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Randolph County State's Attorney Case UpdatesDec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - People v. Robin M. Engelage On December 14, 2015, 53-year-old Robin L. Engelage, of Coulterville, pleaded guilty to the offense of unlawful use of a credit card (Cl...
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Rauner to visit flood-affected areasDec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will return home early from a family vacation to visit flood-affected counties, his office announced on Wednesday. Rauner has been vacationing...
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A Record: 17,000-plus saw Holiday Lights FairDec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - The numbers are starting to come in and by all counts the 2015 Holiday Lights Fair set a record for attendance. Du Quoin Tourism director Judy Smid said Tuesday that mor...
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Video bar surveillance: Room for compromise?Dec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - Earlier this month Du Quoin Mayor Guy Alongi told the city council he will be bringing to them in February a newly written set of liquor ordinances that, among other thi...
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Alarming morning: Three airbags go off in Du Quoin driver's SUVDec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - Du Quoin police officers, firemen and an ambulance team were called to the 400 block of East Main Street Tuesday morning after a woman's driver's side airbag went off wi...
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Resolutions Du Quoin-area residents might want to buy intoDec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - You Du Quoin-area residents who haven't yet posted your 2016 resolutions might want to borrow from the list below. This is what the rest of America is pledging to do. T...
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Pool is the city's only major 2016 projectDec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - The Du Quoin City Council Monday night inked a 2016 balanced budget with an anticipated $62,340 surplus. Budget and finance consultant Chuck Novak and City Clerk Andrew...
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Jackson Co. flood victims rescued by boatDec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - The Jackson County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday assisted in the rescue of a rural Murphysboro couple stranded by high water. The couple was identified as Timothy and...
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List of changes in the last centuryDec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - As we get close to the end of 2015 it's time to reflect on far we have--or haven't come. Here are some facts, statistics and changes Du Quoin-area residents have seen in...
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The waiting beginsDec 29, 2015 10:00 pm - The Great Flood of 1993 can breathe a sigh of relief, its record appears safe. In a Wednesday afternoon update on the situation, the National Weather Service lowered the...