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Associated Press The Sweetwater Saloon dominates main street on April 10 in Golconda, Ill. John Towns, owner of the Sweetwater Saloon, says oil drilling would not bother him a bit. Southern Illinoisans have hopes and fears surrounding the high-volume oil and gas drilling that may be starting in the Shawnee National Forest.
Scenic Southern Illinois braces for oil rush
VIENNA, Ill. — This is the Illinois that many people never see — the sparsely populated southern tip where flat farmland gives way to rolling hills, rocky outcrops, thick forests and cypress swamps...
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2 charged after bank FBI shootout
RICHMOND, Ill. — Two men were charged Saturday with trying to rob a northern Illinois bank in a foiled heist that left an alleged accomplice dead. Roberto Favela, 34, of Chicago and Aaron Russel...
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Associated Press Jimmy Fowler (left) of Fredericksburg, Va. and other members of the 47th Virginia listen to park historian Frank O'Reilly talk about the final days of Gen. Stonewall Jackson on Friday at a National Park Service program.
Stonewall’s death likely pneumonia
Historians and doctors have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, felled by friendly fire from his troops d...
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Town seeking millions
DIXON, Ill. — The city of Dixon is citing a deposition by a former branch manager in its lawsuit against the bank, where former city comptroller Rita Crundwell had a secret account that she used in...
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Associated Press The Rev. Laurie Kraus (right) joins protesters in front of U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell's Louisville office Monday. Kraus and other protesters criticized McConnell for voting against a bill that would have expanded background checks for gun sales.
McConnell’s background check vote draw protests
LOUISVILLE — Protesters demonstrated in front of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s hometown office Monday over his vote against a bill widely supported by the public that would have expanded...
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Derby spectators leave tons of garbage
LOUISVILLE — First, the Derby, then the garbage. Churchill Downs employee David Arroyo told The Courier-Journal that Kentucky Derby spectators left behind an estimated 40 tons of garbage Saturda...
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Alleged Auschwitz death camp guard arrested
BERLIN — A 93-year-old man who was deported from the U.S. for lying about his Nazi past was arrested by German authorities Monday on allegations he served as an Auschwitz death camp guard, Stuttgar...
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Governor nominates pair to join criticized SIU board
ST. LOUIS — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn nominated a former history professor and the retired head of the state’s National Guard to the Southern Illinois University system’s frayed board of trustees Fri...
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Missouri lawmakers consider commercial licensing changes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Amid the risk of losing millions of dollars in federal transportation funding, Missouri lawmakers are considering changes to rules for commercial driver’s licenses. Legisla...
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Ex-Marine died of drugs
PEORIA, Ill. — A former Marine from Illinois who was badly disfigured by a suicide bombing in Iraq died of a combination of heroin and alcohol intoxication, a coroner’s inquest determined. Tyler...
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