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A lone deer stands in the yard of a house in a Union Hill Road subdivision in Carbondale.
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Emergency 8 Wilderness Medical Tech. Course
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Emergency 10 Wilderness Medical Tech. Course
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Tunnel Hill State Trail’s namesake, a 543-foot former railroad tunnel, was constructed by the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad, which began operating in 1872.
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Kimberly Perry and the rest of The Band Perry headline the Piazza Stage for the final evening of HerrinFesta Italiana.
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Miners vs. London Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
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Miners vs. Florence Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
Miners vs. Florence Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
Miners vs. London Game Time 5:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
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Herrinfesta Italiana
Herrinfesta Italiana
A horse peeks out of its stable at the Williamson County Fairgrounds.
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Miners vs. Schaumburg Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
Southern Illinois Music Festival Metropolis Superman Celebration
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Concert Series Southern Illinois Music Festival Miners vs. Evansville Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
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Scott Belanger and his four-year-old daughter Haley of Marion watch the fireworks from their lawnchair.
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Miners vs. Joliet Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
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Miners vs. Washington Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
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Miners vs. River City Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
Miners vs. River City Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
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Riders enjoy the Ferris wheel at the Du Quoin State Fair.
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Miners vs. Normal Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
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Miners vs. Rockford Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
Miners vs. Gateway Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
Miners vs. Gateway Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
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Miners vs. Evansville Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
Miners vs. Evansville Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
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Miners vs. Windy City Game Time 7:05pm For tickets call: (618) 998-8499
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SIUC students Kevin Flinn (right) and jade Lish relax next to the Carbondale Reservoir.
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Sgt. 1st Class Ronnie Gullion of Fort Campbell’s Warrior in Transition Battalion searches the area for flying ducks and geese during the second-ever Wounded Warrior Hunt at the Grassy Lake Hunting Club in Ware.
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Horses roam a pasture adjacent to Oakridge Manor Bed and Breakfast on Illinois 166 in Creal Springs.
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