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Miles from 2019 Aurora shooting, Pritzker signs gun law overhaulAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Within five miles of the scene of a 2019 workplace mass shooting that left six people dead and five law enforcement officers injured, Gov. JB Pritzker sign...
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Wrought iron ordered for fence to surround vets memorialAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The city of Du Quoin is putting in the order for the wrought iron fencing that will surround the veterans memorial in Keyes City Park, a project being done jointly by th...
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COVID numbers click upward in Randolph St. Louis city, county reinstate mask mandatesAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - An uptick in concern over the Delta variant of COVID-19 is resonating across southern Illinois, as more cases are discovered both here and in Missouri, just right across...
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Pet of the week Meet our second member of the trio, SnowflakeAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The only thing better than one cat is two cats, and the only thing better than two cats is three cats! Meet Samantha, Lucy and Snowflake! These ladies came to us when th...
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Ben Hunter heads for homeAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - A popular history teacher and coach at Chester High School will not be returning this fall. Instead, Ben Hunter has accepted a position teaching and coaching at Kewanee ...
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Marshall Browning introduces improved Emergency Department waiting areaAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin opened the doors to its new Emergency Department waiting room on Friday, the end to a highly-anticipated four-month project that e...
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Chester food pantry serves 333 individuals in JulyAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The Chester Area Christian Food Pantry held its July 2021 Mobile Market on July 28 at the Cohen Recreation Complex parking lot. The event got an early 8 a.m. start to tr...
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Local team in hunt for Colt World Series championshipAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The Marion baseball team was on the verge Monday night of winning a place in Tuesday's Colt World Series final, being hosted by Rent One Park in Marion. After beating Br...
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Four scholarships for CHS grad ShinabargarAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Katie Shinabargar, a 2021 CHS graduate, was recently presented with several scholarships: the Bud Cohen American Legion Scholarship; the Chester VFW Scholarship; the Sch...
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Perry County heroes among those honored at 'Run For The Fallen'Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The first time Marla and Dan Uhles heard about the Run For The Fallen was the year it began - 2009, five years after their son, Marine Lance Cpl. Drew Uhles was killed i...