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Two candidates are seeking the Republican Party nomination in Illinois State Senate District 36. They are retired Illinois State Police Master Sergeant Brad Beekman and fuel truck driver Patrick Harlan.
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The city of has secured $6 million in federal Community Project Funding for the replacement of the long-closed Cascade Bridge.
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Two candidates are seeking the Republican Party nomination in the 17th Congressional District in Illinois.
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Three Republicans are seeking their party’s nomination in the 15th Congressional District Primary. That includes incumbent Mary Miller and challengers Judy Bowlby and Ryan Tebrugge.
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It’s a crowded primary for the 15th Congressional District, which covers a large swath of western and central Illinois. Four Democrats are seeking their party's nomination.
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Black children in Lewis County, Mo., were educated in the one-room schoolhouse for 75 years beginning in 1880.
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