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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A Vienna, Illinois man has pleaded guilty to defrauding Johnson, Hardin and Pope counties out of more than $100,000 while he was employed as the Johnson County 911 administrator.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Following a power outage that took an entire fuel refinery offline last weekend, filings with regulatory agencies reveal that additional problems at the plant with flood water have kept the facility from operating, creating the potential for Midwestern fuel prices to continue rising.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – As a battle brews over freedom of the press at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, a free speech advocate says student journalists at public universities are protected under both the First Amendment and state law.
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