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Chester not chosen as site for traveling Smithsonian exhibitJun 16, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- Being located next to the Mississippi River apparently didn't sway the Illinois Humanities Council. During the June 17 meeting of the Chester Tourism Commissi...
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Old Mill Inn, Cafe….B&B to hold grand openingJun 16, 2015 11:00 pm - The Old Mill Inn, Café…B&B, located at 260 Main St. in Alto Pass, will hold its grand opening on Friday, June 19. Featured food will be homemade hot sandwiches, ...
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Chester City Council approves street projectsJun 15, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- The Chester City Council had a short agenda for its Monday session, the majority of it dealing with street projects. The council approved oil and chipping two...
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Costello to circulate petition to keep WSRC openJun 15, 2015 11:00 pm - In the wake of Gov. Bruce Rauner's threat to suspend operations at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, State Rep. Jerry Costello II (D-Smithton) is pl...
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Charges dropped in Ferguson caseJun 15, 2015 11:00 pm - In a Tuesday news release, Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker announced charges had been dropped in the burglary/home invasion case involving Chadrick B. Fer...
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Steeleville woman injured in forklift collisionJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - In a Monday news release, the Jackson County Sheriff's Department said a Steeleville woman was involved in a traffic accident with a forklift on June 11. Denise Reiss, 5...
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Gross receives Project of the Year awardJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Nicholas Gross has been chosen as the recipient of the Central Region's Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year award for 2015. He was presented the award via Skype on J...
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Rauner threatens to close shooting complexJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - In his latest move in a game of political chess with the Democrat-led state legislature, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has threatened to suspend operations at the World S...
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Coffey asks to examine residency requirementJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- During Thursday's meeting of the Chester Police, Fire and Public Safety Committee, Chester Police Chief Ryan Coffey asked city aldermen Dan Geisen, Mike Blech...
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Riley, Goodman expected to split superintendent's roleJun 13, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- Facing a June 30 expiration date in current Superintendent Chris Diddlebock's contract with the district, the Chester District 139 Board of Education selected...