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The Village Dispensary is in the former Woody's Chicken building ..read more
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The Madison County Board approved a referendum on Illinois' separation from Chicago ..read more
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Juanita Shaw of Edwardsville is being honored as a YWCA Woman of Distinction ..read more
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Anne Tyree is being recognized by the YWCA as a Woman of Distinction ..read more
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The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program expects new funds in October ..read more
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Today is Wednesday, April 24, the 115th day of 2024. There are 251 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 24, 1995, the final bomb linked to the Unabomber exploded inside the Sacramento, California, offices of a lobbying group for the wood products industry, killing chief lobbyist Gilbert B. Murray. (Theodore Kaczynski was later sentenced to four lifetimes in prison for a series of bombings that killed three people and injured 29 others.)
On this date:
In 1877, federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans, ending the North’s post-Civil War rule in the South.
In 1915, i ..read more