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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed statewide legislation Thursday to require handgun owners to register their weapons and pay a $65 fee for each one, calling it a common sense measure that would protect the rights of responsible gun owners while keeping illegal firearms off the streets.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) announced on Jan. 31 that 703 schools made the Illinois Honor Roll for their continued academic progress, including New Douglas Mid-Elementary, Grantfork Upper Elementary and St. Jacob Elementary.
Triad advanced four wrestlers from Saturday's Class 2A Mount Zion Sectional to the Class 2A state meet which begins Friday, at Assembly Hall in Champaign.
The $25 billion mortgage settlement with the nation's five biggest banks will send $1 billion to Illinois.
On Jan. 28, St. Louis, Mo., a fantastic city, showed just how patriotic it is when the Gateway to the West held the nations first Welcome Home the Heros Veterans Parade. Little did they know how well it would turn out. There were 100-plus parade participant units, crowds of 100,000-plus lined the way, and weather too good to even wish for at the end of January.
Clarence A. Voegele, 88, of Marine died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville.
Young Ja Kim, 77, of Highland died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJC) in St. Louis, Mo.
Norma M. Deiters, 86, of Trenton, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 at Aviston Countryside Manor.
William Jake Jacoby, 61, of Highland died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at his home, with his family by his side.
James Walter Kayser Sr., 83, of Glen Carbon died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville.
Walter H. Wieseman, 82, of Bethalto, formerly of Prairietown, died on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at his home.
Melvin E. Volkers, 84, of Highland died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at his home.
Leto J. Rinderer, 95, of Marine died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at St. Josephs Hospital in Highland.
Harold F. Grotefendt, 88, of Marine died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at Fair Oaks Nursing Home in Greenville.
Nadine R. Deanie Voigt, 53, of rural Alhambra died Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at her home.