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   Illinois State Police are urging motorists to exercise due caution while traveling on roadways during the autumn harvest season.   As farmers begin to move equipment from field to field,

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The Lawrence County Senior Citizens Center is partnering with Senior Education Ministries Incorporated to present Dine with a Doc from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on Friday at the Senior Center located at

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Governor Bruce Rauner wants to overhaul state regulations on the last of Illinois‘

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  The CEFS Economic Opportunity Corporation will begin accepting applications for the 2018 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and the Percentage of Income Payment Plan today. This is the

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   Illinois State Police District 12 Commander, Captain Cory Ristvedt, announced the results of Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols held in Lawrence and Richland Counties during August. 

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-Lawrence County authorities arrested a Lawrenceville man following a traffic stop over the weekend. Sheriff’s deputies stopped a vehicle driven by 26 year-old Placido Hernandez.