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Minor damage to Steeleville trailerDec 11, 2016 10:00 pm - Incense was ruled to be the cause of a minor fire at the Heartland Manor Motor Home Court on Saturday in Steeleville. According to Steeleville Fire Chief Carlos Barbour,...
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Test Drive: 2017 BMW X5 Plug-In HybridDec 11, 2016 10:00 pm - Entry Price: $62,100 Price as tested: $74,420 This week we're driving the 2017 BMW X5 "xDrive40e" the "e" standing for hybrid technology. The X models are built to conqu...
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Movie review:‘Miss Sloane' hits the markDec 09, 2016 12:01 am - There's nothing to be ashamed of if you can't figure out what the heck is going on in the early minutes of "Miss Sloane." First-time screenwriter Jonathan Perera and vet...
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Movie review: Chastain commands attention in ‘Miss Sloane'Dec 09, 2016 12:01 am - Women, guns and power. That's the Holy Trinity at the forefront of the sizzling political thriller "Miss Sloane." It's relevant and revealing, especially in today's c...
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INFERNO: Chester FD responds to Falcon Foam fireDec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - It's a firefighter's nightmare - a heavy industrial fire in the coldest temperatures of the season thus far. The Chester Fire Department provided mutual aid for a fire a...
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Tales From the Front: A friend with some but not all the benefitsDec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - Dear Cheryl: I went online to find a friend with benefits. I didn't want to get serious at this stage in my life. I got responses from a lot of freakos, then I actually ...
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Tales From the Front: Worth the waitDec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - Like so many people looking for a partner, Krista turned to the internet. She learned to decode men's profiles. "When they say they're not materialistic it means they ha...
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Tales From the Front: The grand passion: Not everyone has oneDec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - Not everyone gets married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout, as Johnny Cash so quaintly put it. Some people get married with a temperature no higher than 98.6. And ...
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Religion News: Vatican launches website to help protect minorsDec 08, 2016 12:01 am - WEEK IN RELIGION For the first time, the Roman Catholic Church is publishing resources and documents pertaining to clergy sex scandals to help promote healing and reconc...
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Satellite can now stop a train in its tracks Canadian National PTC specialists in Du QuoinDec 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Using satellite technology, the Canadian National Railroad can now literally stop a runaway train in its tracks. The technology was developed as another layer of safety ...