Wildcats host Mount Carmel in regional playoff at The Pit
Region’s last team standing Anna Jonesboro welcomes Mount Carmel for a 1:30 p.m. playoff game at The Pit in Anna. The Wildcats reached the quarterfinals by beating top seed Breese Central, while Mount Carmel advanced with a win over Benton. Gates open at 11 a.m. Parking on the practice field.
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Anna
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Illinois lawmakers leave six day veto session with many issues unresolved
Lawmakers adjourned the fall veto session with a crowded agenda still in limbo. Major items such as pension reform and other priorities face a long wait until February or later as the General Assembly schedules only a few days before February 2 and the governor's State of the State address.
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Veterans Day ceremony in Carbondale honors service
Retired Brig. Gen. Robert Waldron told about 90 attendees at Carbondale's Veterans Memorial Plaza that we all serve and the country must serve its veterans. Mayor Fritzler read a proclamation as prayers marked the ceremony. See additional photos online.
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Carbondale
Robert Waldron
Veterans Memorial Plaza
Waldron
Joel Fritzler
Remember who real stars are at Murphysboro Veterans Day
Chaplain Bill Slider of American Legion district 25 urged that real heroes stand before us at Murphysboro Paul Stout Post 127 Veterans Day ceremony. He cited World War II to present conflicts, thanked families, and urged veterans to share their stories with about 200 attendees.
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Murphysboro
Bill Slider
American Legion
Slider
Paul Stout
Veterans Day Flag Dedication at Benton Cemetery
In Benton Southern area a Veterans Day ceremony honored service members with 150 new American flags at Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery. The flags, a joint project of American Legion Post 280 VFW Post 2671 and Ladies Auxiliaries, were placed along the entrance road and a central triangle. Leader Freda Broadway, Legion Auxiliary president, initiated the idea after Memorial Day neglect of graves.
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