Today is Saturday, June 22, 2019. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: In 1919, the University of Illinois distributed 591 diplomas during commencement exercises. The low number was blamed on persons serving in the Great War and persons suffering from the influenza epidemic. read more
Area History, June 22, 2019
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Sat, 06/22/2019 - 4:00am
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