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In-Print October 2025

Spooktacular Pet Parade

Sep 30, 2025 01:13PM

Come join us for a Spooktacular Pet Parade at Arc at Chillicothe, located at 1028 Hillcrest Dr. Bring your pet dressed up for Halloween, and prizes will be given for best costume, best trick, and best overall pet.

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Chillicothe and the Tale of Two Halloweens

Sep 26, 2025 10:24AM ● By Brian L. Fislar

In most towns, Halloween is about costumes, porch lights, and a little mischief. In Chillicothe, Illinois, it means more than that. Halloween has twice revealed the soul of this town, once in tragedy, and once in triumph.

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The Insurance Corner – Will Your Policy Cover Your Stuff at Self-Storage Facility?

Sep 26, 2025 10:21AM ● By Gus Krantz, CFP®, CTFA, AFIS, Agency Principal with Turner Hicks Agency

Americans are increasingly renting space in self-storage facilities to keep excess belongings that they don’t have room for at home.

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Chillicothe Public Library Is Getting Spooky This October

Sep 26, 2025 10:16AM

Those looking to indulge in the spookiness of the season need look no further than Chillicothe Public Library. During the month of October, all ages are invited to submit a short spooky story to add to the library’s Spooky Story Collection!

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When Investing, One of the Best Abilities Is Durability

Sep 26, 2025 10:15AM ● By Edward Jones for Matthew Kenady

You’ve probably heard about investors who got in on the “ground floor” of a company that grew to be a huge success.

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Obituary – D. Scott Radley

Sep 26, 2025 10:13AM

Scott, 64, of Chillicothe, IL, died on Friday, September 5, 2025, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

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Obituary – Rose Marie Wunder

Sep 26, 2025 10:11AM

Rose, 94, of Chillicothe Illinois, formerly Lacon, Illinois, died on September 17, 2025 at her residence. Born in Henry, Illinois on June 29, 1931 to the late James and Lillian (Morris) Wallace, she married Vernon E. Wunder on September 28, 1957, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Lacon. He survives.

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Obituary – Betty L. Newman

Sep 26, 2025 10:10AM

Betty, 90, a former resident of Chillicothe for 85 years, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 25, 2025, at Country Health Care & Rehab in Gifford, Illinois.

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Harvest Jubilee - Then & Now – How Things Have Changed

Sep 26, 2025 10:04AM ● By Gary Fyke

Did you get a chance to go to the Corn Boil Event in City Park this year? The park was crowded with vendor tents and big umbrellas shielding their wares from the threatening sky and scorching heat. There were people everywhere, many in line to get their taste of local sweetcorn.

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Chillicothe Circle of Service

Sep 26, 2025 10:01AM

Chillicothe Circle of Service members again showed their generosity to local students by contributing a trunkful of personal care items to CEC’s Kindness Closet and Mossville’s Care and Share Program.

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