This Afternoon: Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 49. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then snow likely between midnight and 3 a.m., then snow and freezing drizzle likely after 3 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind between 5 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than 1 inch possible.
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Charles L. Hardy Sr., 74, formerly of Murphysboro, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at Harrisburg Medical Center.
James R. Hill, 83, of Galatia, passed away at 4:15 p.m. Sunday Feb. 5, 2012, at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Galatia.
Maxine Yates, 81, of Golconda, passed away Jan. 31, 2012, at Hardin County Hospital in Rosiclare.
Saline Valley Conservancy District customers in the Battleford Road area are on a boil order until further notice.
Mitchellsville Water District has a boil water order now in effect for everyone south of Whitesville Road, including Butler and Harmony Roads. This is due to a break in the line that Millstone Water District has. This boil water order is expected to last at least a week, but you will be notified by e-mail when it is over.
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Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming northwest between 4 and 7 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow between midnight and 3 a.m., then a chance of snow after 3 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.
Wednesday: A chance of flurries before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 39. North northwest wind between 8 and 11 mph.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind between 3 and 8 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind between 3 and 6 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind between 6 and 9 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 35. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Monday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South southeast wind between 5 and 9 mph.
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SPRINGFIELD -- Longtime resident Merlin Calhoun compared LaSalle County to an apple that has been repeatedly bruised – bruised by mining.
BEARDSTOWN – A plan to remove trees from the Beardstown harbor has prompted a local woman to start a petition drive to save the trees, which she says provide habitat for wildlife.
SPRINGFIELD Downstate school districts could pay more toward their teachers' pensions by negotiating more frugal contracts with teachers, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton told The State Journal-Register editorial board on Monday.
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Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. West northwest wind between 3 and 7 mph.
Tuesday Night: A chance of rain before 9 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
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This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind between 3 and 5 mph.
Donald William Trail, 83, of Eldorado, passed away at 11:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
