Streator hears history of Underground Railroad quilts

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The Streator Public Library hosted a program on Tuesday showcasing the secret language found in quilts used by abolitionists and freedom seekers to signal escape routes to the North as part of the Underground Railroad.

Streator hears history of Underground Railroad quilts

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The Streator Public Library hosted a program on Tuesday showcasing the secret language found in quilts used by abolitionists and freedom seekers to signal escape routes to the North as part of the Underground Railroad.

Life-Saving Skills

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A 12-year-old kid in Rhode Island named Alex Dupuis saved a classmate from drowning during a field trip this month.  Both of his parents are first responders with his local fire department, so it runs in the family.  But