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Planned ethnic bazaar near air base hits snag
MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) — Businessman Hossein Shahpari has a plan that could bring up to 200 jobs to a nearly empty warehouse a little north of Mascoutah’s downtown. His plan…
At 99, retired attorney still has full life
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — John Regan never forgets a friend, or an injustice.
Medical society planning rally to protest state payment delays
Sangamon County Medical Society officials hope Springfield’s medical community turns out in force for a Statehouse rally to protest a growing backlog of unpaid bills for care of state workers and retirees. “Our goal is to create wide awareness of the problem,” Dr.
Funeral For Whale Trainer Killed By Orca
CHICAGO (CBS) – Friends and family are saying their goodbyes to a top trainer drowned by a killer whale at SeaWorld. A funeral mass for the Northwest Indiana native was held at St.
Palatine Library participates in ‘Snapshot: One Day in the Life of Illinois Libraries’
The Palatine Public Library District joined libraries across the state on Wednesday, Feb. 10, to participate in “Snapshot: One Day in the Life of Illinois Libraries” to show how important academic, public, school and special libraries and library systems are to residents throughout the state of Illinois.
C-U hopes for Big Broadband grant still alive despite 1st award elsewhere
CHAMPAIGN – Officials are still “cautiously optimistic” about the fate of their $31 million Big Broadband proposal after a federal agency announced its first Illinois award on Friday. Gov.
Committee holds hearing on Illiana Expressway
Members of an Indiana House committee debating a bill on the proposed Illiana Expressway traveled to Northwest Indiana on Thursday to hear public testimony about the project. Labor leaders, area construction and ironworkers and concerned residents shared their views on the proposed highway with the House Roads and Transportation Committee in a packed auditorium at Crown Point High School in Crown Point, Ind.
Winter wine event in Libertyville
Spend this wintry Saturday strolling around downtown Libertyville for MainStreet Libertyville’s 4th Annual “Let’s Wine About Winter” event. Inside the village’s many shops and restaurants you will discover a variety of local talented artists while sipping wine or tasting delicious refreshments.
Local Marine in Afghanistan ‘I just have to stay alive’
KABUL, Afghanistan – For the U.S. Marines, including Justin Blancas of Mount Prospect, who are deployed to the battlefields of southern Afghanistan, life is fragile and thoughts focus on the day they see their families again.
Rescuers struggle to reach man in Mount St. Helens
SEATTLE — Rescuers struggled against bad weather Tuesday to reach a climber who fell 1,500 feet into the dormant crater of Mount St. Helens, but they faced uncertain prospects after observers in helicopters reported seeing no movement by the man.