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Wednesday, January 02, 2013  The State of Illinois now has 152 new laws on the books effective January 1, 2013.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  Unity of Quincy takes part in an international movement celebrating a "Global Birthday Party."

Sunday, September 16, 2012  Dozens of married couples gathered at the St. Francis Chapel to renew their vows Sunday.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Tuesday is election night in Missouri as voters decide a variety of issues ranging from tax issues to municipal elections.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011  The city of Quincy's finance committee will take a proposal for a 10-year franchise agreement renewal with Ameren Illinois to the full Council next Monday. The city is coming off of a 50-year franchise agreement that expired in September. Director of Administrative Services Gary Sparks said they've been in negotiations with the utility company now for several months.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  The Obama administration wants Congress to tighten oversight of the nation's pipelines and more than double penalties for some safety violations in response to a deadly gas explosion in California and a major oil spill in Michigan.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  The tragic explosion of a gas pipeline in a San Francisco suburb has shed light on a problem usually kept underground: Communities have expanded over pipes built decades earlier when no one lived there.