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29 Sep, 2020
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Statues removed from Capitol grounds
Illinois has made good on a promise to remove statues from the Capitol grounds of people associated with slavery.
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Temperatures dipping with chance of frost by Friday night

Two fronts moving through the area will leave central Illinois with more seasonal temperatures with a chance of frost by Friday night when its expected to dip into the mid 30s.

Two Ball-Chatham staffers test positive for COVID-19

Two Ball-Chatham School District employees one from Glenwood High School and one from Ball Elementary have tested positive for COVID-19, a district spokeswoman confirmed Monday.

 
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‘Grief is a long journey’: Family, friends mourn deaths of 4 young women in Peoria

PEORIA - Margaret Williams sat grief-stricken in her folding quad chair Monday on the sidewalk leading to the front entrance of Manual Academy on Griswold Street.

South Jacksonville hires Hansell as police chief

Jacksonville Police Lt. Eric Hansell will take over the top spot at the South Jacksonville Police Department.

 
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What’s in your hand sanitizer?

Kevin's mother recently visited a store to pick up a bottle of hand sanitizer for her car.

Druin, Mattoon top Lincoln for Apollo boys golf title

LINCOLN - Mattoon golfers Stuart Druin and Colton Romine each shot a 4-over-par 76 at Lincoln Elks Golf Course to edge Lincoln's Dylan Singleton by one shot and help the Green Wave win the Apollo Conference Boys Golf Meet over the Railsplitters 317-342 on Monday.

Bears call Foles starter

LAKE FOREST - The Chicago Bears have made the quarterback change to Nick Foles, a move that was expected throughout the NFL since before training camp began.

Plains football coach John Hambelton stays active with Cardinals’ golfers

Pleasant Plains High School football coach John Hambelton would normally be studying film and scrambling frantically to get ready for the next Friday night game.