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Reader photo: The buck stops here
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Editorial: Schock charges deserve thorough review, details
It would be hard to determine which was faster: The meteoric rise of Aaron Schock or his spiraling fall from grace. He was born in Minnesota but his family soon settled in the Peoria area. By the fifth...
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Commentary: Working on the intricacies of home
I’m working on my house. So are many other people, much more skilled than I am. Teams of painters and roofers have transformed my house in a fraction of the time I would have needed to do a much worse...
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Worries raised about growing pile
Some residents on Jacksonville’s north side are worried about rodents and other animals they say are being drawn to a dumpsite near the city’s edge. Kathy Rider, who lives on Nazarene Road at the north...
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Gov calls budget meeting, Dems say ‘no, thanks’
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vision of a swift, post-election budget compromise is off to a rocky start after a key Democratic leader cited a last-minute “schedule conflict” as the reason for missing a meeting...
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Miss this moon? Next chance in 2034
It doesn’t get any bigger than this. At least not for another 18 years. Although the moon can appear huge around this time each year — there have been “supermoons” each of the past three months this...
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Fisherman finds torso in Illinois River
BROWNING — Schuyler County officials are investigating the discovery of human remains in the Illinois River south of Browning. A commercial fisherman found a torso Sunday morning near Sugar Creek and...
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Illinois Lottery
(AP) — These Illinois lotteries were drawn Tuesday: LuckyDay Lotto Midday 08-16-26-31-34 Pick Three-Midday 8-3-4, Fireball: 1 Pick Three-Evening 3-6-5, Fireball: 8 Pick Four-Midday 6-3-0-8, Fireball: 6...
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Salem pastor retiring after 23 years
Pastor Peter Brechbuhl laughs when recalling a visit he made to a family interested in joining Salem Lutheran Church. “A few years ago, I was visiting with a family at their kitchen table when, after a...
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Police Beat
Morgan County Jacksonville Police ARRESTS, CITATIONS • Ervin L. Shaw, 39, of Hannibal, Missouri, was booked into the Morgan County Jail at 4:18 a.m. Tuesday on charges of driving while license revoked...
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Death cause still unknown in river torso case
BROWNING— Authorities said a preliminary autopsy was unable to determine what caused the death of a man whose torso was found Sunday in the Illinois River. A commercial fisherman found the body near...
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Commentary: School achievement drives economy
Policy wonks tend to get caught up in the details of education debates. Do we have the best standards and curriculum? Do we have good teachers? Do we have sufficient funding? Are there the right levels...
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Sides still far apart in budget talks
House Speaker Michael Madigan suggested Tuesday that legislators should approve another short-term spending plan without giving in to any of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s demands, indicating the...
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Reader photo: Not fade away
The moon looms large and bright Monday night over west-central Illinois. The full moon occurred at a time when the moon was at its closest point to Earth — a mere 221,524 miles away. That combination...
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Commentary: An education from the other side
Three wonderful things happened to me while I was in the service. Most important, I missed the Battle of the Bulge. Then, upon joining my tank company in Germany, I discovered the first sergeant hailed...
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Rock climbing routes aim to draw visitors
GRAFTON — Titanium safety anchors have been installed on rock faces in a dedicated area at Pere Marquette State Park in preparation for what aficionados say will become a new destination for rock...
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Photo: Sticking around
Rae McGarvey of Jacksonville plays with her 2-year-old beagle-golden retriever mix, Zoebug, at the Jacksonville PetSafe Bark Park on Tuesday. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p {...
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Heinavanker to perform at Rammelkamp
Members of the Estonian vocal ensemble Heinavanker will perform early sacred music beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Illinois College’s Rammelkamp Chapel on campus. The performance is part of IC’s...
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Image brings back Dark Gypsy events The Imagine Foundation will have its fifth annual Dark Gypsy Jubilee and Holistic Fair from 2 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Asa Talcott House, 859 S. Grove St. The...
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Memories
There may be another week until Thanksgiving, another week until many even start thinking about pulling out the Christmas decorations, but dozens of designers — younger and older — already have a...
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