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Kristen Hall had departed the group a few weeks before. 1999 - Tornadoes in Jacksonville, Illinois caused the Capitol Records pressing plant to close down and stop pressing country singer Steve Wariner's single, "Two Teardrops." The staff at Capitol Nashville persuaded two other pressing plants to make up 400 copies of the single, while the record ... (more)

I urge all Roodhouse citizens to come to the council meetings and see what goes on.

A dispute between Hickory Grove Restaurant's owner-operator and its property owner led to the abrupt closing of the popular family-frequented establishment.

On Saturday, June 30, former Congressman Paul Findley will host a reunion of veterans of the Findley Trail Rides.

This Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 photo shows the Tinley Park Mental Health Center in Tinley Park, Ill.

Gov. Pat Quinn's latest plan to close state facilities is getting a cool reception from Illinois lawmakers.

Sunday morning without Wolf. My coffee never tasted so good. This is for everyone who wants to call the other parties names.

After almost five years as a downtown Jacksonville mainstay, The Three Legged Dog Cafe will be closing down.

Those who knew Homer G. Bradney after about 1950 probably remember him best as a stockbroker and watercolorist.

Four people were taken to the hospital about 5:30 a.m. Saturday when a vehicle swerved off Ill.

It's been a year about risk-taking; a year about proving worth. A year of challenge and success.

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Literary groups at Illinois College in Jacksonville aren't taking in any more pledges this year.

The annual Bar 2 Bar Golf Classic will return to downtown Jacksonville from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb.

Three Illinois College students are recovering after initiation activities landed them in the hospital.

Sheriff Accident A 52-year-old rural Jacksonville man was injured Sunday when he caught a foot in a grain auger on Strawn's Crossing Road northeast of Jacksonville.

Three teenagers were arrested late Saturday night in connection with an attempted robbery of a man in the 1100 block of Sandusky Road.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Christine and Walter Parks, Hanover Township.

Denton Coonrod finds a sunny corner to sit and test his son John Coonrod's chili Saturday inside the Winchester EMS garage for the 15th Annual Chili and Salsa Cook-off. Music blaring over the speakers, Whitney Brasel and Katie Tate stepped right up to Three D's Chili in the spacious Winchester Emergency Medical Services garage to sample some chili ... (more)

Gary Babbs of Carlinville has written his first book, a faith-based children's story entitled "Let Your Light Shine." Babbs says the story of Tiny the Light Bulb and his ability to persevere in the face of adversity was inspired by a light bulb in California that has been burning for 110 years.