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Beason, Illinois is located in Logan County. Zip codes in Beason, IL include 62512.

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3 hrs ago | Lincoln Daily News

Ex-girlfriend: Suspect normal after beating deaths

A former girlfriend of a man accused in the beating deaths of five people in central Illinois says he had a blister on one hand but otherwise acted normally the day after the killings.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Northwest Herald

Harris brother to testify in Beason killings trial

A central Illinois man will take the witness stand to testify against his brother in the slayings of five members of a small-town family Prosecutors say Jason Harris is expected to Wednesday.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Lincoln Daily News

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight plans May 21 trip

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight will honor 26 more World War II veterans and 61 more Korean veterans with a one-day trip to Washington, D.C., on May 21 to see the World War II Memorial, Korean Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, National Air and Space Museum, and other memorials.

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Mon May 13, 2013

WHBF-TV Rock Island

Man charged in murders insisted he's no killer

The man charged with killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron told investigators in one interview that he was no killer.

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Thu May 09, 2013

SFGate

Crime scene investigator testifies at Beason trial

Blood stains indicate that the bodies of two victims were moved into the positions where they were found in a central Illinois home where five members of a family were found beaten to death, an investigator testified Thursday.

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Wed May 08, 2013

SFGate

Brother to testify at Illinois man's murder trial

In a Friday, April 5, 2013 photo, a Logan County Sheriffs deputy walks Christopher Harris into the Logan County Courthouse, in Lincoln, Ill.

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WAND-TV Decatur

Harris trial begins

An attorney for a man accused of slaying five members of an Illinois family says someone else is to blame and that his client walked in on the scene of slaughter and had to fight off the killer.

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KPLR-11

Opening Statements Begin Wednesday In Beason Murder Trial

A Peoria jury begins hearing evidence Wednesday in the brutal mass slaying of a family from Beason, IL, a small town about 30 minutes northeast of Springfield.

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Mon May 06, 2013

WMBD-TV Peoria

Jury Selected in Logan County Murder Case

He and his brother, Jason are named in several murder charges in connection with the 2009 murders of Rick and Ruth Gee and three of their children in their Beason home in Logan County.

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Lincoln Daily News

More than degrees conferred at Lincoln College commencement

W hile it was a first for Lincoln College President John Blackburn, on Saturday afternoon he opened by announcing that it was the college's 146th consecutive commencement.

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Lincoln Daily News

Oscar winner Brenda Chapman returns home to Logan County

F riday afternoon, Lincoln Theater 4 was the place to be. Theater owner David Lanterman arranged a special showing of the Academy Award-winning animated feature "Brave" and a visit by his childhood friend Brenda Chapman, director of the movie.

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Tue Apr 30, 2013

WMBD-TV Peoria

State Drops Several Murder Charges in Beason Trial

Several murder charges were dropped Tuesday just before the trial of an Armington man was to get underway in Peoria County.

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IllinoisHomepage.net

Nearly half of murder charges dropped against Harris

Prosecutors dropped 25-murder charges against a man accused of killing five members of a Beason family.

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The Logan County Herald

Chapman to be at Lincoln Theater 4 for showing of "Brave" May 3

April 30, 2013, The Lincoln Theater 4 is proud to announce a single encore screening of Disney - Pixar's Brave on Friday, May 3rd, 2013 with our special guest, the film's Oscar-winning director, Brenda Chapman.

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Mon Apr 29, 2013

The Times

Judge: Prospective jurors can't see graphic photos

A judge has ruled prospective jurors cannot be shown graphic photos of the victims in the killings of a central Illinois family, but can hear descriptions of them.

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WAND-TV Decatur

Jury selection to begin in Beason murder trial

It's been more than three years since five people were murdered in their Beason home, and the trial for one of the accused is beginning.

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Sat Apr 27, 2013

The Times

Trial in Illinois family's brutal slaying to start

The killing of a Beason couple and three of their children led many in their tiny central Illinois farming community to begin locking their doors at night, and nearly four years later, their home stands as a constant reminder of their brutal deaths.

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Wed Apr 24, 2013

Washington Examiner

BC-IL--Illinois Weekend Digest, IL

Illinois weekend stories for the weekend of April 27-28. Will be updated. If you have questions, please contact the AP-Illinois desk in Chicago at 312-920-3620 or chifax ap.org. PEORIA - The first trial begins Monday in the case of two brothers accused of killing five members of one family in their home in the tiny town of Beason, Ill., in 2009.

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Lincoln Daily News

Lincoln College announces 146th commencement ceremony

L incoln College will have its 146th commencement ceremony on May 4, beginning at 2 p.m. The ceremony will be in the Jack D. Nutt Arena in the Lincoln Center.

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Tue Apr 23, 2013

The Logan County Herald

Lincoln College announces 146th commencement ceremony; Brenda Chapman and Justice James Knecht to receive honorary degrees

This year's commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients are animation artist and Academy Award winner Brenda Chapman and Justice James A. Knecht.

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