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Point of Grace and Mark Schultz Launch First-Ever Tour Together
Platinum-selling and Dove award-winning artists Mark Schultz and Point of Grace will be hitting the road together for the first time ever on the 30-city "Come Alive" Fall tour.
Friday | Airport Business
Durbin, Costello Urge Dot to Begin Search for New Air Carrier in Quincy, Decatur, and Marion
The following information was released by Illinois Senator Richard J. Durbin: Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin and Representative Jerry Costello today asked the Department of Transportation to begin soliciting proposals from air carriers interested in providing service in the communities of Quincy, Decatur and Marion.
Officials Investigate Several Suspicious Fires
Fire officials are investigating five suspicious fires over the Fourth of July weekend in Johnston City and Marion, Ill.
The panic about the Guantanamo Bay detainees living next door seems to have subsided somewhat with GM, Iran and health care commanding more of the headlines these days.
Marion Mayor:Detainees Love Sand, Camels
A downstate mayor says a oego ahead, bring on the Gitmo detainees.a Robert Butler is the mayor of Marion.
Police Investigate "Suspicious" Death
Police are investigating what officers call a "suspicious" death. Early Saturday morning Marion Police Officers responded to a report of a man lying in the yard of a home in the 200 block of East Warder Street.
A few US cities hope to host Gitmo transplants
In this Nov. 13, 2005, photo maintenance employees replace a burned out light in a hallway inside the United States Penitentiary in Marion, Ill.
4th Of July Celebrated Across Area
Freedom Fest is in full swing. The 21st annual Independence Day celebration lasts all weekend at the Murray Court Square.
Summer energy assistance available
By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Limited funding has been released for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in Jefferson, Franklin and Williamson counties for the Summer Energy Assistance Program.
B.C. gang leader moved to Illinois jail for posing 'risk' to Washington jail
United Nations gang leader Clay Roueche being taken into custody in Texas on May 17, 2008.
Southern Illinois Miners Beat Gateway Grizzlies 9-2 - Frontier League
Tuesday 23 Jun Southern Illinois Miners Beat Gateway Grizzlies 9-2 - Frontier League Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 08:42AM MARION, IL-The Southern Illinois Miners scored five times in the eighth inning Monday night to pull away with a 9-2 victory over the Gateway Grizzlies at Rent One Park.
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging what Rachel Meeropol, a staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, describes as "political prisons", including one facility located within the federal prison in Marion, Illinois.
Marion Standoff Ends Peacefully
A standoff in Marion of more than four hours between police and Thomas Ward began about 3 yesterday afternoon and ended when a highly intoxicated Ward stepped out onto his porch Marion police were called to home at 1712 W. Dewey St.
Update: 7:25 p.m. Police tell Local 6 they have caught the suspect. The suspect was taken into custody using a taser.
More than $100,000 missing from county
By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - After the county board had two auditors look over county books, it has been discovered that more than $100,000 is missing between 2004 and 2008.
Cameron Randolph, 3, of Marion, holds a sign encouraging the state Legislature to play fair and keep the funding in place that helps pay for his childcare.
RFD Gets Major Federal Funding Grant
Durbin said, a oeTodaya s grants will allow the airports in Rockford and Marion to make needed improvements and upgrades to help them serve travelers more safely and efficiently.a The following airports will receive funding under todaya s announcement: A Chicago / Rockford International Airport, Rockford: $1,680,109 in funding to update the airport ...
Marion, Illinois, Mayor Would Welcome Guantanamo Prisoners
A downstate Illinois mayor says he'd welcome the transfer of former Guantanamo Bay detainees to a prison in his city.
18-year-old from Collinsville killed in ATV crash
An 18-year-old Collinsville man died Sunday from injuries he suffered in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Southern Illinois.
Nearly a city block burned early Sunday morning in Johnston City The fire started about 2 a.m. in the easternmost of four buildings on the 200 block of East Broadway.
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