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Metro priority: Transit, not restrooms Public facilities are few and far between and are likely to stay so, the transit agency explains.

James E. Kloeppel, Physical Sciences Editor 217-244-1073; kloeppel@uiuc.edu 10/27/05 CHAMPAIGN, Ill.

Several area agencies spent the evening cleaning up a messy situation northeast of Camp Point Tuesday night.

“It would have to be Julia Roberts and I'd call it 'Something About Mary.'”

Andrew and Mary Madeline 'Maddy' Liefer are dusting off their Oscar winner's plaque for their annual Academy Awards party tonight. It coincides with the awards show that begins at 7:30 p.m. on KDNL Channel 30. Coverage of stars arriving at the red carpet is at 7.

The couple, who live in Shiloh, have hosted a party the past five years. This will be their sixth.

Both are movie buffs and so are Maddy's five children who range in age from 18 to 26.

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“I help her cook, make pizza, and I get diapers for my mom when she changes my sisters.”

In the 1950s and 1960s, Mary, Linda, Jim and John were popular names.

The 1970s was the decade of Jennifer and Daniel.

If you're a kid of the new millennium, chances are you're an Aidan, Jayden, Logan, Madison, Addison or Olivia.

Those are among the boys and girls names listed as most popular in 2007 by www.BabyCenter.com.

Many local parents had no idea the names were so popular. For them, the names were unique, until their sons and daughters started school, joined sports teams and dance classes. Read more

The Tigers outpinned the Maroons, 3,085 to 2,661 to get the victory and were led by a 667 series from Mike Miller. via Edwardsville Intelligencer