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Religion News: Clergy victims group head leaves amid lawsuitJan 26, 2017 12:01 am - WEEK IN RELIGION After working for more than 30 years to help children sexually abused by Catholic priests, longtime executive director of the Survivors Network of those...
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Williams found guilty of involuntary manslaughterJan 25, 2017 10:00 pm - After three days of courtroom proceedings, including two of witness testimony, the jury in the London Williams murder trial returned a guilty verdict on involuntary mans...
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Weir honored for reaching 1,000 pointsJan 25, 2017 10:00 pm - It’s been a long, hard road for Jack Weir. Perhaps sheepishly on Tuesday, the Chester senior guard walked to center of Rocky Bridges Court and accepted a small tro...
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Stars come out in Du QuoinJan 25, 2017 10:00 pm - Dan Eaves may have "retired" from a long career in banking, but life is full of second acts. It was just that sort of career reawakening that awaited Eaves, who nearly 2...
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Movie review: McConaughey is worth his weight in ‘Gold’Jan 25, 2017 10:00 pm - “Gold” returns to the era of “Greed is Good,” with a paunchy and balding Matthew McConaughey chasing the elusive American dream. From director St...
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Networx: 7 carpet trends that are new right nowJan 25, 2017 10:00 pm - Looking for a practical and reasonably priced floor covering that at the same time, is right on trend? How about carpet? If you’ve dismissed carpeting as “so l...
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Chester District 139 posts coaching, AD openingsJan 24, 2017 10:00 pm - What had been a relatively uneventful meeting of the Chester District 139 Board of Education on Jan. 19 got a little spicier after executive session. After taking only 1...
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Arrests from Perry County courthouseJan 24, 2017 10:00 pm - The following are recent reports from the Perry County courthouse. Note that arrests and charges are allegations only, not findings of guilt. Theodore I. Taylor, Du Quoi...
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Obituary - Doris I. Ridgeway, of PinckneyvilleJan 24, 2017 10:00 pm - Doris I. Ridgeway, age 80, of Pinckneyville, IL, passed away at 9:04 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in her home. Doris was born on Nov. 16, 1936 in Blandinsville, IL, a dau...
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Du Quoin Historic, Tourism commissions take over own financial reportingJan 24, 2017 10:00 pm - The Du Quoin Historic Preservation Commission and the Du Quoin Tourism Commission will begin using their own tax identification numbers and make their own financial repo...