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  1. Power Company Await Word on $350 MillionRead the original story w/Photo

    10 hrs ago | KOSA

    Jay Hendricks CBS 7 News December 2, 2009 Odessa, Texas - Two years after losing out to Mattoon, Illinois in the race for the Futuregen project, Penwell could be the site of another coal power plant.

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    Related Topix: Odessa, TX, Penwell, TX, West, TX

  2. Personal spending down for Black FridayRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | The Daily Eastern News

    ... popular item on Friday was the 32-inch Emerson LCD HDTV. An employee at the RadioShack in the Cross County Mall in Mattoon said its biggest sellers this weekend were GPS units and laptops. Sarah Jean Bresnahan can be reached at 581-7942 or ...

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  3. Inez GassRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | Shelbyville Daily Union

    Inez Gass, 89, of Windsor, died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in the Odd Fellow- Rebekah Home in Mattoon.

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  4. Inez GassRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | Shelbyville Daily Union

    Inez Gass, 89, of Windsor, died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in the Odd Fellow- Rebekah Home in Mattoon.

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  5. Sunday Local and Area NewsRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 21 | WXEF

    ... A A -- The Lake Land College Community Choir will present a holiday concert today at 3pm in the college theater in Mattoon. This year's program will include a medley from "Phantom of the Opera", American folk music, Christmas carols from Spain, and ...

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    Related Topix: Service, MS, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving

  6. Plans Announced for Phase I of Coles Centre

    Wednesday Nov 18 | WXEF

    Plans were announced Wednesday for Phase I of Coles Centre, a multi-hotel, convention center, retail and restaurant development located at the intersection of Illinois 16 and Lerna Road, just east of Interstate 57 on Mattoon's east side.A Construction is to begin in December. 3 comments

    Related Topix: Charleston, IL

  7. Lumpps to Celebrate 60th AnniversaryRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 11 | Shelbyville Daily Union

    Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lumpp of Shelbyville will celebrate thier 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner in Mattoon.

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  8. FutureGen's fate waits for JanuaryRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Nov 15 | The Daily Eastern News

    Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., updates members of the press and Coles Together on the progress of FutureGen on Friday at the Mattoon Public School Administrative Service Center.

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    Related Topix: Department of Energy

  9. Durbin confident in future of FutureGen

    Friday Nov 13 | The Daily Eastern News

    ... of the FutureGen Alliance bolsters U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's confidence about the FutureGen plant's pending arrival to Mattoon in the distant future. Durbin, D-Ill., said in a press conference Friday at Mattoon that the U.S. Department of Energy is ...

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  10. Hollywood producer returns to EasternRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | The Daily Eastern News

    ... you know about each of those obstacles, the better chance you have of achieving success." Titley, originally from Mattoon, became interested in film at a young age. "When I was a kid, I was always obsessed with movies and pop culture," Titley said. ...

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    Related Topix: University of Southern California

  11. Rural King plans to open in Collinsville

    Monday Nov 9 | STLtoday

    ... would be along Collinsville Road in a location vacant since a Value City store closed nearly a year ago. It would be Mattoon, Ill.-based Rural King's 46th store, and its second in the Metro East area. The company opened a store in Waterloo in 2001 ...

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    Related Topix: Collinsville, IL, Illinois, Murphysboro, IL

  12. Governor Pat Quinn Honors Fallen HeroesRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | Illinois Government News Network

    ... SPC Schuyler Patch (Kewanee); and Bridgette Cain, widow of SPC Norman Cain (Mt. Morris). Artist Cameron Shilling of Mattoon drew the first portrait in August 2004, after Army Spc. Charles Neeley, also of Mattoon, was killed in Iraq. Schilling gave ...

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    Related Topix: Kewanee, IL, East Peoria, IL, Mount Morris, IL

  13. Lumpps to Celebrate 60th Anniversary

    Wednesday Nov 11 | Shelbyville Daily Union

    Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lumpp of Shelbyville will celebrate thier 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner in Mattoon.

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    Related Topix: Shelbyville, IL

  14. Johnston to Celebrate 80th BirthdayRead the original story

    Nov 2, 2009 | Shelbyville Daily Union

    ... 23, 1950 in Mode, IL. Together they are the parents of Debbie Perryman of Mt. Zion, IL, Brenda (Richard) West of Mattoon, IL and David (Sandy) Johnston of Shelbyville, IL. A daughter, Pam Butler is deceased. He has eight grandchildren, two ...

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    Related Topix: Shelbyville, IL, Shelby County, IL, Mount Zion, IL, Zion, IL

  15. Exhibit that honors IL servicemembers opens at Soldier FieldRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 11 | CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

    ... The exhibit is called, "Portrait of a Soldier." It consists of hand-drawn portraits by artist Cameron Shilling, of Mattoon. Each portrait features one of the more than 220 servicemembers who have died since September 11th, 2001. The first portrait ...

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  16. Lake Land College Taking Over Adult Education from Mattoon School District

    Tuesday Nov 10 | WXEF

    Lake Land College will now provide all adult education services previously shared with the Mattoon school district.

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    Related Topix: Parenting, Family

  17. More Illinois residents benefit from Verizon network investmentRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | M2.com

    Verizon Wireless, a US mobile network operator, has activated a new cell site in Mattoon, Illinois, that expands its network coverage in the area and also increases network capacity, to the benefit of local residents.

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    Related Topix: Verizon Communications, Telecom, IT Services, Cumberland County, IL

  18. Mattoon, Ill., Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network EnhancementRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | Freshnews

    Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Mattoon that expands network coverage, enabling more customers in the area to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying ...

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    Related Topix: Wireless, Emerging Technology, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Cumberland County, IL

  19. Linda S. LewisRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | Shelbyville Daily Union

    Linda S. Lewis, 56, of Windsor, died at 2:17 a.m. Saturday, November 7, 2009 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center, Mattoon, IL.

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  20. Linda S. LewisRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | Shelbyville Daily Union

    Linda S. Lewis, 56, of Windsor, died at 2:17 a.m. Saturday, November 7, 2009 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center, Mattoon, IL.

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