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…AND JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING WHAT A STATE REP IS UP TO LOCALLY,...
Yes, it’s the Read the Lead you’ve been waiting for. The front page lead story this month has to do with a man from Harrisburg now living in Marion who is by turns reviled and adored, depending on who...
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Vermont Toddler Finds Loaded Handgun In Diaper Bag
By: AP Posted: 08/07/2014 4:42 pm EDT Updated: 08/07/2014 4:59 pm EDT BEEBE PLAIN, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say a toddler found a loaded handgun in her diaper bag at a daycare center in northern...
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HERE’S HOW ILLINOISANS RANK THEIR OVERALL WELL-BEING
KEVIN HOFFMAN AUG 7, 2014 Despite the state’s fiscal, political and economic headaches, Illinoisans apparently feel pretty good about their well-being, according to a recent survey. Gallup-Healthways...
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8 ABANDONED ILLINOIS SITES THAT COULD CREEP YOU OUT
KEVIN HOFFMAN AUG 7, 2014 Sure the politics in the state capitol make it a scary place sometimes, but there’s also some pretty eerie and foreboding places elsewhere in Illinois. We recently featured...
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MARION DOCTOR FOUND DECEASED IN HIS HOME
MARION, Ill.—Another well-known area doctor has died. Dr. Kevin Holmes, from his Facebook page Dr. Kevin Holmes, a Marion chiropractor, was found dead in his home in Marion this morning, Friday,...
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FRANKLIN MURDER SUSPECT NOW CHARGED WITH SOLICITATION TO COMMIT MURDER FOR HIRE
FRANKLIN CO., Ill.—The man who officials believe murdered his wife earlier this year has been charged with additional counts in Franklin County circuit court. John P. Adams, 67, of West Frankfort, was...
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ELDERLY ELDORADO MAN SENTENCED ON CHILD SEX CHARGES
James G. Roberts SALINE CO., Ill. — James G. Roberts, 71, of Eldorado has been sentenced to 17 years in prison on sex charges. Press information from the Saline County State’s Attorney’s office...
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EDWARDS COUNTY: ARKANSAS MAN CHARGED IN THEFT & INTIMIDATION CASE
EDWARDS CO., Ill.—An Arkansas man has been charged in Edwards County after apparently running a scam on a local man. According to paperwork filed in the case, one Jack Lee Harrison, Sr., 65, was...
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UPDATE ON DR. PATRICK PETERSON: NATURAL CAUSES INDICATED
SALINE CO., Ill.—Disclosure has learned through official channels what the autopsy of Dr. Patrick Peterson of Eldorado is revealing about his death this past Tuesday, August 5. According to those...
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Nightly NewsCap: Your headlines for the past 24 hours, rounded up in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi bringing you the news of the past 24 hours in audio format, for the evening of Friday, August 8, 2014! Topics covered include: Another doctor, this one a Marion chiropractor, is found...
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PUBLISHER CONFRONTS COTTAGE TOWNSHIP/ROCKY BRANCH ROAD SECURITY GUARD
SALINE CO., Ill.— After sending staffers out to the Cottage Township/Rocky Branch Road area on numerous occasions since the battle between residents and Peabody Coal began late last year, and having...
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INDIANA MAN INJURED IN FALL AT GARDEN OF THE GODS
Garden of the Gods KARBER’S RIDGE, Ill. – An Indiana man was injured in a fall at the Garden of the Gods this afternoon. Saline County Sheriff Keith Brown has advised that Central Dispatch received a...
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Alleged Burglar Caught After Beating Cops In Doughnut-Eating Contest
Reuters Posted: 08/08/2014 4:22 pm EDT Updated: 08/09/2014 4:59 pm EDTWINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – The sweet victory for a North Carolina man who beat police officers in a doughnut-eating contest...
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PART-TIME WORK IS A STRUGGLE FOR MANY IN ILLINOIS
CAITLIN WILSON AUG 8, 2014 Illinoisans, more than most of the rest of the nation, are becoming trapped in part-time jobs that don’t pay benefits, according to a new report by the Chicago Tribune’s...
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WE MUST SOLVE ILLINOIS’ INSOLVENCY FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THEIRS
MADELEINE DOUBEK AUG 7, 2014 Most of us like to give our children and grandchildren savings bonds or cash to invest and grow over time. We see it as helping to finance their futures. In Illinois, we’re...
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The solution to the billion dollar question
Have you ever noticed how casually politicians sling around the word “billions” when referring to spending your tax dollars? Listening to one of the nauseatingly redundant talking heads on one of the...
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Try being as honest as a child for a week
Kids say the darnedest things, don’t they? It’s an old saying, but if it isn’t true, nothing is. The things that kids will say absolutely floor me every time I’m near a kid, since I don’t have kids of...
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Judge’s son takes OP case to appeals
CRAWFORD CO.—A strange case originating last September with a Stalking/No-Contact Order in Crawford County has gotten stranger with the filing of a Small Claims case against a circuit judge in late...
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Voice of the People
Clark County family’s federal case over Disclosure, We are sure you are aware that the Gregory and Terrance Yates case has come to a close. This family’s money has spoken again. He and his son stole...
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Back Over Your Tales
From the pages of the 2009 August edition of Disclosure Court records have confirmed that a man who has more than earned the title of most despised police officer in Disclosure’s readership area is...
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