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Tuesday Nov 10 | WICD

Dog in School Case to Court

The family of a central Illinois first-grader who wants to keep his autism helper dog in school gets their day in court today.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Bidding begins for road, bridge projects

The bidding process is under way for a number of state-funded road and bridge improvement projects in east central Illinois, according to state Rep.

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Tue Oct 06, 2009

Decatur Tribune

Decatur's Water and Sewer Rates Among Lowest in Illinois

The City of Decatur has the second-lowest residential rates for water and sewer service in the state according to a report released recently by an Illinois engineering, planning and hydrology firm.

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Mon Sep 28, 2009

IllinoisHomepage.net

Villa Grove Press Box

The press box that's there now is pretty new. School district officials say it was built 5 years ago.

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Tue Sep 15, 2009

IllinoisHomepage.net

Villa Grove Tackles First Case of H-1-N-1

Another central Illinois student spent the weekend recovering from swine flu. This time ita s a high school student in villa grove.

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Tue Aug 25, 2009

SignOnSanDiego.com

Dog attends class with autistic boy; battle looms

Chewey the Lab, trained to help the autistic boy deal with his disabilities, did "just as he's supposed to" in keeping Kaleb safe and calm during his first full day back at school, said the boy's mom, Nichelle Drew.

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Sat Aug 22, 2009

MSNBC

Schools fight families over autism service dogs

Kaleb Drew, 6, grabs on to the tail of his autism service dog, Chewey, as they play in the backyard of their home after Kaleb's first day of school in Villa Grove, Ill., on Friday, Aug.

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Fri Aug 21, 2009

ABC News - Brian Ross

Schools Fight Families Over Autism Service Dogs

Nichelle Drew, center, leaves Villa Grove Elementary School in Villa Grove, Ill., with her son... Nichelle Drew, center, leaves Villa Grove Elementary School in Villa Grove, Ill., with her son Kaleb,6, and his autism service dog, Chewey, after attending a half day of school on Friday, Aug.

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Thu Aug 20, 2009

Belleville News

No dogs allowed

It's heart-warming to hear about the special bond between 5-year-old Carter Kalbfleisch and his dog, Corbin.

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Tue Aug 11, 2009

Illinois Times

Top Dogs

Man's best friend doesn't always equal school superintendent's best friend, as we've discovered in the Kaleb Drew case in Villa Grove, a tiny town outside of Champaign [see "School bars autistic child and his service dog," by Amanda Robert, July 23]. Last week a Douglas County circuit judge extended a temporary restraining order, first granted on ...

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Thu Jul 23, 2009

Illinois Times

School bars autistic child and his service dog |...

Kaleb Drew and Chewey, his service dog. PHOTOCOURTESY OF NICHELLE DREW Small miracles have come true since Chewey moved in with the Drew family.

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Mon Jul 20, 2009

News-Gazette Courts, Police & Fire St...

Emergency personnel called to rural crash

VILLA GROVE- Emergency personnel have been called to the scene of a vehicle crash at County Road 1600E and County Raod 300N in rural Villa Grove.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

News-Gazette Politics and Government ...

Federal agency confirms search of home in Villa Grove

VILLA GROVE – A spokeswoman for the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement has confirmed that law enforcement authorities searched a home in Villa Grove on Monday afternoon but won't say why.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

WICD

Full I-74 Shooting Report Released

We now have copies of the entire report the Vermilion County State's Attorney used to justify a fatal police shooting.

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Thu May 28, 2009

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Officers justified in I-74 shooting

A Carbondale man exhibited "bizarre" behavior prior to being shot as he charged police officers in a face-off along Interstate 74 in April.

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