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Police warn of counterfeit money being passed in ChesterJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - Chester businesses are being warned that counterfeit bills are turning up in the area. At least three instances of fraudulent bills being used at local businesses have b...
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Carbondale council moves up meetings to 6 p.m., starting Feb. 27Jan 10, 2018 12:00 am - The Carbondale City Council plans to get an earlier start in the future. At the council's first meeting of the year Tuesday evening, its members voted 5-2 to move the st...
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Recent Jackson County court dispositionsJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - MISDEMEANOR DISPOSITIONS Dec. 12 Jasmine Bridges, 19, of Carbondale was charged with retail theft. She was given credit for one day served and sentenced to 24 months pr...
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Chester appeals to state comptroller to pay Menard billsJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - The city of Chester will send a letter of hardship to the Illinois comptroller's office, calling on the state to make a dent in the $1 million it owes for utilities cons...
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Steeleville sets raffle limit at $1.5 millionJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - Steeleville has set a $1.5 million upper limit for raffles and poker runs conducted within the city limits - a number sure to draw even more interest to the weekly Queen...
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Waterloo man charged in fatal Red Bud stabbingJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - A Waterloo man was charged with involuntary manslaughter Monday following the fatal stabbing of a man in Red Bud on Jan. 6, authorities said. Kodi A. Lafore, 22, of Wate...
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Fire destroys Evansville homeJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - A fire destroyed a single-family home in rural Evansville on Jan. 4. Evansville firefighters were called to the home at 8290 State Route 3 near Marigold Road about 7 p.m...
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Southern Illinois hospitals see rise in flu casesJan 09, 2018 10:00 pm - With the most active month of the flu season still to come, area hospitals and clinics are already reporting a dangerous elevation in the prevalence of the flu. Accordin...
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Tourism Commission reflects on Holiday Lights FairJan 09, 2018 10:00 pm - In its first regular meeting of 2018 on Tuesday, the Du Quoin Tourism Commission reflected upon one of its biggest events and turned an eye toward the state's upcoming b...
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Police blotter: Perry County sheriff and Du Quoin policeJan 09, 2018 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.