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Friday Jul 3 | 95Q

July 13 - 3rd Annual 95Q Toby Tucker Fan Drive - 9 AM-6 PM

Join 95Q on Saturday, July 4, at Macon Speedway as we celebrate the holiday in style with a fireworks spectacular and the Firecracker 40's. We will be broadcasting from 4-6 PM and giving away our last passes to the VIP Turn 4 Lounge and more.

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Related Topix: Arthur, IL, Decatur Metro, Decatur, IL

Mon Jun 22, 2009

News-Gazette Technology Stories

Police on the scene at a Villa Grove home

VILLA GROVE – Law enforcement officers from the Villa Grove Police Department, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and a SWAT team have been at the scene of a home in Villa Grove since about 3 p.m. Monday.

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News-Gazette Technology Stories

Douglas County court reporter can still put pen to paper

TUSCOLA – Nellie Gilpin sits at the front of the courtroom and records the legal proceedings that take place in the Douglas County Courthouse in the same way she's done it for more than 40 years – with a pen and notebook.

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Fri May 15, 2009

WICD

Tuscola Storm Damage

Clean-up efforts are underway as residents work to recover from strong storms that blasted through east central Illinois last night.

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Related Topix: Bloomington Metro, Normal, IL

Sat May 02, 2009

News-Gazette Local Stories

Police arrest two for drugs in stop on I-57 near Tuscola

PESOTUM – Two Indiana men are in the Douglas County jail after police say they found more than 100 pounds of cannabis in a van Thursday.

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Related Topix: Pesotum, IL

Thu Apr 16, 2009

The News-Review

Housing Authority board rec...

The chairman of the Housing Authority of Douglas County has applied to retain his seat.

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Tue Apr 14, 2009

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Police release synopsis of shooting

Decisions as to the justification of a shooting last week along Interstate 74 will be in the hands of the Vermilion County state's attorney's office.

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Related Topix: Vermilion County, IL, Villa Grove, IL, Champaign County, IL

Mon Apr 13, 2009

Chicago Daily News

Replacement for Quigley today

The final gasps of the 2008 election are coming. That would be the decision by Democratic Party officials on the replacement for 5th Congressional District Representative Mike Quigley as he resigns his post as Cook County Commissioner.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Cook County, IL, Lake County, IL, Illinois, Illinois Government

Sat Apr 11, 2009

News-Gazette Technology Stories

Expect delays on Douglas County's Arthur-Atwood Road

ARTHUR – Douglas County motorists can expect delays over the next several months on the Atwood-Arthur Road.

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Fri Apr 10, 2009

IllinoisHomepage.net

Atwood Police Debate

Here are a few options: the village could get rid of the police department and depend on Douglas and Piatt county deputies, it could expand to 24/7 coverage or it could scale back the coverage to save money.

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Related Topix: Atwood, IL, Piatt County, IL, Tuscola, IL, Monticello, IL

Wed Apr 08, 2009

WICS

Unemployment in Springfield

Military jurors in California deliberating today whether a Marine sergeant from Illinois should be convicted of murdering an unarmed detainee during a battle in Iraq.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Middle East, Hindsboro, IL

The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

Police stop, kill fleeing motorist

A chase across three counties ended Monday night with the shooting of a suspect in a police attack.

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Related Topix: Champaign County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Villa Grove, IL

Tue Apr 07, 2009

IllinoisHomepage.net

Man Is Dead Following Chase

Police shoot and kill a man who led them on a cross county chase. Police say the initial stop was made on Route 130.

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Related Topix: Villa Grove, IL, Champaign County, IL, Oakwood, IL, Vermilion County, IL

Fri Mar 27, 2009

WBBM-AM Chicago

So Long Raggedy Ann

The Douglas County town of Arcola may be about to lose its most famous children, Raggedy Ann and Andy.

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Related Topix: Arcola, IL

Sat Mar 14, 2009

WICD

Man Gets Life in Prison for Killing Sheriff's Deputy

There's finally justice for the friends and family of a Douglas County sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty

Fri Mar 13, 2009

News-Gazette Technology Stories

I-57 work in Douglas County to start Monday

PARIS – Resurfacing of Interstate 57 in southern Douglas County begins Monday.

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Thu Mar 12, 2009

KWQC-TV Davenport

Chicagoan pleads guilty in fatal shooting of Douglas County deputy in 2007

An attorney for a 28-year-old Chicago man who admitted killing a Douglas County deputy says he did so to avoid what might have been a lifetime alone in his cell.

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News-Gazette Politics and Government ...

GOP gubernatorial hopeful wows Douglas County crowd

ARTHUR – It was, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Doug Whitley said, 'more like a family reunion than a Lincoln Day Dinner' when Douglas County Republicans gathered Wednesday night.

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Wed Mar 11, 2009

IllinoisHomepage.net

Man Admits to Killing Deputy

Willie Thompson admits to killing a Douglas County deputy nearly 2 years ago. He blames losing his own father for taking the life of another.

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Related Topix: Camargo, IL, Arcola, IL

Wed Mar 04, 2009

IllinoisHomepage.net

Job Cuts in Arthur

More job cuts are hitting a small Douglas county town. Wednesday, Progress Tank Plant, in Arthur sent people home with pink slips.

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Related Topix: Arthur, IL

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