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News from January 2019

Bradley D. and Susan Martin purchase 1912 Turtle Creek Drive, Chatham

By Metric Media News Service | Jan 11, 2019

The home at 1912 Turtle Creek Drive, Chatham was sold on Jan. 11, 2019 by Charles W. and Aleshia Bunting for $207,000. The buyers were Bradley D. and Susan Martin.

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28 retail trade businesses in Logan County have between 10 and 19 employees in 2018

By Sangamon Sun | Jan 11, 2019

There were 28 retail trade businesses in Logan County ZIP Codes with between 10 and 19 employees in 2018, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

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ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS: HSHS St. John’s Hospital shares the Most Popular Baby Names at 2018

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2019

A name says something about a person – noble, kind, charitable or a namesake.

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ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM: Legend Bryan Bowers

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2019

Fee: $10 adults, $8 Museum Members and Children under 12 For over five decades, Bryan Bowers has combined instrumental virtuosity with warmth, eloquence, and expression.

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ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM: We are Illinoisans Exhibition

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2019

Deadline extended! If you would like to submit a photo of your immigrant ancestor for inclusion in our We are Illinoisans exhibition, you have until January 11 to do so!

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87.9 percent of Williamsville Jr teachers stay put; average earns $49,179.93 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 10, 2019

More than 87.9 percent of teachers stay at Williamsville Jr High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Report: 58 percent of 2016 Springfield Southeast High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 10, 2019

In a year when 74 percent of Springfield Southeast High School seniors graduated on time, 58 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

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Hazel Dell Elementary School reports 17% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 10, 2019

The truancy rate at Hazel Dell Elementary School rose to 17 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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1 Illinois offender paroled in zip code 62615 in 3rd quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 10, 2019

One offender released on parole during the third quarter lives near Illinois zip code 62615, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Sangamon Sun.

Javaris M Pratt unloads 2015 Halifax Drive, Springfield

By Metric Media News Service | Jan 10, 2019

On Jan. 10, 2019, Mary Ann McLean purchased a three bedroom, two bathroom home at 2015 Halifax Drive, Springfield from Javaris M Pratt for $164,000.

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CITY OF ATLANTA: Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Releases Report on Internal Investigation of Senior Policy Advisor Position

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2019

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms directed an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the creation of the Senior Policy Advisor position in which Kwanza Hall was purportedly hired.

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CITY OF ATLANTA: Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Issues Statement on Unanimous Passage of APS Bond Agreement

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2019

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued the following statement upon the passage of a resolution cementing an agreement between the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Public Schools System on validation of the Gulch development bonds.

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AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN POLAND: Cresa to advise BFF Banking Group as the first tenant of Brama Miasta in Łódź

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2019

The real estate advisory firm Cresa Poland advised BFF Banking Group – the leading financial services provider to suppliers of the European Healthcare and Public Administration sectors – on the transaction to establish its new offices at Skanska’s Brama Miasta project in Łódź.

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AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN POLAND: January Monthly Meeting 2018

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2019

On January 9th we held our first Monthly Meeting of the year where we hosted a panel discussion on the economic and political outlook for business in 2019.

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Statewide test results: 77 percent of New Holland-Middletown failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 10, 2019

About 23 percent of New Holland-Middletown Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 77 percent of students failed.

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: ALMH Foundation Funds Memorial Behavioral Health Work in Local Schools

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2019

The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Foundation has awarded Memorial Behavioral Health an $85,000 grant to support the Children’s MOSAIC project. The MOSAIC project provides a Behavioral Health Consultant, employed by Memorial Behavioral Health, to local schools in order to provide appropriate screening and support services to cultivate the social and emotional health of children and families.

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ATHENS COMMUNITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 213: Leadership Committee Clothing Drive

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2019

The AHS Leadership Committee is holding its annual clothing drive for Inner City Mission from January 9 through February 8.

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Statewide test results: 56 percent of New Berlin students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 10, 2019

About 44 percent of New Berlin Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 56 percent of students failed.

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Memorial Health System Seeks Volunteers To Knit Hats For Newborns

By Press release submission | Jan 10, 2019

Memorial Health System is seeking volunteers to crochet or knit tiny red hats for babies born in February.

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Statewide test results: male students score 6 points higher at Washington-Monroe Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 10, 2019

At Washington-Monroe Elementary School, a 6-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.