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Real Estate

  • February 10, 2012
    2009 Chrysler 300 C

    Bruckert &  Daley in Carlinville makes a difference in your car purchasing experience! See Lige Daley or call Jon Thompson at 217-854-4711. Daley’s has both used and new cars for sale as well as a body shop. Daley’s is proud to be the best service department in the county! The service department specializes in vehicle […]

Job Posting

  • September 24, 2019
    Wanted: Snowplow drivers to join the IDOT team

    SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Transportation today renewed its call for qualified individuals to step forward and apply for seasonal positions to help with snow-and-ice removal across the state. Through the department’s annual “snowbird” program, temporary snowplow drivers are hired every year on a full-time and on-call basis. “Snowbirds are a critical part of our […]

    Salary: Negotiable

Obituaries

  • Death of Sharon Kay Peterson

    Sharon Kay Peterson, 80 of Gillespie, died at Heritage Health of Gillespie on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. She was born on August 24, 1941, in Belleville to Arnold McDaniel and Lillian Vogt McDaniel.  She married Loraine “Pete” Peterson on September 8, 1962, in Columbia.  She was a receptionist for Liese Lumber Co, Belleville.  […]

  • Death of Ethel Marie Alexander

    Ethel Marie Alexander, 87 of Carlinville, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022, at Heritage Health Care in Beardstown. Ethel was born on September 6, 1934, in Highland a daughter of Fremont and Eugenia Bargetzi. She married Louis Alexander on December 21, 1954, in East St. Louis and had been married for over 52 years […]

  • Death of Harry Edwin Weller

    Harry Edwin Weller, 79 of Litchfield, died Monday, May 16, 2022, in his home. Mr. Weller was born October 24, 1942, in Litchfield a son of Edgar Taake and Mildred Irene (Hamilton) Weller. He served in the US Navy. He worked for Monterey Coal until he retired. Harry loved living in his country paradise, crafting […]

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