VFW Cronin Brothers Post 1756 has fallen on hard financial times. The membership is launching a monthlong fund drive in January to help get the veterans post back in the black. The drive will end with a huge, all-day event on Jan. 30.

The story and a Perspective on how we can all help is in today's New Year's weekend edition.

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• Veterans fight to save VFW post, look to the community for help

• Railers win Collinsville tournament -- in Sports

• Tourism director looks back on 2009 accomplishments

• Released prisoners again accused of new crimes

• Gov. Quinn overhauls prison release program
  Ends IDOC's 'MGT Push,' will bolster law and agency operations

• Baby New Year's projected college tuition costs: $180,000

• Stories and news we enjoyed in 2009 -- 5th list

• Personality of the Week articles for 2009

• New law to locate missing and endangered seniors to go in effect

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• Economic development partnership issues end-of-year report

• Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce ag committee offering scholarships to local students

• Railers, behind Nelson and Coyne, beat Belleville East 58-43 -- in Sports

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• Stories and news we enjoyed in 2009 -- 4th list

• Illinois moves to Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System

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