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Colleges should not act as police, jury
Murder, assault with a deadly weapon and armed robbery are all terrible crimes. However, most terrible crimes do not revolve around the consent of the alleged victim. If the defense presented a signed...
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A few egrets
Beverly Watkins | Reader photo An egret skims through the water near Pere Marquette State Park. A number of others were scattered along the bank. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p {...
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Mayor’s absence raises procedural questions
CARROLLTON — City council found itself without a mayor and short on answers about what to do in such a situation. Mayor David Stendeback was not present Wednesday because of illness. Former Mayor Pro...
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Med payments a mixed bag for state workers
About 150,000 state employees, retirees or dependents are or soon will be stuck paying cash up-front for medical services, according to updated numbers from the Illinois Department of Central...
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TODAY (FRIDAY) • Evans, Robert John. 10 a.m. today at Central Christian Church. Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville is in charge. • Henderson, Richard Dale Orr. Graveside service 11:30 a.m. today...
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SPRINGFIELD (AP) — These Illinois lotteries were drawn Friday: LuckyDay Lotto Midday 24-27-28-34-38 Pick Three-Midday 8-4-7, Fireball: 1 Pick Three-Evening 0-8-4, Fireball: 3 Pick Four-Midday 4-4-6-5,...
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Ready for action
Jeff Ruzicka | Journal-Courier Members of the Pittsfield High School band get things going Friday in the hall of the school before the homecoming parade. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; }...
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A walk through history
Turner Junior High School seventh-grade students cover themselves from the rain on Friday during the 19th annual Turner Historic Jacksonville Walking Tour. Around 240 students toured the city, stopping...
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Attorney general suggests schools host ‘Delete Day’
Attorney General Lisa Madigan is encouraging educators around the state to teach students the importance of Internet safety by holding a “Delete Day” during the school year. Participating schools can...
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Under the dome
Jeff Ruzicka | Reader photo This is the view from the ground floor looking up inside the State Capitol in Springfield. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; }...
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Talk of ISD, ISVI combination swirls
Social media-fed discussions have raised questions about whether a plan is being explored to combine Jacksonville’s two state-operated schools into a single campus. Every now and then, speculation...
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TODAY (SATURDAY) • Browning, Betty. 2 p.m. today at the Airsman-Hires Funeral Chapel in Griggsville. Visitation 12-2 p.m. at the chapel, just prior to the service. • Hardwick, Andy C. A celebration of...
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Change could close ‘beer gardens’ to smokers
Smokers used to heading outdoors at bars and restaurants to have a cigarette could find themselves even more out in the cold. The change has some patrons and owners alike irked. Lawmakers have tweaked...
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Village tagging properties for cleanup
Meredosia officials have issued citations against five property owners and say more could be on the way. Police Chief Curtis Williams told trustees this week that he has gone to court to get yards on...
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MONDAY • Carrigan, Stella Mae (Watret). Noon Monday at Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville. The family will meet friends 10 a.m.-noon Monday at the funeral home. — TUESDAY • Huff, Homer Jay. 10...
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Police Beat
Morgan County Jacksonville Police ARRESTS, CITATIONS • Dustin K. Dawson, 25, of 409 W. Greenwood Ave. was arrested about 3 p.m. Saturday on a charge of theft. He is accused of taking a donation...
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The religious right in higher education
Since the 1980s, two American universities have been leading conservative Christians in right-wing thought and action: Liberty University at Lynchburg, Virginia, started by Moral Majority leader Jerry...
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MacMurray installs its 16th president
A new chapter in MacMurray College’s storied history began Saturday with the inauguration of the college’s new president, Dr. Mark Tierno. A professional historian, Tierno made several historical...
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Meeting set for transmission project
ROODHOUSE — Those backing a massive electrical transmission line that would cut through west-central Illinois on its path to Indiana have scheduled a question-and-answer session Monday about the...
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District eases after-school bus rules
Jacksonville is changing its student transportation policy to allow some students who usually walk to school because they don’t live at least 1.5 miles away from school to ride the bus to day care or a...
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