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  • Eggstravaganza 2026 Photos
  • I-70 Construction at Altamont begins Monday
  • Illinois Unemployment Rate for January at 4.9%
  • Illinois Manufacturing Association Honors Siemer Milling Company for More Than 140 Years in Business
  • Pritzker Calls for Year-Round E15 Gasoline in Letter to Congress
  • DeSoto Man Gets Effingham County Prison Sentence

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  • H.S. Softball Scores 4-3-2026
  • Isaac Lohman, With Local Ties, Is A St. Louis Cardinals Batboy
  • Newton, Dieterich Pick Up High School Baseball Victories
  • Dieterich Trounces Martinsville In Softball Action Thursday, 19-1
  • Basketball Museum Of Illinois Names Dr. Jason Ronai Executive Director, Joe Dondanville Chief Development Officer
  • Grace Nelson Member of Illinois State Basketball Team Headed To NIT Championship Game

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  • April 4, 2026
    Lake Sara Dam Run
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    Easter Egg Hunt at Edgewood Legion
  • April 4, 2026
    Easter Bake Sale and Raffle
  • April 4, 2026
    Strasburg Community Easter Egg Hunt
  • April 4, 2026
    Easter Eggstravaganza

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