Mount Carmel child Jaxson Malcolm cheered by community
An 11 year old boy, Jaxson Malcolm, diagnosed with ganglioglioma, a rare brain cancer, received a holiday surprise from Mount Carmel residents. Susan Hawkins and local emergency crews delivered gifts after a street parade of responders, with Santa present and the Singing Seven performing carols. Blaine Hawkins and Luke Dill, cancer survivors, joined as helpers.
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Wabash County
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Wabash County Sheriff's Office
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Central Illinois residents recoup after tornado outbreak
Taylorville residents narrate recovery two weeks after a December EF-3 tornado that injured more than 25 people, destroyed 32 homes and businesses, and damaged Christian County. Survivors praise community aid while detailing injuries and losses.
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State Journal-Register
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Crowder
J.J
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Trump calls for border wall to reopen government
President Trump says parts of the federal government will stay closed until Democrats back a border wall or fence. He vows to call it whatever helps win actual construction and aims to have it by election time 2020. About 800,000 workers affected as the shutdown continues amid funding disputes.
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Lincoln Home Tours Closed by Federal Shutdown
Tourists to Lincoln Home in Springfield faced disappointment as the partial federal government shutdown halted tours at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. The site, run by the National Park Service, has drawn about 200 000 visitors yearly, with families like John Parks of Palatine hoping to relive memories from two decades ago.
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State Journal-Register
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Robert
Eddie
Willie
Tad
Weather Prayer Casts Calm Over Broad View of Creation
An inclusive prayer asks for God to widen perception and honor the uniqueness of creation while offering a hopeful weather-related blessing. The brief piece blends faith with a general note on the day's forecast and spiritual reflection.
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