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New group formed helps grant wishes to adults fighting cancer
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
It was founded in Collinsville, and branched out to Chicago, Louisville, Ky.; and even Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, now has a chapter. Dr. Jim Filipiak, a practicing chiropractic physician and Lake Land College adjunct instructor of ...

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Mountain Express: Optimism Takes Off For Safety Changes to Hailey Airport
Boise Weekly
After spending years debating the fate of Hailey's Friedman Memorial Airport, there is renewed optimism in the Wood River Valley that the current airport will be allowed to continue its operations at its existing site, until a new airport can be built ...

An Edwardsville man is facing felony charges for allegedly attacking a Granite City Police Officer.

Former Wash. real estate agent arrested in thefts
The Seattle Times
Detectives say Larson is a former real estate agent who used his home sales experience to become a crafty burglar. He reportedly looked for homes on the market that were vacant and that gave him the time to cut open the lock boxes that held the keys to ...

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Beauty meets history at confluence of three great rivers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
To the south, the Confluence Bike Trail parallels the road from Alton to Hartford. And you'll have plenty of places to stop along the way, for the road rolls through the cities and villages of Grafton, Chautauqua, Elsah, Alton, East Alton, Wood River ...

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Beauty meets history at confluence of three great rivers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Robert Wadlow, who grew to nearly nine feet tall, was born in Alton. You can see a life-size statue of this "Gentle Giant" at 2810 College Ave. (Illinois Route 140). He was born in 1918 and weighed 500 pounds when he died from complications brought on ...
Thompson elected to group's exec boardAlton Telegraph

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Maryland fighter Roya Darvishian gets shafted out of MMA title fight
Examiner.com
Darvishian and Smith were contractually required to weigh 105 pounds for their MMA title fight on July 6 in Bethalto, Illinois. However, there was apparently a discrepancy regarding the one-pound weight allowance that is usually included in amateur MMA ...

Summer break may be nearly half over, but there’s still time to enroll first through 12th grade students in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Summer Arts Program.  A variety of art and des

The Edwardsville City Council approved four change orders for public service projects Tuesday night.

Belleville News Democrat
5 St. Clair County sex offenders fail to register
Belleville News Democrat
Christopher Davis, 48, of 2612 Arlington St., Collinsville, was charged with violating sex offender registration and failure to report a change of address. Bail was set at ... "They, according to Illinois law, checked compliance ranging from a correct ...

Rain has been on everyone’s minds lately because it’s been all over everything else.

Real Estate Investing : Is Now The Time To Take Advantage Of The Buyer's ...
Forbes
Many investment pundits recommend taking full advantage of the current buyer's market in real estate. Lenders are foreclosing on many properties, often selling them at a loss. At the same time, many private sellers are listing their property on the ...

What is E and O Insurance for Home Inspectors
Live Insurance News
When a home inspector overlooks some element of a home inspection and then later, because of his error, damage results, whose fault is it? In almost every case, a court will decide that the inspector is liable for the damage. Errors and omissions ...

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Gearing up for an 'extreme fire year;' experts: Expect bigger, fiercer ...
Times-Standard
On Thursday alone, a number of small fires broke out between Crescent City and Garberville, keeping local Humboldt County crews and Cal Fire crews busy through the night and into Friday. Numerous reports of ... What's happening now “is not new to us ...
Climate Change And Wildfires: Bigger, Fiercer Blazes Expected In WestHuffington Post
Ariz. town remembers the 4th, fallen firefighterscbs4qc.com
Burns, breathing issues killed 19 firefightersPeoria Journal Star
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Career in real estate can be rewarding, but it's a lot of work
Chicago Tribune
Here are my questions: Given how the Internet has changed real estate, what do you think of the future of real estate agents, at least for the next 10 to 15 years, when I personally would be affected? And are you familiar with daily money manager ...
Real Estate Matters: Seller's request for agent to cut commission a sticky issueSan Antonio Express

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Ask the Inspector: Credentials
Leader-Telegram
You should feel fortunate to live in Wisconsin. Some states do not require inspectors to be licensed. Duerkop is a licensed home inspector and serves as president and education director of the Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors for the central ...

Fairview Heights gets a no-hitter in Legion baseball tourney opener
Belleville News Democrat
The no-hitter came just three days shy of a year since the previous no-hitter for Fairview Heights, turned in by Justin Wallace against Glen Carbon on July 8, 2012. Kyle Boewe helped drive the Fairview Heights offense by going 3-for-3 with two doubles ...

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Leaf heading to Southern Illinois
Winona Daily News
The idea of playing golf at NCAA Division I Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been in the head of William Leaf for quite some time. The recent Winona Senior High School graduate didn't make his decision official until this week, maybe just ...

The Center for American Archeology in Kampsville is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2013, and is inviting the public to come explore the fascinating cultural and environmental heritage of the lowe

Understanding how wealth is distributed within and between states and nations can tell more about our societies and cultures than one might think, as well as providing guidance to fix serious economic