Thursday, July 24, 2008
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Odell prepares for eventful weekend
Thursday, July 24, 2008 (24 reads)

The annual Odell Days celebration gets underway today...


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Fallen fireman remembered in Fairbury
Thursday, July 24, 2008 (43 reads)

A flag at the Fairbury City Hall flies at half-staff, as the city’s fire department is draped in black to remember a fallen firefighter...


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24-year-old Fireman dies after house fire
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 (96 reads)

Fairbury residents are mourning the loss of a firefighter...


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Rutherford hopes for large turnout at prison hearing
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 (24 reads)

City, county and state officials are hoping for a large turnout at the upcoming hearing on the possible closure of the Pontiac Correctional Center...


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Man enters plea in shooting case
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 (39 reads)

A Chicago man has admitted to firing gunshots toward a group of people outside the Pontiac County Market store earlier this month...


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Fairbury firefighter dies after battling fire
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 (154 reads)

A Fairbury firefighter is dead after battling a house fire in Forrest last night...


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Tentative Prairie Central budget has shortfall
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (38 reads)

The Prairie Central Board of Education has approved a tentative budget for Fiscal Year ’09...


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Bloomington man dies in Livingston County wreck
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (58 reads)

Authorities have released the name of the person found dead after an accident near Strawn, over the weekend...


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Police beef up patrols after shooting incident
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (43 reads)

A week and a half after shots were fired outside the Pontiac County Market Store, police have stepped-up patrols in the area...


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Prison marks 30th anniversary of riot
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (27 reads)

Employees of the Pontiac Correctional Center will lay flowers and observe a moment of silence today, to remember those killed in the 1978 prison riot.


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One dead after wreck near Strawn
Monday, July 21, 2008 (104 reads)

State Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred over the weekend, just south of Strawn...


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Man released from hospital after car crashes into restaurant
Monday, July 21, 2008 (111 reads)

A Forrest man has been released from the hospital following a crash Sunday in Forrest...


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Fairbury residents raise a 'stink' at council meeting
Monday, July 21, 2008 (64 reads)

Complaints of noise and smells dominated last week’s meeting of the Fairbury City Council...


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Pontiac City Council meets tonight
Monday, July 21, 2008 (33 reads)

 The Pontiac City Council meets at 7 p.m. at the Pontiac City Hall...


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Some damage reported after morning storms
Monday, July 21, 2008 (61 reads)

It’s been a busy weather morning in Livingston County and Central Illinois, as thunderstorms brought heavy rainfall, high winds and in some places, small hail...


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Fair livestock results announced
Friday, July 18, 2008 (56 reads)

The champion livestock results are in from the Livingston County 4-H Fair...


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State issues report on prison
Friday, July 18, 2008 (71 reads)

The state’s Department of Corrections has issued a report, explaining why it wants to close the Pontiac Correctional Center and move inmates to a newer facility...


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Livingston County approves wind farm
Friday, July 18, 2008 (76 reads)

A new wind is about to blow through northern Livingston County...


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