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						Logan County communities recently received grant funding 
						from the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway. 
						 
						The city of Atlanta received $1,000 that will be used 
						for interpretive panels for the Atlanta Coal Mining 
						Company Historic Mine. 
						 
						The village of Elkhart received $750 to assist with 
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				Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, is seen as Iraqis, including supporters 
				of Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces), gather to mark 
				the one year anniversary of their killing in a U.S. attack, in 
				Baghdad, Iraq January 3, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File 
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				Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of an 
				outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, 
				is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for Disease 
				Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 
				29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout via 
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