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QUINCY — Nick Scull of Sandwich, Ill., now living at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, received the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Rank of Officer, during a June 12 ceremony near the Adams County World War II Memorial. Gaston Stronk, ambassador of Luxembourg to the United States, made the presentation. …
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GOLDEN, Ill. — Larissa Schuster was sentenced in May 2008 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing her estranged husband, Golden native Timothy Schuster. Timothy Schuster’s brother, Ted, never figured the ordeal was ever truly over. “When (Larissa) was convicted, the state’s attorney’s office in Fresno County told us to be…
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From WBEZ MT. STERLING – David Kerstein thought there must be a mistake. The prison warden told him that if he wanted to meet with prisoner Roger Latimer he had to be at Western Illinois Correctional Center by 7 a.m. He had driven five hours from a Chicago suburb. Now staff were telling him there…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted Monday night to table discussion about a proposed residential rental property registration ordinance, choosing to spend the next 2 ½ months to study the issue before aldermen review it in September. Seven people spoke to the City Council on Monday in support of the ordinance. Mayor Mike Troup…
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QUINCY — It took the Traffic Commission about 30 minutes of brainstorming on Monday night to come up with a few adjustments to the plan to build a second Carter’s Coffee Bar in the city, with this one going at the northwest corner of Seventh and Broadway. With the Traffic Commission’s blessing, the Quincy City…
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From Illinois Policy Institute The Illinois Department of Employment Security was ill-prepared to handle record numbers of unemployed workers when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, was slow to distribute federal help, exposed Illinoisans’ private information, then lefts thousands on hold awaiting answers. Here’s the latest: 458 Days since Illinois Department of Employment Security offices were open…
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QUINCY – This community’s response to joining Telligen to address high priority health issues during COVID-19 and beyond has demonstrated a high level of commitment towards the overall health of your community. The pandemic has not only highlighted the importance of community members working together, but also how collaboration can drive community-centered health outcome improvement.…
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Q-Fest is a community celebration of the arts — musical, visual and culinary — that will be presented by Refreshment Services Pepsi on June 25-27 in historic downtown Quincy. Top GunZ will be the headliner band for the 8 p.m. Saturday, June 26 street concert sponsored by Adams Fiber. The concert will take place on…
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QUINCY – Quincy Medical Group recently began offering Breast MRIs utilizing 3T MRI technology, providing local patients with more advanced imaging. QMG is the only facility in the local area to offer 3T imaging technology. It recently expanded the MRI program to include breast imaging. Dr. Robert Haag, a radiologist for QMG, said the 3T…
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Blessing Hospital now is allowing non-COVID inpatients to have two visitors at a time in their room between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., and the Blessing Hospital Cafeteria and the Tea Room are now open to visitors. COVID positive patients may have one visitor per day between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. if the visitor…
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QUINCY – The second location of the Liquor Booth liquor store is bigger, and owner Adam Booth says it will be better. With 6,200 square feet to fill at 3530 Broadway, Booth says he plans to bring in more high-end product by expanding his bourbon and tequila selections. A massive walk-in cooler with an automatic…
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QUINCY — A report designed to address the declining number of rounds played at Westview Golf Course was presented to the Quincy Park District’s Board of Commissioners at its Wednesday meeting. The report was compiled by Tristan Wood, an administrative assistant with the Park District who also is working on completing his master’s degree in…
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QUINCY — Work on the creation of a roundabout in the intersection of 48th and State should begin in the late spring or early summer of next year. Jim Frankenhoff, engineer for the Adams County Highway Department, and Steve Bange, senior project engineer for the City of Quincy, met last week with representatives from Springfield…
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Starting today, Wednesday, June 9, South 12th St. between Payson Avenue and Ohio will be closed to through traffic. This section of roadway will re-open to traffic on Friday, June 18. The road is being closed by a privately hired contractor to allow for the repair of a failed sewer line in the area. Motorists are…
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QUINCY — Blues in the District just wasn’t the same last year. The pandemic forced organizers to forego attempts to have live concerts in Washington Park last summer. Instead, two concerts were held in the Washington Theater, and blues lovers could watch the events on Facebook. “People still loved it,” said Bruce Guthrie, executive director…
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QUINCY — A ribbon cutting was held Tuesday as Blessing Health System opened its Blessing Resource Center, which will provide a personalized, concierge-like service targeted to help consumers navigate their health in one place or with one phone call. The Blessing Resource Center will be a place for patients to learn about services, the cost…
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Truck and Tractor pulls, concerts, queen contests, carnival rides and a demo derby. That’s a full lineup starting Tuesday at the 74th annual Pike County, Illinois Fair in Pleasant Hill. The Miss Pike County Fair Queen and Miss Junior Fair Queen gets things started Tuesday at 7 pm. Wednesday, June 9 is family night. With…
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QUINCY — Michael Seaver, director of inspection and enforcement for the City of Quincy, brought Monday night to the Quincy City Council a proposed ordinance to establish a residential rental registration program. It wasn’t met with open arms. Mike Farha and Tony Sassen, 4th Ward alderman, both said they couldn’t support the proposal. Jeff Bergman,…
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QUINCY — Mike Farha looked at the nearly $2 million cost for sewer replacement for a three-block stretch on Oak Street, quietly shook his head and rubbed his eyes. “The reason I voted yes for it is that it has to be done,” the 4th Ward alderman said after Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting.…
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QUINCY — A $1 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s highway safety program is making it possible to replace about 13,000 feet of guardrails in Adams County. Clevenger Contractors from Bluffs was awarded the contract. Workers have been replacing guardrails around the county since April. County engineer Jim Frankenhoff believes the work will be…
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QUINCY – Two scholarships recently were awarded by the Gem City Breakfast Kiwanis Club to local graduating seniors. The scholarship assists one student from Quincy Notre Dame and one from Quincy High School who have been a Kiwanis Key Club member for at least two school years. Katie Ozment from Quincy Notre Dame and Erica…
Read Full Article QUINCY – The Safe Kids Adams County and Quincy Medical Group pediatrics department are hosting a free Safe Kids Health Fair from 9 a.m. to noon June 12 in the QMG employee parking lot, 11th and Maine (across from QMG’s 1101 Maine building). The Safe Kids Health Fair will provide activities to promote safety and…
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QUINCY — LaTonya Brock, executive director of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce since 2017, was sworn in Thursday morning to become a member of the Quincy School Board. Brock will replace Mike Troup, who stepped down from the School Board after winning the mayoral election in April. She will complete the remainder of Troup’s term,…
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One of the most tragic days in Quincy’s history happened 75 years ago this weekend. Edward J. Schneidman, 40, the mayor of Quincy, and Martin Heinen, a 6th Ward alderman and a member of the Quincy College (now Quincy University) faculty, died in a disastrous fire that swept Chicago’s LaSalle Hotel during the early hours…
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Pike County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier”, is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some…
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