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Les Amis du Fort de Chartres asking for helpFeb 24, 2017 10:00 pm - The Les Amis du Fort de Chartres (Friends of Fort de Chartres in French) are looking for help. The group has agreed to sponsor all of the 2017 special events at the fort...
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AFSCME authorizes public-employee strikeFeb 24, 2017 4:00 am - Four in five members of Illinois' largest public-employee union have voted to authorize a strike - the first such action ever taken in Illinois state government. The sta...
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Reported plane crash ruled intentional landingFeb 23, 2017 10:00 pm - What has been described as a two-seat "bush" type of aircraft made a landing on a sandbar near Moore's Island - located on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River a m...
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Bridge study could start in MarchFeb 23, 2017 10:00 pm - The start of an environmental study for eventual replacement of the Chester Bridge appears to be inching closer to becoming a reality. Missouri Department of Transportat...
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Commissioners hear feedback on safety taxFeb 23, 2017 10:00 pm - With the April 4 consolidated election approaching, the Randolph County commissioners hosted two separate meetings last week on the public safety tax referendum as a mea...
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AFSCME authorizes possible strikeFeb 22, 2017 10:00 pm - For the first time in the 40 years of state-employee collective bargaining, one of the state's top unions has voted to authorize a possible strike. Last Thursday, the Am...
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Du Quoin police blotterFeb 22, 2017 10:00 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Menard CC on lockdownFeb 22, 2017 10:00 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Steeleville team wins Randolph County's Amazing RaceFeb 22, 2017 10:00 pm - They ate raw spinach out of the can, bowled with a tire, assembled nuts and bolts - among other challenges - and at the end, "5 Jokers in a Jeep" won the Amazing Race ar...
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Du Quoin lays out fines for small amounts of cannabisFeb 22, 2017 10:00 pm - The city of Du Quoin could begin assessing civil fines next week from those found in possession of drug paraphernalia or small amounts of marijuana. The city counci...