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Illinois American Water will increase water ratesDec 13, 2024 7:59 am - The state’s largest private water utility, Illinois American Water, will increase customer bills in the new year. The move comes after state regulators at the Illinois Co...
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Little Grassy Lake to be completely drainedDec 13, 2024 7:57 am - U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials plan to drain Little Grassy Lake this month, saying the dramatic step is needed to stave off a potential "cascade of infrastructure failu...
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Shawnee National Forest announces seasonal closuresDec 13, 2024 7:54 am - The Shawnee National Forest has announced annual seasonal closures that will be in effect across the forest. The seasonal forest road closure will be in effect starting D...
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Bulldogs fell short of Goreville championship by 11 pointsDec 13, 2024 7:46 am - The Harrisburg boys basketball team gave it all it had at the Goreville Invitational last week, but fell short losing to the host and second place finisher Goreville by o...
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Birding at Rend LakeDec 06, 2024 8:44 am - Rend Lake is the largest lake in southern Illinois; the 18,900 acres of water and 21,000 acres of surrounding parks and protected lands provide outstanding habitat for wa...
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Bulldogs start hoops season with strengthDec 06, 2024 8:43 am - It would logical to think that when the third leading scorer in Harrisburg boys basketball history and the second leading scorer from last year’s team have played their l...
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11 charged in regional meth ringDec 06, 2024 8:42 am - Nearly a dozen individuals from across the region have been arrested and charged in connection with distributing methamphetamine across a five-county area. The U.S. Attor...
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Conservative group asks U.S. Supreme Court to review Bost challengeDec 06, 2024 8:40 am - The conservative group Judicial Watch is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case filed by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, challenging Illinois’ law allowing ma...
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The science of fall colorNov 22, 2024 7:32 am - You feel it, don't you? Sunrise coming later, sunset earlier, and the roller rink of acorns underfoot. The change of seasons is well underway. And just as you are pulling...
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Illinois Democrats brace for second Trump administrationNov 22, 2024 7:28 am - During Donald Trump’s first term as president, Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly spent much of their time enacting laws and policies in dire...