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Local church honors its organ player, who has been playing for 50 years.

People used their creative talent, photos, and donated supplies to create memories to last a life time and support a rare disease.

Right now the state of Illinois is 735 million dollars behind in payments to public universities.

KHQA sat down with that 9-1-1 dispatcher who says in her 15 years on the job, she's never had a more difficult 15-minute phone call.

Back in October, the steering committee voted to *not* recommend the comprehensive plan to the County Board.  But the final say comes from the County Board, which can consider or disregard the steering committtee's vote and pass the plan anyway.

Police have a little more insight into Wednesday's shooting in Macomb that left 19-year-old Jonathan Labbe dead.

If you're a parent, you can only begin to imagine the anguish and emotions 19-year-old Jonathan's Labbe's {lah-*BAY*} mother and family are going through right now.

911 call from Macomb shooting at Farm King.

Two groups called Global Winds Harvest and Acciona plan to build 100 wind turbines between Clayton and Golden.

Pacifiers can be a parent's best friend during the early years. But dentists caution that children should give up their pacifiers by age three.

The State of Illinois will *not* lay off 26 hundred workers at state prisons as part of an arbitration agreement reached Monday.  You'll recall last summer Governor Pat Quinn announced the layoffs and a mandatory furlough program to save the state money.  The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees took the issue to court where a judge halted the layoffs.  The new agreement stops layoffs through June of next year, except those of correctional facilities that are closing in other areas of the state.

Voters turned down two tax increases in November which would have raised the four million dollars needed to build a new courthouse. On Tuesday, commissioners are asking voters for *one* tax increase -- a half-cent sales tax to pay for a 27 thousand square foot facility.

Ms. Vecca Ernst named KHQA Excellent Educator for the month of January.

Because the state is behind in payments, WIU forced to dip into other funds to pay employees.