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At St. Patrick School, students always celebrate Mardi Gras with games and fun, but this year, there's an added twist.

Americans have been in a sunny mood since the Nov. 8 election of Donald Trump ended a divisive presidential campaign and increased the odds of a tax cut and a repeal of President Barack Obama's health care law.

The goal during National Nutrition Month is to include at least one fruit or vegetable at each meal and snack in the month of March – fresh, dried, canned or frozen.

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The Illinois State Police Medicaid Fraud Control Bureau said it had caught both women in two investigations that targeted the activities of the women who were supposed to be providing services to people who need help looking after themselves.

L.T., a visually impaired student with Eastern Illinois Area Special Education (EIASE), has competed in the contest before adding 1,000 pages each year. Last year, he was just shy of taking first place.

In the early morning hours following the shootings, written police reports say some buildings were hit by gunfire but there were no reported injuries.

Rauner's plan, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2018, includes a competitive bidding process.

Gotcha Day is a day to celebrate because it's the day we became a family. We "adopted" their idea and have been doing something special on this day since before our child could even say the word "gotcha."

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Carlos Hernandez Pacheco, 38, from Mexico, was arrested at his home in West Frankfort on Feb. 9 and has since been held in the Montgomery County Jail, which is also an ICE detention facility about an hour west of St. Louis. He is being held over questions about his legal status in the U.S., as confirmed on Friday by an ICE official in an emailed response to The Southern Illinoisan.

The trophy is scheduled to be displayed at the Decatur Civic Center from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 9.