DUI checkpoints set for St. Patrick’s
While you might be tempted to raise a couple of extra pints of stout to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, you’d better find a sober driver first. The Colorado State Patrol and police departments across the state are conducting a “Heat Is On” campaign for the Irish holiday and the days leading up to it. The special crackdown began Friday and will continue through Thursday, March 18. It means increased …

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Bah, humbug! Morton hated its holiday gift
Drake Taphorn and the rest of his Morton teammates remember it all too well. “They really came out and shocked us, just blew us off our feet,” Taphorn said about Richwoods’ 59-46 boys basketball victory over Morton in the semifinals of the Pekin Insurance Holiday Tournament.

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Strikes cause travel headache for BA passengers
Passengers booked to fly with British Airways on this month’s strike days will have to go through the small print of their insurance policies and navigate around the BA website to find out just what effect the dispute will have on their travel plans.

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