Randolph County News

‘Scouting for Food’ drive is success, brings in 4,600 items

CHESTER — Boy Scouts from Chester and their leaders were kept busy recently sorting some 4,600 food items collected at this year’s Boy Scouts “Scouting for Food” project.  The “Scouting for Food” donations come just at the right time prior to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Photo by Bob Koenegstein.   This annual project has been conducted […]

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Rabine: Pritzker yet again signs another partisan sham map into law

WOODSTOCK, Ill. – Gary Rabine, a candidate for Governor, is issuing the following statement on the Governor signing the Congressional map into law.   “The congressional map is nothing but a partisan sham and JB Pritzker lied to Illinois voters when he said he would not support a gerrymandered Congressional map.  JB Pritzker will always put his political

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Beta Delta Rho welcomes two more new teachers

CHESTER – The Chester Beta Delta Rho Chapter continues to welcome new teachers to the area. Sarah Brown (left), a new second grade teacher at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Red Bud, accepts a “Welcome to Teaching” bag from Norma Baughman.  Beta Delta Chapter President Carolyn Schwent (left), presents a “Welcome to Teaching”

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Don’t be a turkey this Thanksgiving: Buckle up and drive sober

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies throughout the state are joining together to ensure you make it to the Thanksgiving table by stepping up efforts to keep impaired drivers off the roads and encourage seat belt use. “It’s well known that Thanksgiving weekend is one of

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Gary Rabine applauds IASB for leaving national school boards association

WOODSTOCK, Ill. – Illinois candidate for governor Gary Rabine is releasing the following statement on the decision of the Illinois Association of School Boards decision to terminate its membership in the National School Boards Association in the wake of the recent letter the national group sent to the Biden Administration seeking a federal investigation into

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