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$10,000 Reward in Officer ShootingJul 31, 2016 11:00 pm - A minimum $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the identity, arrest and conviction of suspects in an officer-involved shooting that took place i...
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Fake bills found in ChesterJul 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Fake $100 bills were found in the parking lot of Rozier's Country Market in Chester last week and business owners are being advised to be aware. "They look very real, bu...
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Duck Call & Decoy Show: 43 Exhibitors --Best of the Best--to be in Du QuoinJul 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Forty-three midwest wildlife duck decoy and duck call carvers--some of the most skilled in the world--will be in Du Quoin Friday, August 5 and Saturday, August 6 for the...
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Randolph County state's attorney case updatesJul 30, 2016 11:00 pm - People v. Shawn T. LaRose: On July 18, 21-year-old Shawn T. LaRose, of Chester, pleaded guilty to the offense of obstructing justice (Class 4 felony) before Judge Richa...
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CHS volleyball summer sessions draw to a closeJul 30, 2016 11:00 pm - EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series profiling the seniors of Chester High School's volleyball team. See the first part HERE. The summer of 2016 has b...
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Peterson blames lawyer, gets 40 yearsJul 29, 2016 11:00 pm - It was all a scam. That's what former Bolingbrook police Sgt. Drew Peterson repeatedly told Circuit Court Judge Richard A. Brown on Friday during his sentencing hearing ...
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Williams attorney alludes to self-defenseJul 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Chester's first homicide - outside of Menard Correctional Center - in a dozen years may be a case of self-defense. That's what Justin Kuehn, the Belleville-based attorne...
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Schimpf talks coal at KHCJul 28, 2016 11:00 pm - CUTLER -- Flanked by more than 60 second-shift miners, and with Knight Hawk Coal's Prairie Eagle mine as a backdrop, 58th Senate District candidate Paul Schimpf professe...
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WEEKEND: Things to DoJul 27, 2016 11:00 pm - CAMPBELL HILL PICNIC The Campbell Hill Picnic will take place July 29-31 at city park with music by Lewis Creek, Jackson Junction and Scattergun Jack. The parade, set f...
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Memories of the Maid Rite Sandwich Shop: Best of Du Quoin in era of mining and celebritiesJul 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Taking my 2010 Maid Rite tourism ornament out of the box the other day set off a thousand memories about what was arguably Du Quoin's most-traveled haunt among the dozen...