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Governor Declares Seven Counties Disasters, Asks for Federal Help

Updated: January 7, 2009
With damage between seven and ten-million-dollars, and maybe even more, Governor Rod Blagojevich says seven counties in Central and South Central Illinois are clearly disaster areas. The disaster declaration clears the way for towns and cities to app

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