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Illinois:
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Meaford likely moving to online permit model for all open-air fires
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Can a bottled water royalty help preserve the Great Lakes?
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Departing female councillor’s ‘really big fear’: fewer women on new council
Leaving city council after eight years was a tough decision, Coun. Maureen Cassidy said Friday after revealing she won’t seek a third term in Ward 5, but also calling the upcoming vote a critical time for London. Her two terms on council were “one of the greatest and most humbling experiences of my life,” she […]
Woodstock police board mulls mayor’s role after criminal charges
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