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							On 
							Tuesday, the walls came tumbling down at the former 
							Chopsticks Restaurant on Woodlawn Road. The local 
							eatery and the building adjacent to it were 
							destroyed by fire on May 26th of last year. To date 
							there is no word as to what will happen to the now 
							vacant space that is the result of the demolition. 
							Photo by Karen 
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						Thursday school closures due to expected extreme cold
 Chester-East 
						LincolnHartsburg-Emden
 Illini Central - Mason City
 New Holland-Middletown
 Salt Creek Academy
 Warrensburg-Latham
 Williamsville Public Schools
 Zion Lutheran School - MOUNT PULASKI
 
						Wednesday school closures due to expected extreme cold
 Chester-East Lincoln
 Hartsburg-Emden
 Head Start: Logan 1, Logan 2 and Logan 3
 Illini Central - Mason City
 New Holland-Middletown
 Lincoln Christian Church Pre-school
 Lincoln District 27 all schools
 Lincoln Community High School
 Logan-Mason Rehab Center:
 Offices Open/Classes Canceled
 Mount Pulaski Schools
 Salt Creek Acadeny
 West Lincoln-Broadwell
 Williamsville Public Schools
 Zion Lutheran School - Lincoln
 Other Cancellations
 Pistol Prep 
						Academy all classes canceled for today
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				 Gunman 
				fatally shoots one person, kills himself at Army medical 
				facility in Texas 
				
				El Paso police block off an entrance to the Beaumont Army 
				Medical Center as other officers search for a gunman during a 
				shooting incident in El Paso, Texas January 6, 2015 where a 
				gunman shot a doctor at the Army medical center and then 
				apparently took his own life, according to media reports. 
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				 Boehner survives conservative 
				challenge, re-elected U.S. House speaker 
				
				Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) (R) takes the gavel from House 
				Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) after being re-elected 
				speaker on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington 
				January 6, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 
				
				
			International 
				
				
				 AirAsia jet tail found underwater, 
				black box may be close 
				
				What is believed to be wreckage from crashed AirAsia flight 
				QZ8501 in the Java Sea is pictured in this underwater photograph 
				released by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue Agency 
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				past: Massachusetts opens 220-year-old time capsule 
				
				Executive Director of the Massachusetts Archives, Michael 
				Comeau, and MFA conservator Pam Hatchfield open a time capsule, 
				which was placed under a cornerstone of the State House in 1795, 
				at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, January 6, 
				2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
				
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				seismologists investigate quakes near old Cowboys stadium 
				
				Texas Stadium, former home of the Dallas Cowboys, is demolished 
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					Musician 
					Sting performs "The Last Ship" onstage during the American 
					Theatre Wing's 68th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music 
					Hall in New York, June 8, 2014. 
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						Blake 
						Collier soars above the Bulldogs to score two of his 
						team-leading 14 points as the Mount Pulaski Toppers 
						defeated Greenview 72-50 Tuesday night in basketball 
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				 Ex-NFLer Hernandez's girlfriend 
				may attend murder trial: judge 
				
				Shayanna Jenkins, fiancee of former New England Patriots NFL 
				football player Aaron Hernandez, stands during a pre-trial 
				hearing in Fall River, Massachusetts December 22, 2014. 
				REUTERS/Brian Snyder 
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				 Pistons 
				extend winning streak with victory over Spurs 
				
				Spurs point guard Cory Joseph (5) is fouled while shooting by 
				Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) during the second half 
				at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports 
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			Hockey 
				
				
				 Varlamov, 
				Avalanche shut down Blackhawks 
				
				Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov (1) defends the shot by a the 
				Chicago Blackhawks during the second period of an NHL game at 
				United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY 
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				 Exclusive: Bud Selig: the baseball 
				commissioner's exit interview 
				
				Bud Selig speaks at a press conference before game two of the 
				2014 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the San 
				Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: 
				Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - RTR4B8SA 
			Golf 
			Tennis 
				
				
				 Injured Tsonga pulls out of 
				Australian Open 
				
				Manila Mavericks' Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France his a return to 
				Micromax Indian Aces' Gael Monfils of France during their match 
				at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Dubai 
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