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Cahokia Mounds in Collinsville: 'America's first city'
Editor's note: The Illinois Bicentennial series is brought to you by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors and Ill…
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Pontiac man receives sentence of 120 years
A Pontiac man was sentenced to 120 years imprisonment Thursday following his guilty conviction of predatory sexual as…
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Serenity Villa only waiting on state approval
It was a year ago when Fairview Haven Retirement Community Administrator Dave Blunier spoke at the groundbreaking c…
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Raising up kids for excellence
Pastor Janeen Tronc's Pastoral Perspective
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Social media question: Is this bank robber a man or a woman?
Shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday, the First Midwest Bank in Gardner was robbed by a male suspect toting a pink backpa…
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Loaded questions: Expert tips on loading the dishwasher
People often have a unique perspective about loading the dishwasher."Everyone thinks they're doing it the right way," said Kimberly Janeway, multimedia content creator for Consumer Reports.
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Heart & Soul program set to take place in Ward 1
Last week, the Pontiac Community Heart & Soul program held its first "Thirsty Thursday Topics" event and, this Saturd…
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Chenoa Police recognized for DUI enforcement
The Chenoa Police Department was recently recognized by the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists for its DUI enfor…
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Distinguished Alumni Award recipients announced
Pontiac Township High School recently announced the names of this year's recipients of the PTHS Distinguished Alumni…
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Semi-car accident includes 'serious' injuries
A semi-trailer truck collision with a passenger vehicle just before 8 a.m. Wednesday resulted in significant enough …
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Farm Bureau sets up info meeting for wind farms
At its second April meeting, the Pontiac City Council revealed that the municipality had received a proposal from Cen…
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Rotarians learn of family's experience
Six-year-old Molly Brown and her parents, Brad and Shannon, of Fairbury, were the featured speakers on Tuesday at th…
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Evenglow benefits from generosity of benefactor
Due to a generous bequest, Evenglow Lodge was the recipient of $2.4 million from the estate of E. Ruth Harris, a lat…
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A cooling period is expected for the area
Throughout much of the summer, there's been hot weather and there's been, well, more hot weather. And often more hum…
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Prairie Dirt Classic sponsor banking on success of event
Rocky Ragusa's Speed Week looks at Prairie Dirt Classic
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New principal excited about direction of Dist. 429
There will be a new face greeting the students of Washington School when they return from summer vacation on Aug. 16…
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