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Aubrey Brooks, a 4-year-old from Coal City, may be the only little girl in Grundy County with an entire army named after her.

At 7 p.m. Thursday, March 22, singer/songwriter Tajci will perform “I Thirst – the Crucifixion Story” at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 245 S Kankakee St, Coal City.

I would like to help! I am a Scentsy consultant and would like to donate my commissions on any order... The Will/Grundy counties Illinois Genealogical Society will meet on Saturday, February 11, at 10 a.m., Coal City Library - 85 N. Garfield Street in Coal City.

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The Coal City Fire Protection District responded to 1,228 requests for assistance throughout 2011.

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Trick-or-treat hours in Coal City and Diamond are set for Monday, Oct. 31 from 4-7 p.m. Carbon Hill trick-or-treating... From where do Braidwood homes get their water, from a treatment plant or wells? Is it contaminated with tritium? The CBS Ch.2 news story the other night made it sound as if living in Braidwood was a invitation to cancer.

Replacement of the century-old Downer Place gets started Friday afternoon with a 'Last Blast on the Bridge' ceremony.

At 7 p.m. Thursday, March 22, singer/songwriter Tajci will perform “I Thirst – the Crucifixion Story” at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 245 S Kankakee St, Coal City.

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STAFF REPORT Complaints were filed in Grundy County Circuit Court last week formally charging two Earlville men with residential burglary.

BEFORE LEAVING HIS post as the town's police chief on Tuesday, Keith Hefner presented the new chief, Tom Best, with the chief's badge.

John W. Hynds, John N. Rooks, Diane Yohnka Jorstad and David J. Bzdill announce that Christopher M. Dearth has joined the law firm of Hynds, Rooks, Yohnka and Bzdill as an associate attorney.

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James Bentz Sports correspondent Wilmington wrestlers dominated all the I-8 could throw at them.

Ann Gill Editor The city of Braidwood has rejected a proposal from local school districts that seeks to mitigate potential impacts of the town's new TIF district.

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COAL CITY FIREFIGHTERS were called out Sunday afternoon to extinguish a residential fire at 65 N. Fifth Ave.