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Jacksonville African American History Museum opens
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLearning Black history while growing up in Jacksonville Illinois during the 1960s seemed impossible for Art Wilson. It wasn’t taught in schools or reflected locally so in order to learn the ...
3 Illinois Lottery players win $1M on scratch-off tickets, including 2 in Chicago
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCHICAGO — Three people in Illinois have won $1 million on scratch-off lottery tickets, including two...
See Which Towns Ban Trick-or-Treating for Older Kids on Halloween
People via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe holiday is not so sweet for trick-or-treaters 13 and older in some U.S. cities and towns...
Waverly motorcyclist dies in accident near Jacksonville
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Waverly man died Thursday night when his motorcycle was struck by a car traveling behind him on Illinois 104 southeast of Jacksonville. Illinois State Police said James W. Farmer, 60, was ...
3 Illinois Lottery players win $1M prizes with scratch-off tickets
WFLD via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCHICAGO - Illinois Lottery scratch-off tickets netted three lucky winners $1 million each, two of...
One in custody after threats made to prisons in Taylorville, Jacksonville
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne person is in custody after threats were made to state prisons in Taylorville and Jacksonville. Illinois State Police, in a press release this afternoon, said District 9 troopers responded ...
Urgent care clinic under construction in Jacksonville, February opening planned
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJacksonville's first Memorial Health urgent care health clinic is set to open in February. The...
Historically Black Lincoln College to close after 157 years in wake of cyberattack and pandemic
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHistorically Black Lincoln College in Illinois is closing its doors after 157 years — unable to...
Longtime Braddock boys’ basketball coach Willie Diaz retires after four decades
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWillie Diaz, who has been coaching boys’ basketball in Miami for 43 years – including the past 27...
Celebrate the power of education, preserve academic freedom, and reject threats to both
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn January 16, at the 48th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast in Springfield, I...