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  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 40 and low of 35 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 46, low: 24.
  • Saturday: Low clouds and colder, with a high of 33 and low of 8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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  • Lake Land College, IL posted a job opening for Associate Dean of Correctional Programs at Shawnee Correctional Center in Vienna. Apply here.
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  • Dennis Oestringer,78 of McLeansboro (wfiwradio.com)
  • Hundreds of children in the Angel Tree program remain unadopted as organizers try to fill the increased need (kbsi23.com)
  • Eva A. (Loback) Prater of Anna (dailyregister.com)

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  • FOIA request sent to City of Metropolis regarding new or amended contracts on December 9, 2025 (silnews.com)
  • Windhorst Criticizes Pritzker's Signature on Dangerous, Costly Expansion of TRUST Act (wmclradio.com)
  • OBITUARY: Jean Margaret Moffatt Bentley (williamsonsource.com)

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