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'Seven-Year Switch': Tamaroa native, husband trade spouses briefly for reality TVJan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - TAMAROA - Is the grass really greener on the other side? A Tamaroa woman went on reality TV earlier this year to find out. Tamaroa native Jaclyn Kuberski, 27, and her hu...
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Residents safe after first fire of 2017Jan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - Two Chester residents safely escaped a house fire at 527 Buena Vista St. on Wednesday morning, the first blaze of the new year in the city. Chester firefighters were cal...
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Director Peter Berg goes for realism and emotion in ‘Patriots Day’Jan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - Peter Berg’s career path has kept taking turns. If you spoke to him when he was still a kid, he might have said he wanted to be a professional boxer. By high school...
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Lost in Suburbia: The best part of waking up is caffeine in your cupJan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - I think one of the greatest achievements of mankind is the invention of the one cup coffee maker. Some people may argue that home computers, ATM machines and smart phone...
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Breaking Bread: Label changes among topics stirring buzz already in ’17Jan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - The new year in food is off to a busy start. There’s already news to share. New labels More easily understood date labels could start appearing on meat and dairy pr...
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Ask Lisa: Use of preservative potassium sorbate unlikely to end soonJan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - Q: I am allergic to potassium sorbate and get hives and diarrhea from it. It seems to be harder and harder to find foods without it. It’s in candy now, too, and cak...
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Pricey, but exciting: Southern Illinois couple are inaugural-boundJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Attending president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington D.C. takes some financial fortitude, but Linda and Jerry Goforth – long time members of t...
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New Year's Eve celebrated quietly in areaJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - As 2016-weary Randolph County residents eagerly anticipated the arrival of the new year, they largely did so without incident, according to area municipal and county law...
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Chester Council authorizes water line repairJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Meeting for the first time in their new 6 p.m. time slot on Monday, the Chester City Council started 2017 by approving a major repair to one of the city’s water li...
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Test Drive: 2017 Buick LaCrosseJan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - 2017 Buick LaCrosse Entry Price: $32,065 Price as Tested: $48,395 This week, we’re driving the all new 2017 Buick LaCrosse, developed to deliver both the Buick heri...