SPRINGFIELD – To ensure that Illinoisans in need of insulin have affordable access to the life-saving medicine, State Senator Laura Murphy has introduced a measure to cap its price at $35. “It’s time to ensure that individuals with insulin-dependent diabetes can afford the medicine that they need to survive,” said Murphy (D-Des Plaines). “Insulin […]
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GREENVILLE, Ill. – The following students were placed on the Dean’s List at Greenville University for the Spring 2023 semester. Steeleville, Ill. Dylan Hill, senior Jacob Sutton, senior Tilden, Ill. Matthew Dorf, junior To qualify for the Greenville University Dean’s List, a student must successfully complete a minimum of 12 hours for
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ATCHISON, Kan. – Benedictine College has recognized those students who have distinguished themselves academically during the last semester. Alicia Carron of Bloomsdale, Mo., was recently named to the President’s List for the spring semester, which ended May 9, 2023. Any full-time student carrying a minimum of 12 hours and a perfect 4.0 grade
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70 8th Graders move on to 9th Grade BY JIM BEERS, Contributing Writer CHESTER – Chester Grade School held its 2023 8th Grade Graduation Thursday May 18. The event was held at Chester High School in Colbert Gymnasium to accommodate the large crowd of family, friends and guests that gathered to celebrate this annual rite
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JEFFERSON CITY – Spotted lanternflies are planthoppers in the order Hemiptera, or true bugs, and are more closely related to cicadas, brown marmorated stink bugs, aphids, and leafhoppers. All insects in this order have piercing-sucking mouthparts that allow them to drill into the phloem of a plant to feed directly on the sugary sap.
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CHESTER — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. James M. Howie, 24, of Chester, Illinois, killed during World War II, was accounted for Aug. 23, 2022. A graveside service is set for Saturday. In the summer of 1943, Howie was assigned to the 345th Bombardment Squadron
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SPARTA, Ill. — Governor Pritzker recently announced that Dr. David Chung has been appointed to the State Board of Health. This is great news for Southern Illinois, as prior to Dr. Chung’s appointment, the southernmost member on the board hailed from Sangamon County. The Illinois Department of Public Health’s mission is to advocate
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As Americans, we are incredibly fortunate to live in the freest nation in the world. But America wouldn’t be the nation it is today without the countless sacrifices of our military men and women. President Ronald Reagan once said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our
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ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Archdiocese has announced the following changes in parishes in the Southern Vicariate Deanery: St. Joachim Parish in Old Mines has received in an amalgamation the former territory of St. Joseph Parish in Tiff and St. Stephen Parish in Richwoods. St. Joseph Parish in Farmington has received in
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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, representing community providers of services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and serious mental illnesses, issued the following statement after the final state budget proposal was acted on by the Illinois Legislature: “This new state budget takes an important step forward to improve care for
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