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Gov. Pat Quinn visited Stevenson High School July 3 to sign legislation that will allow some 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections.
Gov. Pat Quinn visited Stevenson High School July 3 to sign legislation that will allow some 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections.
"This is the law of the land," declared Gov. Pat Quinn, immediately after signing legislation that will allow some 17-year-olds to vote in Illinois primary elections.
This new sports bar, which features a nautical theme, is located in the building formerly occupied by McCarthy's Irish Pub.
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"I love it because it started a whole new chapter in my life," Michelle Niemeyer said of the Dirty Girl Mud Run, which was held over the weekend at the Lake County Fairgrounds.