Land of Lincoln Honor Flight departs April 19
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight launches its 37th flight on April 19 from Springfield. The daylong, no cost trip to Washington DC honors 79 veterans from 50 Illinois cities across World War I, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras, with 162 veterans, guardians, and staff flying on a chartered 737.
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Marines
Navy
Coast Guard
Washington, D.C
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Alton
Auburn
Benson
Benton
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Bunker Hill
Carlinville
Carrollton
Champaign
Chatham
Clinton
Congerville
Coulterville
Danville
Decatur
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Forrest
Gibson City
Heyworth
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Pana
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Virden
Virginia
Warrensburg
White Hall
Williamsville
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Air Force and Marine
Ribberfest 17th annual BBQ festival set for April 22 23
The 17th Ribberfest in Mount Carmel features a vendor village wine garden free entertainment a motorcycle show a city wide yard sale and food with spaces for home based businesses crafters and non profits and a Backyard Competition for grill lovers Amateur and professional artists may enter the Art Exhibit Preregistration is required and details are available at ribberfest com facebook or 618 263 2093 Also Shimkus staff will hold office hours in Mount Carmel on April 12 2 30 4 p m at City Hall contact 618 252 8271 for help or media inquiries and accommodations require 48 hours ahead of time.
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Mount Carmel
John Shimkus
R.llinois
City Hall
N. Market Street
Shimkus
Harrisburg
House
Weatherization program accepting applications in Wabash County
Mount Carmel Wadi and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunities announce the Home Weatherization Assistance program in Wabash County. Applicants must show 90 days of household income if not LIHEAP customers, social security numbers, and proof of home ownership. For info or appointments call Wabash County Manager at 262-4151.
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Mount Carmel
WADI
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunities
Wabash County
WGH Announces Open Houses and Meetings in Mount Carmel Areas
Wabash General Hospital hosts an open house in Lawrenceville on April 29 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital to introduce orthopaedic and sports medicine providers with light refreshments. Proceeds go to Trucks 4 Kids.
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Wabash General Hospital
Lawrence County Memorial Hospital
Shelter Buddies Celebrates Sixth Anniversary Fundraiser
The Wabash County Animal Shelter Buddies in Mount Carmel IL marks its sixth anniversary in April with a penny drive aiming to collect 84 480 pennies for about $1 000. Funds support care for dogs and cats. donations are sent to 11336 North 1550 Blvd Mount Carmel IL 62863. call 262 7109 for details.
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Mount Carmel
Wabash County
Shelter Buddies
Animal Shelter Buddies
North 1550 Blvd
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Women invited to weekend outdoors in Illinois Creek
The Illinois Women in the Outdoors event runs April 30 to May 1 at Camp Ondessonk Ozark hosted by the Illinois State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. Activities include canoe trips horsemanship handgun safety yoga loom weaving and hikes in Shawnee National Forest. Early registration discounts end April 11 with April 22 deadline. Contact Diane Bybee for details.
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Flat Rock
Ill
Turkey Country Magazine
Nwtf.org
Facebook
Facebook.com
Governor forms health care fraud elimination task force
Governor Bruce Rauner signed an executive order on April 5 creating the Health Care Fraud Elimination Task Force. The panel will take a holistic approach to cutting fraud, waste and abuse in taxpayer funded programs, drawing on state and federal best practices and private sector efforts.
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Springfield
Bruce Rauner
Rauner
Executive Ethics Commission
Market slide offsets gains on April 7 2016
Stocks fall broadly with Dow at 17541.96 down 174.09 and S&P 500 at 2041.91 down 24.75. NASDAQ slips to 4848.37 as tech losses mount. Major movers include Apple at 108.54 and Exxon Mobil at 82.37 while Toyota 98.27 and AT&T - data shows mixed corporate pressure across sectors.
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