Andalusia, IL Volunteer EMT's Needed (WHBF-TV Quad Cities)

With summer on the way a lot of people are taking off on vacation leaving a shortage of volunteer emergency medical technicians behind. The Andalusia Volunteer EMT Department wants to fill that void. The unit serves a large area, from Muscatine, Iowa to Mercer County, Illinois.
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Bloomington-Based FBI Agent Is Remembered (WHOI)

Bloomington, Illinois (AP) - A Bloomington-based FBI agent who fell last month during a training exercise in Virginia has died. Forty-one-year-old Robert Hardesty was injured May 25 at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, while climbing an airplane simulator during training.
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Raisins fight oral bacteria (EurekAlert!)

Compounds found in raisins fight bacteria in the mouth that cause cavities and gum disease, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Rezoning Okayed (WTHI-TV Terre Haute)

Students want to move in to one Robinson, Illinois neighborhood, but the neighbors say "no way". The Athletic Booster Club, for Lincoln Trail College, bought a lot and planned to house 12 girls on athletic scholarships.
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Rockton annexes Wal-Mart site despite neighbors' concerns (Rockford Register Star)

The store would generate triple the sales-tax revenue the village now collects. ROCKTON -- There's little doubt a Wal-Mart is coming to the southwest corner of Illinois 251 and Rockton Road, but until about 8 p.m. Tuesday there was some doubt whether the corner was going to be in Rockton or Roscoe.
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Two nursing homes fined after deaths (Rockford Register Star)

SPRINGFIELD -- A woman living at Provena St. Anne Center, the Rockford nursing home on Highcrest Road, died of shock related to an infection the facility's staff failed to treat, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Tuesday.
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Water company, city at odds over survey (Pekin Times)

PEKIN -- The results of a survey conducted by Illinois-American Water Co. won't hold water, according to the city of Pekin. Water company network superintendent Randy West says that 96 percent of survey responses returned to the water company favor company ownership of the water system.
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The politics of fear (The Searcy Daily Citizen)

Few stories gripped the nation's attention more than a recent event in northern Illinois. Two second graders, giggling little girls, were found dead in a park, stabbed repeatedly. The story came on the heels of high-profile accounts of abductions, rapes, and murders. One shakes his head.
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Gaming Board Will Decide Casino's Fate (WHBF-TV Quad Cities)

The plan to move the Rock Island Casino will go before the Illinois Gaming Board on Wednesday. The Illinois House and Representatives and the Senate have already passed Casino Rock Island's proposal to build a new hotel and casino. Now it is up to the gaming board for the plans to go through.
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Boy genius vows not to return to prestigious high school, cites race issues (ABC 7 Chicago)

June 7, 2005 — He is a boy genius on a fast track through school, but this has been a rough year for Jake Harris. The 11-year-old from Harvey just finished his first year at the Illinois Math and Science Academy.
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Project Safe Neighborhoods expands in Chicago (ABC 7 Chicago)

June 7, 2005 — Before they can walk out of prison, convicted felons in Illinois must sign a form notifying them that if they are caught with a handgun once they leave, they will be eligible for federal prosecution.
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It was a big year in high school sports (Journal Gazette & Times Courier)

The 2004-05 high school sports season ended for area teams when Shelbyville's Will Clark and Stewardson-Strasburg's Audra Goble competed in the Illinois High School Association Hitting Derby Friday.
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Illinois man to serve 8 years (Post-Tribune)

CROWN POINT A Dekalb, Ill., man was sentenced by Lake Superior Court Judge Salvador Vasquez to eight years in prison Monday after he admitted he injured his daughter last fall.
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McCarney says expecations high for Cyclones (Globe Online)

CLEAR LAKE — Expectations are high at Iowa State. Iowa State, which was the co-Big 12 North champion last season, returns eight starters on offense and defense heading into the season opener at home against Illinois State on Sept. 3.
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Media turn to high court in LaGrone case; Herald & Review among papers that want judge to open hearings (Herald & Review)

SPRINGFIELD - The Herald & Review and other media outlets are asking the Illinois Supreme Court to overrule a judge's order closing a hearing in the drowning deaths of three Clinton children.
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It can rob you of your sight as you grow older - ARMD: What you put into your body can help protect your eyes from this (Southern Illinoisan)

ARMD (Age Related Macular Degeneration) is a term with which many in southern Illinois are becoming all too familiar.
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Make your Muscles Smile: Various massage techniques can leave your body and mind in better shape (Southern Illinoisan)

Massage therapy is not only for city dwellers. In fact, judging by the number of qualified massage therapists located in southern Illinois, massage is a form of therapy that is quickly moving into the mainstream of rural culture.
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News (Pantagraph)

BLOOMINGTON -- A seminar is scheduled to help people who want to expunge, seal or receive a pardon for their criminal record. Speakers will be Jennifer Walsh, director of expungements for the state, and Craig Findley of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.
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Junior golf tour ready for third year (Journal Gazette & Times Courier)

WINDSOR -- Craig Toler has the thankful, bittersweet task of sending the Central Illinois Junior Golf Tour into another season, nearly a year after the death of his father.
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Altamont set to host rodeo state finals (Journal Gazette & Times Courier)

ALTAMONT -- Plans are in motion to conclude this year's round of high school rodeos in Illinois. "If anyone's not been to a rodeo, this is the one to come watch," said Clyde Barr, chairman of the Altamont Rodeo Committee.
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