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Man sentenced for illegal gun possessionFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - A previously convicted Carbondale felon was sentenced recently to two years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm. State's Attorney Mike Carr says Kaelan D. Posey...
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Will Rock For Food Marshall Tucker Band to play benefit for Marion Food PantryFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - An official with the Marion Food Pantry, an offshoot of the Marion Ministerial Alliance, is announcing an appearance this summer by the Marshall Tucker Band as a headlin...
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Will rock for foodFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - An official with the Marion Food Pantry, an offshoot of the Marion Ministerial Alliance, is announcing an appearance this summer by the Marshall Tucker Band as a headlin...
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'People Saving Places' Video focuses on Illinois' role in the Underground RailroadFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - CHICAGO - A short video released by statewide historic preservation nonprofit Landmarks Illinois tells the important, yet perhaps not well-known, story of the Undergroun...
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State Rep. Dave SeverinFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - According to State Rep. Dave Severin (R-Benton), Gov. JB Pritzker's first combined state of the State and Budget Address before a joint session of the Illi...
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Illinois Retired Teachers AssociationFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association are imploring Governor J.B. Pritzker to cease the decadeslong practice of not fully funding the pensio...
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State Sen. Paul SchimpfFeb 21, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Senator Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo) released the following statement after Governor Pritzker's budget address: "While I appreciate the governor's state...
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Pritzker proposes $38.7B budget Plan includes new revenues, spending on education, human services, public safetyFeb 20, 2019 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker made clear Wednesday that he believes solving the state's long-term financial problems will require a new, graduated income tax structur...
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New resale shop aims to help support local foster parentsFeb 20, 2019 10:00 pm - Not to downplay Christine O'Dell's enthusiasm for her storefront operation, but she is more excited about what happens in the back room. In a few weeks since opening in...
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'Little Library' donated to Pinckneyville Public LibraryFeb 20, 2019 10:00 pm - PINCKNEYVILLE - Pinckneyville Public Library Director Kathy Brostmeyer West recalls a conversation she had a while back with Ray Smith, who told her about seeing a numbe...