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Editorial: Real ID push for safety or bureaucracy?

Chances are you have heard at least a mention in the past few weeks about the Real ID Act and what it will mean to travel in Illinois. In the event it hasn’t been a water-cooler topic in between the...

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First baby of 2016 born at Passavant

Emmet Eugene Brown is the first newborn at Passavant Area Hospital in 2016. He was born at 3:19 a.m. Monday and weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Parents are Haley and Richard Brown of Jacksonville. Emmet...

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Jacksonville wins Levitt Amp grant

Jacksonville has won the Levitt Amp Grant Award that will help fund a 10-week music festival. Jacksonville, one of 25 top finalists in the online voting competition, placed among municipalities such as...

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Lottery results

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — These Illinois lotteries were drawn Tuesday: LuckyDay Lotto Midday 09-11-25-28-32 Pick Three-Midday 7-6-7, Fireball: 8 Pick Three-Evening 6-7-9, Fireball: 6 Pick Four-Midday 0-2-2-8,...

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Police Beat

Morgan County Jacksonville Police ACCIDENTS • Camille M. Foiles, 20, of Jacksonville was cited on charges of operating an uninsured motor vehicle and following too closely after her vehicle and another...

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Commentary: Acolyte’s hand puppet steals sermon

For a short time in 1937, I served as an acolyte at Trinity Church, where George Stoddard Patterson was rector. It was Thanksgiving afternoon of that year when my brother Jerry, a member of the church...

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Commentary: How borderlands causing damage

Today, more than 650 miles of border walls and barriers have been constructed in all four southern border states: California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. The Sierra Club Borderlands campaign has...

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$408M spending in austere times questioned

Gov. Bruce Rauner plans to borrow nearly half a billion dollars for road, bridge and other construction money. While Democrats don’t seem to be taking the Republican governor to task for borrowing when...

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Reader photo: On the rocks

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City among winners of summer concert series

Through the efforts of Jacksonville Main Street — and thanks in large part to massive online voting — the city can expect a 10-week music festival paid in part by a grant from the Mortimer and Mimi...

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Editorial: The bloated state of the state warrants serious discussion

Bloated and inefficient. This is not an editorial about most of us on Jan. 1. It is about this government-heavy state — which has more governmental units than anyone else, from school, park and library...

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Baby new year: South Jacksonville couple welcome Passavant’s first infant of...

Haley and Richard Brown say they are more prepared to be parents this time around. Haley Brown gave birth to 8-pound, 6-ounce Emmet Eugene Brown at 3:19 a.m. Monday, making Emmet the first born at...

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Feds agree to force changes in electric-capacity prices

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants to see some changes in how electricity prices are set for consumers in Illinois. The commission says it agrees with Attorney General Lisa Madigan that the...

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Editorial: Out through the in door: State shrinking

In the words of the great philosopher William Joel, “mama, if that’s movin’ up, then I’m movin’ out.” And in Illinois, that’s what people are doing — by the thousands. United Van Lines’ annual look at...

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Photo: Unexpected hospital visit

No one was injured Wednesday when this 2008 Chevrolet pickup truck struck the southwest side of Passavant Area Hospital about 12:30 p.m. Jacksonville police said the driver, Ratio Dawson, 69, of...

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Commentary: Setting higher goals for the year

We hear the same message a lot this time of year. Put the past behind. Look to the future. Let bygones be bygones. Make a new commitment. Claim the new you in the new year. We determine to lose weight....

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Photo: Tile turners

Norma Moreland of Jacksonville (left) plays Rummikub on Wednesday with Janet Legg of Jacksonville (foreground) and Mildred Gray of South Jacksonville at the Community Park Center, which hosts...

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Pike considers suing state over funding

PITTSFIELD — Pike County officials are considering joining a growing number of counties suing the state over money being withheld because of an ongoing budget impasse. Pike County State’s Attorney...

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Motion for time credit in murder case denied

A judge has denied a request to allow time spent under house arrest to count toward a Jacksonville man’s murder sentence. The attorney for Robert Heitbrink of Jacksonville, who was convicted in October...

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Cops see more expired stickers after notices stop

The elimination of license plate renewal notices have led to some west-central Illinois police stopping more drivers but not necessarily writing more tickets. In the fall, the Illinois Secretary of...

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