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4 hrs ago | Southern Illinoisan

City gives a preview of super-sized street signs

At the corner of Poplar and Jefferson streets in West Frankfort there is a street sign, like every other corner in town, except this sign is really big.

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Related Topix: West Frankfort, IL

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Southern Illinoisan

City gives a preview of super-sized street signs

At the corner of Poplar and Jefferson streets in West Frankfort there is a street sign, like every other corner in town, except this sign is really big.

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Related Topix: West Frankfort, IL

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Southern Illinoisan

Gas prices, river taxi, golf carts, clean coal

Thumbs down ? to the never-ending price hike for a gallon of gas. Just the sight of a gasoline price sign at the service station is enough to cause heart palpitations; who wants to pay more than four bucks for ...

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Related Topix: Elizabethtown, IL, Cave-In-Rock, IL, Rosiclare, IL, Golconda, IL, Sesser, IL, Opinion

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Alton Telegraph

Scott Bishop

Scott Allen Bishop, 39, died suddenly at 4:29 p.m. Monday, July 14, 2008, at his residence.

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Related Topix: Allen College, Allen University, Jerseyville, IL, St. Louis, MO Metro

Tue Jul 15, 2008

State Journal-Register

sj-r.com Drysdale Tournament - July 15

Robert O'Brien of Rochester, Philip Sinn of Marissa, Taylor Link of of Taylorville and Seth Nelso... Photo 1 of 82 Philip Sinn of Marissa tees off on No.

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Related Topix: Butler, IL, Riverton, IL, Pleasant Plains, IL, Rochester, IL

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Illinois Bar Journal

ISBA Bar News

You've seen them in Peoria, and in Charleston - ' perhaps even in Vandalia, Taylorville or New Salem State Park, north of Springfield.

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Related Topix: Sangamon County, IL, Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston, US Military Prisons, Springfield, IL

Wed Jul 09, 2008

WBEZ-FM Chicago

Illinois Greens Face Another Setback

A Green Party congressional candidate from downstate Illinois died over the weekend.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Mon Jul 07, 2008

State Journal-Register

Native butterflies showcased in Pana's Tallgrass Butterfly House

Dave Nance held up the butterfly net with a broad smile on his face. Inside was a zebra swallowtail - a delicate, ghostly-pale butterfly not usually seen around Anderson Prairie Park in Pana, where Nance staffs ...

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Related Topix: Springfield Metro, Springfield, IL, Alpha, IL, Home Gardening, Home, Education Etc.

Sat Jul 05, 2008

State Journal-Register

Skydiver falls to his death

A skydiver reportedly making his first jump was killed Friday near Taylorville Municipal Airport.

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Related Topix: US News, Federal Aviation Administration, Christian County, IL

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Journal Star

Luciano: Chicago aghast by hillbilly smokers

For an astounding expose this week, the Chicago Tribune dared to send reporters into unfamiliar, mysterious territory: Downstate Illinois.

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Related Topix: Peoria, IL, Opinion

Tue Jul 01, 2008

LincolnCourier.com

Senators push moratorium on prison closures

Launching the third week of their tour of Illinois prisons, Republican state Sens.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Chenoa, IL, Illinois Government, Lincoln, IL, Pontiac, IL

Mon Jun 30, 2008

WGN-TV Chicago

Smoke ban often defied Downstate

The sign on the door of the American Tap warns patrons not to smoke. But sitting at the bar, customers merrily puff away, sharing cigarettes with the bartender and the owner while openly defying and mocking the ...

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Related Topix: Illinois, Will County, IL, Joliet, IL, Bureau County, IL, Christian County, IL

Fri Jun 27, 2008

State Journal-Register

LLCC trustees pick top 4 construction projects

The Lincoln Land Community College Board of Trustees advanced its proposed $33.8 million construction program Wednesday by designating four projects as top priorities and hiring a financial adviser and bond ...

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Related Topix: Springfield Metro, Springfield, IL

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Daily India

Grain handlers looking for size advantage

A huge, new Archer Daniels Midland Co. grain storage facility near Taylorville, Ill., is a drop in the bucket but marks a trend, industry observers said.

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Related Topix: Food, Agriculture, Archer Daniels Midland, Springfield, IL, Springfield Metro

Tue Jun 24, 2008

WQAD-TV Moline

ADM grain elevator opens in Illinois

Archer Daniels Midland has remodeled and reopened a grain elevator in central Illinois that has the capacity to hold up to 5 million bushels.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Archer Daniels Midland, Food

State Journal-Register

AFSCME hopes rally pressures Blagojevich

Tinnie Randall of Springfield found herself in an ironic situation Monday. A public service administrator with the Illinois Department of Human Services, Randall joined the American Federation of State, County ...

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Related Topix: Springfield Metro, Springfield, IL

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Journal Star

Finke: Capital plan is the only thing on governor's mind

Gov. Rod Blagojevich visited flood-stricken areas of western Illinois last week to survey damage and offer assistance to the areas and reassurance to the people living there.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Quincy, IL, Litchfield, IL, Carlinville, IL, Illinois Government, Opinion

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Illinois Bar Journal

ISBA Bar News

Three active ISBA members will receive Board of Governors Awards on Friday, June 27, during the 132nd Annual Meeting in St.

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Thu Jun 19, 2008

IllinoisHomepage.net

Taylorville To Increase Sex Offender Checks

School's out, and officials say it's prime time for sex offenders to strike. "Summertime, these individuals hang around where young people gather.

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Related Topix: Champaign County, IL, Paxton, IL

Tue Jun 17, 2008

State Journal-Register

Taylorville ordinance issue keeps car in garage

The electric car in Ted Marrinan's garage gets the equivalent of about 400 mpg. That's about the distance between Rockford and Carbondale.

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Taylorville, Illinois is located in Christian County. Zip codes in Taylorville, IL include 62568.

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