MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) — President Donald Trump mourned the dead and forcefully condemned anti-Semitism after a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left 11 dead. But faced with another national tragedy, he did not long turn his focus away from the midterm elections or himself. Nine days from elections that will determine the control […]
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Raymond J. Landry
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Raymond J. Landry, age 53, died unexpectedly at home May 17, 2018. Ray was born to Joseph R. and Lorraine P. Landry in Lewiston on April 7, 1965, the fourth in line of six brothers. The family moved to Jay when he was just a year old, where he was raised and educated […]
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NCAA adopts sexual violence policy
NCAA member schools will be required to provide yearly sexual violence education for all college athletes, coaches and athletics administrators under a policy announced Thursday by the organization’s board of governors. Campus leaders such as athletic directors, school presidents and Title IX coordinators will be required to attest that athletes, coaches and administrators have been […]
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Thomas E. Foorman
WINNETKA, Ill. — Thomas Emerson Foorman, 25, died Tuesday, May 23. He was born in Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 28, 1991. He is survived by his parents, James Louis Foorman and Margaret Emerson Foorman, as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
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Debra J. Howe
AUBURN — Debra Jean (Whitehead) Howe, 58, of Mechanic Falls, passed away Friday, May 5, while in the presence of her life partner, Sheila Drake. Debra was born May 10, 1958, in Beardstown, Ill., to parents Clark and Jeannie Whitehead, who both predeceased her. Debra was loved and cherished by so many and a true […]
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Illinois firefighters break teen out of prison cell
JOLIET, Ill. — A teenage girl who slipped into an abandoned Illinois prison for an urban adventure ended up serving a short sentence when she accidentally locked herself inside a cell. Illinois State Police say two teenage girls entered the Joliet Correctional Center through a hole in its fence Monday. Joliet Fire Department Battalion Chief […]
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal of semi-automatic weapon ban
Data curated by InsideGov WASHINGTON — Acting in the aftermath of the San Bernardino mass shooting, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from gun owners who challenged a Chicago suburb’s ban on assault weapons. Two conservative justices said they would have heard the case and struck down the ban. The court, though, left […]
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Regan N. Kauf
1999 – 2015 PORTLAND — Regan N. Kauf, 16, of Bethel passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a valiant battle with the complications of leukemia. Regan was born in Carbondale, Ill., on April 15, 1999, the daughter of Steven and Kristie (Dilley) Kauf and was in her junior year […]
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Grover Lance
1937 – 2015 OCALA, Fla. — Grover Lance passed peacefully at Hampton Manor in Ocala, Fla., on Tuesday, Oct. 6, where he had been a resident for the previous eight months. He had been suffering from Alzheimer’s. He was born in Murphysboro, Ill., Jan 19, 1937, the son of James and Mina Lance. Grover Joined […]
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Jean B. Marcotte
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Our dear, loving Scottish mother and wife, Jean B. Marcotte, who ensured her family would have a happy life by moving to San Luis Obispo, Calif., nearly 40 years ago, passed away on Monday, July 27. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to parents William and Ellen Kavanagh Begley. Following […]