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		<title>Quilt show this weekend in Bishop Hill</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130517/NEWS/130519350/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 9:34:04</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DOUG BOOCK</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Prairie Queen Quilt Club will host its annual quilt show at the Colony School in Bishop Hill today, tomorrow and Sunday.]]></description>
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		<title>Scam attempt warned against</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519473/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:07:40</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DOUG BOOCK</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Galva Police are warning area residents about a possible scam attempt.]]></description>
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		<title>Chemical spill closes I-80 between Atkinson and Annawan</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519474/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 8:24:33</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a release sent by the Illinois State Police, on May 16 at approximately 5:55 a.m. a semi-truck tanker combination was traveling west on Interstate 80 west bound in the vicinity of Mile Marker 29.]]></description>
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		<title>State bill backlog decreases for Canton </title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130512/NEWS/130519853/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:59:00</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Chris Kaergard
Peoria Journal Star
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		<description><![CDATA[CANTON &#8212; Things are looking up for the city of Canton, at least as far as its sewer bills are concerned.]]></description>
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		<title>Statehouse Insider: Two pension plans. Now what? </title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130511/NEWS/130519893/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Doug Finke
The State Journal-Register</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the Illinois House has passed a comprehensive pension reform plan, the Senate is back in the crosshairs of the debate.]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: Black Hawk East livestock judging team wins Denver stock show contest</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130509/BLOGS/130509570/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><a href="mailto:">Doris Strand</a><br></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the third time in history, the Black Hawk College East Campus Livestock Judging Team took top honors in the junior college division at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo.]]></description>
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		<title>Traveling Vietnam Wall coming to Geneseo</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130509/NEWS/130509145/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 10:30:19</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A scale version of the Vietnam Memorial Wall will be on display in Geneseo in August.<br>The American&#8200;Veterans Traveling Tribute will visit&#8200;Geneseo Aug. 7 through 11 with an 80 percent scale version of the Washington, D.C. monument.]]></description>
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		<title>GIFT honors Zum Mallen</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130509/NEWS/130509147/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 10:28:49</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gary Zum Mallen of Geneseo has been named the 2013 GIFT&#8200;Community Caring Award winner.]]></description>
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		<title>Geneseo couple meets recipient of their daughter's liver</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130509/NEWS/130509152/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 10:17:50</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claudia Loucks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Their meeting was both heartwarming and heartbreaking.<br>Jim and Becky Geuns recently met Tony Montalvo of Chicago. Montalvo received their daughter's liver after Jillian (Geuns) Hege died from injuries incurred in a one-car accident in July of last year.]]></description>
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		<title>DAR honors Geneseo's DeBoever couple</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130509/NEWS/130509155/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 10:10:36</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Depies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patriotic volunteers Bob and Judy DeBoever of Geneseo were named Community&#8200;Service Award winners by the Geneseo&#8200;Chapter of the Daughters of the&#8200;American Revolution.]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: Students learn about dental health</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130508/BLOGS/130509572/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><a href="mailto:">Rae-Ann Tucker-Marshall</a><br></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Staff from the Henry and Stark County Health<br>Departments have been visiting area elementary and preschools to offer<br>instruction to students regarding the importance of good dental care.]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: Black Hawk East hosts Ag Olympics, tractor show</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130507/BLOGS/130509571/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doris Strand, Black Hawk College, East Campus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Midwest Agricultural Heritage Museum and Black Hawk College East Campus hosted the 2013 FFA Olympics and Tractor Show in the East Campus ag arena kicking off FFA Week.]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: CPR class offered</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130506/BLOGS/130509573/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><a href="mailto:">Rae-Ann Tucker-Marshall</a><br></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Henry and Stark County Health Department reminds area residents they<br>now offer Monthly CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Certification Classes.]]></description>
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		<title>Deadbeat Illinois: State's bill backlog hinders Latino agency</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130505/NEWS/130509558/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sun, 5 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Dorothy Schneider
Rockford Register Star
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		<description><![CDATA[Cynthia Torres was one of more than 6,700 Rockford-area residents served last year by La Voz Latina, but the outlook the agency isn&#8217;t as rosy now. The nonprofit has lost roughly one-third of its annual funding, due in large part to a restructuring of DCFS and changes within the Illinois Department of Human Services.]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois' multi-billion dollar bill backlog goes back a decade</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130504/NEWS/130509602/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sat, 4 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Doug Finke
The State Journal-Register
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		<description><![CDATA[In early 2002, former Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes warned about the deteriorating condition of state finances. In March, Hynes warned that the bill backlog had hit $1.2 billion, which he said was the largest in the state&#8217;s history. Eleven years later, state officials would be overjoyed to have a bill backlog of only $1 billion to juggle.]]></description>
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		<title>Statehouse Insider: Pension reform ball now in Senate's court</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130504/NEWS/130509613/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sat, 4 May 2013 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Doug Finke
The State Journal-Register</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the Illinois House has passed a comprehensive pension reform plan, the Senate is back in the crosshairs of the debate.]]></description>
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		<title>Victim of Alpha shooting dies</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130503/NEWS/130509619/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 18:34:18</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The victim of a shooting in Alpha early Tuesday morning died Thursday in a Peoria hospital.]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: Black Hawk College horse show team competes</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130502/BLOGS/130429177/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Black Hawk College's Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Team, coached by Donna Irvin and Drew Cotton, recently finished its regular season by winning the Zone 7, Region 5 Team Championship held this year at the East Campus. In 16 years of competition, this is the 10th time that BHC has brought home the championship.]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: Radon causes lung cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130501/BLOGS/130429181/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RaeAnn Tucker-Marshall, Henry ad Stark County Health Departments</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Health Division of the Henry and Stark County Health<br>Departments are calling attention to the fact that radon is the<br>second-leading cause of lung cancer overall and the leading cause of lung<br>cancer for non-smokers.]]></description>
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		<title>Shooting in Alpha; woman arrested</title>
		<link>http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130430/NEWS/130439912/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 8:04:22</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DOUG BOOCK</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At approximately 3:45 a.m. today Henry County Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call for a shooting at 504 S. 1st St., Alpha.]]></description>
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