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Cole Park concert kicks off eclipse festivitiesAug 25, 2017 1:00 am -
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Two calls for Steeleville Fire DepartmentAug 25, 2017 1:00 am - The Steeleville Fire Department responded to two calls for service in the past week. The first was on Aug. 16 around 7 p.m. for a single-vehicle accident at 11542 Wine H...
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Illinois bicentennial countdown begins Saturday in KaskaskiaAug 25, 2017 1:00 am - The 100-day countdown to the Illinois bicentennial begins Saturday at 9 a.m. in Kaskaskia, site of the state's first capitol. The ceremony will include a proclamation by...
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One injured in Percy school bus crashAug 23, 2017 11:00 pm - A 48-year-old Valier resident was injured in a two-vehicle accident on Pine Street in Percy on Tuesday. According to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office crash report, a...
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Sparta teen injured in semi-involved accidentAug 22, 2017 11:00 pm - A 16-year-old Sparta teenager suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident on Wednesday on State Route 154 on Sparta's west side. According to a preliminary acciden...
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Walker gives updates on Randolph County casesAug 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Isaiah Williams On August 7, 2017, 26-year-old Isaiah L. Williams, of Sparta, was sentenced to two years in the Illinois Department of Corrections following a sentencin...
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Rauner signs sexual abuse legislationAug 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Perhaps lost in the noise of the school funding fight was news that Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation on Aug. 11 that removes the statutes of limitation for sexual ab...
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It's show time! Du Quoin is ready for the big eclipseAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - All systems are go for the incredible celestial event of his decade - and so far the weather is holding up. Stay with us all morning and through the solar eclipse this a...
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'Amazing, awesome' eclipse ... and a cheer when the sun came backAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - The streetlights came on. Cicadas swelled in a mighty chorus, and anxious birds flew from tree to tree, looking for answers on the next branch. Someone shot off a few fi...
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Eclipse traffic alert: Southbound traffic backing up on Route 127 Monday morningAug 20, 2017 11:00 pm - Traffic is backing up on Route 127 near Pinckneyville, as the eclipse crowds from the north work they way south, observers reported around 9:45 a.m. Locals would do well...