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Accused Kenosha gunman won't face charges in Illinois
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - Prosecutors say a 17-year-old accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, won’t face charges in his home state of Ill...
Oct 13, 2020
When school is home and home is school, which rules prevail?
CHICAGO (AP) - Toys that look like weapons. Barefoot students. Disruptive imagery in the background. Pets roaming the room. All a clear violation of rules inside most American classrooms. But as is cl...
Oct 13, 2020
2020 10/15 - Harriett English
Harriett English, 92, of Okeechobee, Florida, formerly of Centralia, passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 at Okeechobee Nursing Home in Okeechobee, Florida. Harriett loved to dance and she and John sp...
Oct 13, 2020
2020 10/15 - Mary Opal Taylor
Mary Opal Taylor, 62, of Odin, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2020 at Odin Healthcare Center. Mary was a proud graduate of Odin High School. She worked on the family farm alongside her parents, hus...
Oct 13, 2020
2020 10/19 - William "Bill" Everett McKinney
William “Bill” Everett McKinney, 72, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 11:47 am October 7, 2020 at his residence in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Mr. McKinney proudly served his country ...
Oct 13, 2020
2020 10/16 - Bill Thompson
Bill Thompson, age 80 of Sandoval, passed away on October 12, 2020, at HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Bill was a member of the Sandoval First United Methodist Church. He graduated from Odin ...
Oct 13, 2020
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department releases details on fatal accident that claimed life of 10-year-old boy
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department has released details on an early Friday evening accident that claimed the life of a ten-year-old rural Mt. Vernon boy. Reports indicate that 10-year-old...
Oct 13, 2020
Mt. Vernon man killed in I-57 crash near Mt. Vernon
A 39-year-old Mt. Vernon man was killed following a two-vehicle crash Monday night on Interstate 57 at milepost 96 on the north side of Mt. Vernon State Police say Charles Whipps was traveling northbo...
Oct 13, 2020
Marion County Board tentative budget in the black
For the first time in several years, the Marion County Board will be presented a tentative budget Tuesday night that projects the fiscal year beginning December 1st to finish in the black. The project...
Oct 13, 2020
Salem Planning Commission to hear request to turn former church building into apartments
The Salem Planning Commission will hear a request Tuesday night to convert the former Salem Free Methodist Church building at 515 East McMackin into an apartment building. Purcell Properties, LLC is r...
Oct 13, 2020
