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Our Neighbors and Local Events of the Illinois District
A survey of regional happenings includes fundraising for a monument in memory of Marlo Little, legal actions over a strict sidewalk judgment, a clerical and musical gifts to churches, a Joliet burglary with near $1000 stolen, a Bloomington price war among mills, and an internal revenue appointment in Champaign. Also noted are a deadly Joliet home invasion, the Young Men’s Christian Association convention in Springfield, a major criminal trial in Christian county, and forthcoming state election dates with multiple state offices on the ballot.
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Oglesby
Olney
Joliet
H. Peters
Lyon & Healy
Chicazo
Henry
Watseka
Onera
Stephens Bro
Johnson's
Lahbounty's
Baldwin's Bakery
Shedd
Waxzner
Smith
Bloomington
Canton
la Salle Times
la Salle
United Action of Business
Bnemess
Internal Revenue
Champaign
Jacob Wheeler
U. S. Marshal
Cullum
Logan
Young Men’s Christian Association
Springfield
Chicago
Rockford
Peoria
Quincy
Jackwinville
Springfeld
Decatur
Paris
Garbendale
Christian County
Orite
Mies Bond
Rock River
Illinois
Rock Island
Iowa Unitarian Association
Twinois Association of Liberal Religious Societies
Buda
Covell
Ider Covell
Buda Times