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The man charged with the murder of Tricia Nichols was employed by the Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services to care for her as recently as November of last year.
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The Maple Avenue fire station was built in 1907 and is currently used for storage.
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A weekly roundup of news from around the region.
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Superintendent Patrick Twomey said he is focusing on two large issues this summer.
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U.S. Army Cpl. Paul Eugene Hoots was 25 years old when he went missing in action after his unit engaged the North Korean People's Army in the vicinity of Ch’onan, South Korea, on July 7, 1950.
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Gerald L. Fry Jr., 56, was arrested June 4 and charged with the murder of Tricia Nichols, 49, who was found dead in a Prairie Street apartment on April 15.
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State Sen. Mike Halpin, D-36, introduced Senate Bill 13, which would have applied the evidence-based funding model for K-12 public schools in Illinois to state universities. The bill never came to a vote, but Halpin said it would have “leveled the playing field” for public universities.
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The Road of Honor leads into Keokuk National Cemetery, which is the only national cemetery in Iowa.
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Derek Wise resigned from the board to focus on his new job as deputy police chief in Cahokia Heights.
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The task force will collaborate with the city of Galesburg on a plan to extend public transportation into the county.
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Judge Andrew Doyle entered the verdict just after 1 p.m. Thursday, following a bench trial that saw the Knox County State’s Attorney’s Office call 26 witnesses and Marcy Oglesby’s public defenders call two.
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Knox County State’s Attorney Ashley Worby played the video for the court before the state rested its case against Marcy L. Oglesby, 53, who is charged with the murder of Richard R. Young.