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Ready set to go: Long-time fish restaurant up for sale
GRAFTON — After 50 years in the fish business, Oliver Ready said it’s time to reel it in. Ready, 77, has been involved in the wholesale fish business since he was 13, but went into business for himself...
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Oil-cost surge felt at the pump
Average retail gasoline prices in Illinois rose 2 cents a gallon in the past week, averaging $2.32 a gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 4,378 gas outlets in Illinois. This compares...
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Chief deputy plans run for sheriff
Morgan County Chief Deputy Mike Carmody has become the first person to say he’ll be running for sheriff to fill the department’s top role after Sheriff Randy Duvendack retires next year. Duvendack last...
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Editorial: Time to close sad chapter in politics for good
Illinois politics: The grift that keeps on giving. And nothing defines Illinois politics — at least in recent history — better than Rod Blagojevich. The former governor and current federal prisoner has...
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County inks letter of intent for animal shelter
Morgan County officials have approved a letter of intent for Trotter General Contractors for construction of a new animal shelter. Commissioners voted Monday to approve the $381,660 bid from Trotter...
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Reader photo: Waiting for somebunny
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Commentary: End fear-mongering over healthcare
The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, was passed in 2010 with some major promises from the Democrats in Congress and the White House. Those promises included that if you liked your...
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Meal kits on market menu in the region
The Illinois Stewardship Alliance, Springfield’s Driftwood Cocktail and Eatery and independent farms across central Illinois are teaming up to provide fresh ingredients and dining convenience in a...
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Board debates removing basketball court
HARDIN — County officials are debating a proposal to bar children from Hardin’s only public basketball court. The court is situated on the edge of the new courthouse’s lawn, a leftover from the...
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Editorial: Summer’s fun carries a need for extra care
It’s (almost) summertime, and the living is easy. Sometimes too easy. Although the all-too-short days of sunshine bring a carefree sense of fun and frolic to Illinois, they also bring with them the...
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Commentary: Top bosses will hit pension lottery
Teresa Fiorante relies on her modest pension. She’s a widowed senior and retired secretarial worker for the Central States Pension Fund living in Cook County. Each month she receives a pension check...
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EarthTalk: How farms, farmers deal with climate change
Agriculture may well be one of the industries hardest hit by the effects of global warming. The non-profit Natural Resources Defense Council, a leading environmental advocacy group, reports that...
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Participants sought for child development study
Illinois College is seeking help from families for a development study that will explore childhood knowledge. Families with two or more children ages 4 to 12 — including biological, step, foster and...
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‘Pickers’ scouring state for finds
The “American Pickers” are returning to Illinois. Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and company will be traveling across the state this month while filming for their show. “American Pickers” is a documentary...
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Public comment sought for Pike wind turbine project
PITTSFIELD — Pike County officials are gathering community feedback on a project that would place up to 26 wind turbines throughout the county. Pike County board member Rodger Hannel said State’s...
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Reader photo: Nothing squirrelly here
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Healing scars, preventing suicide focus for group
Preventing suicide is just a part of the goal of a 3-year-old group. It also wants to help those left with the scars of suicide find a way to heal. The Jacksonville/Scott Suicide Prevention Coalition...
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Police Beat
Jacksonville teenager arrested in connection with Springfield gun violence Jacksonville police officers arrested a 17-year-old boy about 1 p.m. Wednesday on a Sangamon County warrant that was issued in...
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ISVI program brings knowledge to international level
A program designed to empower parents of children with visual impairments will reach internationally as Illinois School for the Visually Impaired works in conjunction with the American Printing House...
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Illinois Lottery
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — These Illinois lotteries were drawn Wednesday: LuckyDay Lotto Midday 07-20-21-30-32 Pick Three-Midday 8-2-6, Fireball: 5 Pick Three-Evening 8-5-8, Fireball: 7 Pick Four-Midday...
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