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Chester council keeps executive session minutes privateJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Several participants at Monday's Chester city council meeting were under quarantine, and so the council met via Zoom again. All members of the council were present, alon...
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GOP lawmakers introduce 'fair maps' legislationJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Republicans in the Illinois House said Tuesday that they hope to use legislation, instead of a constitutional amendment, to change the way state legislative and congress...
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Sen. Durbin urges rural EMS agencies to apply for grant fundsJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin today announced the start of the grant application process for a federal grant program that supports rural fire and emergency medical ...
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Pritzker issues marijuana pardons, state police clear eligible arrest recordsJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued 9,219 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on New Year's Eve, while announcing the Illinois State Police had expunged all eligible recor...
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WEEOC gets money to help residents find jobsJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council, a community action agency headquartered in Steeleville, has received funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro...
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SIC president ready to put 2020 in the rearviewJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - It was Nelson Mandela who said something to the effect that we should be judged not only by our successes, but also by how many times we fell down and then got back up. ...
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News from Steeleville Area Public LibraryJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Steeleville Area Public Library Current hours of operation for the Steeleville Public Library: Mondays & Thursdays, library open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; c...
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Randolph County briefs: 2 recent accidentsJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - No injuries in one-car accident at Roots Road A 2003 Chevy van driven by a Waterloo woman was in a one-car accident Monday morning at Roots Road and State Route 3, accor...
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Bipartisan condemnation over congresswoman Miller's Hitler remarkJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Update: On Friday, U.S. Rep. Mary Miller released a statement that addresses the controversy. It reads as follows. "Earlier this week, I spoke to a group of mothers abou...
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Number of new COVID cases still high; vaccinations nearing end of Phase 1aJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Randolph County persists in having high rates of new COVID-19 cases and the number of available intensive care hospital beds fell last week to below the recommended 20%,...