SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 VOL. 8 ISSUE 1 UPCoMiNG FooTBall GaMe PreViewS Get the lowdown on your team’s upcoming games
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Featured Sports
THE PLAYBOOK
EDUCATION YESS Program
Mental health program at JTHS will continue
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BUSINESS Come To Order
Get your summer to-do lists finished
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COMMUNITY Breast Cancer Walk Walk to be held Sept. 26 at Chicagoland Speedway
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SPORTS JCA Eyes State Title Angels return six from runner-up team in 3A
Lawmakers fight to save Lockport Gallery, other state museum sites
B y M a r n e y Sim o n | F O R T H E B U G L E
The state of Illinois has yet to see a budget in place. But state Sen. Pat McGuire, D-Crest Hill, hopes that at least part of those unaccounted for dollars will go toward preserving the past in one of Lockport’s most historic locations. McGuire held a town hall meeting in Lockport Sept. 2, speaking with members of the public before later addressing the Lockport City Council. The senator said a bill aimed at keeping five branches of the Illinois State Museum open is headed for a vote in the Illinois House, after passing through the Senate back on Aug. 4. The bill amends the state statute on how the museum and its branches are run, adding in crucial wording to keep Lockport and three other regional sites open. STory CoNTiNUeS oN PaGe 2
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PHOTO BY MARNEY SIMON | FOR THE BUGLE
Lockport Gallery -- one of the Illinois State Museum’s five branches slated to close Sept. 30.