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Results 1 - 20 of 1,411 in Edwardsville, IL

  1. Illinois Style: Reporter moonlights as novelist

    2 hrs ago | Morris Daily Herald

    ... "Nocturnal Urges" and its sequel, "A More Perfect Union." "It's definitely a niche market," said Donald, 33, of Edwardsville. "I think the hardest thing is convincing people that I'm not writing 'porn with fangs.' I've tried to make these characters ...

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  2. Cross Country Races in Border War InvitationalRead the original story

    Yesterday | Athletics.mckendree.edu

    The McKendree University cross country teams were in action Saturday at the Border Wars Invitational, which was held Saturday in Edwardsville, Ill.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  3. Business Briefs, October 12, 2008Read the original story

    Friday | Alton Telegraph

    ... parties or business opportunities, contact Fries at tina_fries@sbcglobal.net . Jewelry firm announces honors EDWARDSVILLE - Jewelry firm lia sophia recently announced top honors for its Excellent Beginnings Program Achievers, honoring outstanding ...

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    Related Topix: Retail, Grocery, Granite City, IL

  4. Chinese family from Edwardsville finds inspiration at recent...Read the original story

    Friday | Alton Telegraph

    ... display of harmony and friendship at the recent Summer Olympics XXIX in Beijing, China. The Yan family from the Edwardsville area - father Terry and mother Cynthia, along with daughter Christine, 10, and son Brandon, 7 - returned home to China to ...

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    Related Topix: Summer Sports, Michael Phelps, Olympic Swimming, Sports, Olympics, Swimming

  5. Lancers hands Edwardsville another lossRead the original story

    Yesterday | Belleville.com

    -- Jason Bester and the Belleville East Lancers on Friday extended the second-half frustrations of the Edwardsville Tigers.

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  6. Lancers rally to defeat TigersRead the original story

    Yesterday | STLtoday

    ... 34 carries and three touchdowns as the visiting Lancers rallied from an 11-point third-quarter deficit to down Edwardsville 29-28 in a Southwestern Conference game at the Sports Complex. East upped its record to 5-2 overall and 4-1 in the ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  7. No. 8 McKENDREE Mens Soccer Team Falls at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville 2-0Read the original story

    Friday | Athletics.mckendree.edu

    The McKendree University men's soccer team lost its second consecutive game Friday night, 2-0, to NCAA Division I Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  8. Telegraph wins top awards in state contestRead the original story

    Yesterday | Alton Telegraph

    ... "I got it! No, you got it!" photo in sports. "It was a (high school) softball game with Civic Memorial versus Edwardsville, and the Edwardsville girl hit the ball in an awkward place where three CM girls were going for the ball, and they all ...

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    Related Topix: Photography, Arts, Springfield, IL, Quincy, IL, Alton, IL

  9. Police blotter for Oct. 10Read the original story

    Yesterday | Alton Telegraph

    ... to the residence and found Jackson hiding in the attic. Jackson was taken to the Madison County Jail in Edwardsville on charges of domestic battery and unlawful violation of an order of protection. The charges were enhanced to felonies after the ...

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    Related Topix: Dorsey, IL, Collinsville, IL, Madison County, IL

  10. Illinois, federal regulators close Meridian BankRead the original story

    Yesterday | STLtoday

    ... to work under state supervision to fix them. Two of Meridian Bank's principal owners are Clay Winfield, an Edwardsville developer; and Dr. Tim Kaiser, an Alton physician. Both also sit on the board of YTB, a Wood River-based travel company that has ...

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    Related Topix: Illinois, Financial Services, Eldred, IL

  11. Halloween parade applications due by MondayRead the original story

    Friday | Belleville News

    The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for entries in the 2008 Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce Annual Halloween Parade.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Halloween, Glen Carbon, IL

  12. Collinsville man allegedly hid in woman's atticRead the original story

    Thursday | Wentzville Journal

    ... he charges are felonies because Jackson had previous misdemeanor convictions. He is held Madison County Jail in Edwardsville without bond. Comments No comments posted.

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    Related Topix: Collinsville, IL, Madison County, IL

  13. Police blotter for Oct. 9Read the original story

    Thursday | Alton Telegraph

    ... Street, Alton, was charged Thursday with burglary and felony theft. He allegedly entered Waltco Tools, 1005 E. Edwardsville Road, Edwardsville, with the intent to commit a theft and took a pressure washer worth more than $300. Bail was set at ...

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    Related Topix: Wood River, IL, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Medicine, Medication, Alton, IL

  14. Panel seeks ideas on property tax reformRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 9 | Customer Interaction Solutions

    Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Oct. 9--EDWARDSVILLE -- A Madison County tax reform committee reported Wednesday that the property tax system is broken and is calling on people to suggest ways to fix it.

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    Related Topix: Alton, IL, Madison County, IL, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Troy, IL

  15. Collinsville will hire more firefightersRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 8 | Fire Engineering

    ... $10 million. The Collinsville Fire Department's grant was the sixth-largest amount awarded in metro-east. The Edwardsville Fire Department obtained another grant earlier this year for $316,275. Congress approved $210 million was provided for the ...

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    Related Topix: Fire

  16. Madison County seeks school funding changeRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 9 | WTHI-TV Terre Haute

    ... relying almost entirely on property taxes. County Board Chairman Alan Dunstan, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift and attorney Tom Long presented a preliminary report Wednesday that detailed problems with the way ...

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    Related Topix: Madison County, IL, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

  17. Collinsville man charged with domestic batteryRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 8 | Belleville.com

    EDWARDSVILLE -- A Collinsville man was charged in Madison County Circuit Court Wednesday with domestic battery and unlawful violation of an order of protection.

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    Related Topix: Madison County, IL

  18. Glen Carbon woman could be voted area's 'Best Neighbor'Read the original story

    Thursday Oct 9 | Wentzville Journal

    It is her love of people that drew Glen Carbon resident Linda Bailey to volunteer at Anderson Hospital shortly after she retired from TheBank of Edwardsville.

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    Related Topix: Glen Carbon, IL, St. Louis, MO Metro

  19. Preparing For Flu SeasonRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 9 | The Sorento News

    ... Wednesday afternoon at the Historic Courthouse in Hillsboro. Journal-News Photo Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville nursing students helped the Montgomery County Health Department vaccinate nearly 100 county employees and others who work ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Influenza, Health, Glen Carbon, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Hillsboro, IL, Litchfield, IL

  20. Madison County panel calls for tax reform

    Wednesday Oct 8 | STLtoday

    ... by Madison County Board Chairman Alan Dunstan, released its preliminary recommendations at a news conference in Edwardsville Wednesday. Panel member Tom Long said the state has "an antiquated, mid-18th-century taxing system for 21st-century ...

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