESTER - In fall 2013, Chester Grade School seventh and eighth grade science teacher Joann Meyer began a schoolwide effort to raise money that would be donated to worth...
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The HHS Band garage sale runs tonight, SaturdayMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - HARRISBURG - One of the most popular early spring events in Harrisburg, the Harrisburg High School band garage sale, is back this evening and Saturday. The sale isn't tr...
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Forest Service closes Snake Road for spring migrationMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - WOLF LAKE - Biannually, the Shawnee National Forest closes Forest Service Road No. 345, also known as Snake Road, to help ensure safe crossing for several species of sna...
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Character T-shirt winners for FebruaryMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - Chester Grade School students Anthony Keeton, Blake Korando and Suhaily Torres were winners of Character Education T-shirts for February. The three were chosen from a ra...
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Durbin, Duckworth announce federal funding for Illinois highway, bridge repairMar 22, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth Tuesday announced that the Federal Highway Administration has awarded $123,385,691 in federal funding to the s...
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Taking the reins: Saluki standout now the new hoops coachMar 20, 2019 11:00 pm - CARBONDALE - It's official. Southern Illinois University welcomed home one of its all-time greats on Wednesday, naming Bryan Mullins as the school's 14th men's basketbal...