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R2W: Dowell man on a missionJan 20, 2016 10:00 pm - A Dowell, Ill. man is the local facilitator of a national program called Return2Work that provides web-based counseling for returning American veterans in need of work ...
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3 Things to Do: Jan. 22-24Jan 20, 2016 10:00 pm - GLOBINGO St. Mary's School in Chester will be hosting GloBingo today. Doors open at 6 p.m. with Bingo to start at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $25 per person and includes six ...
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Home repair lawsuit: Madigan sues Robert Hartley of BucknerJan 20, 2016 10:00 pm - Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced a lawsuit against the owner of a Franklin County home repair business for cheating southern Illinois residents out of more th...
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Purse fire shows danger of lithium batteriesJan 20, 2016 10:00 pm - A Memorial Hospital employee received an important lesson about the dangers of lithium batteries on Tuesday. That night, Chester firefighters responded to the report of ...
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Chester City Council approves bond paymentsJan 19, 2016 10:00 pm - In a short meeting Tuesday, the Chester City Council approved ordinances abating taxes levied in 2015 to pay the principal and interest on three bonds issued in 2011, 20...
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Wednesday morning fires in duplex and Kalin's CafeJan 19, 2016 10:00 pm - What began as a Wednesday morning stovetop fire in one of two duplex apartments on South Leonard Street spread enough to heavily damage the kitchen and caused smoke and ...
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Second chances: Du Quoin Boot CampJan 19, 2016 10:00 pm - You pull away from the newspaper and turn onto East Main Street in downtown Du Quoin to check on the outcome of an early morning apartment fire and by then inmates from...
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Randolph County State's Attorney Case UpdatesJan 18, 2016 10:00 pm - Early January updates People v. Cheyanna K. Cole: On January 4, 2016, 34-year-old Cheyanna K. Cole, of Coulterville, pleaded guilty to the offense of burglary ...
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64-acre campgrounds being proposed west of Du QuoinJan 18, 2016 10:00 pm - By every estimation a Lenzburg, Ill. man has an uphill battle in convincing the Perry County Zoning Commission to allow him to develop a 64-acre commercial campgrounds ...
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Judge denies defense motion, Peterson trial date confirmedJan 18, 2016 10:00 pm - The defense counsel in Drew Peterson's murder-for-hire case has used its last timeout. Back in court Tuesday for a case management hearing ahead of the scheduled Feb. 29...