Obituary for Deborah Lubbert
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Obituary for Deborah Lubbert
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Obituary for Louise Allen, Stephanie Baker and Ruth Grosshans… MORE
Obituaries for Lois Heins, Donald Smucker.… MORE
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Obituary for Dean Waters
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Obituary for Edna Shelton
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Obituary for Keith McClure
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Fairbury Police have arrested a Texas man on felony charges after multiple guns and ammunition were allegedly found inside his semi trailer after a traffic stop in Forrest.… MORE
Obituaries for Eva Barnard, Dawn Patterson, Robert Winterland and Deni Wise
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Hospitals, doctors offices, nursing homes, and pharmacies across illinois are in line for a huge payday this week. The state of Illinois is finally paying off about $9 billion in old medicaid and other medical bills.… MORE
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…