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    With four consecutive top five finishes in the Class AA Girls State Track and Field Meet, there is little doubt the East St. Louis Flyerettes have been the state's most consistent team in recent years.

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Illinois House OKs tax to fund levee upgrades

The Illinois House approved a measure Thursday to allow metro-east counties to impose a quarter-cent sales tax to improve Mississippi River levees.

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