{"id":8846,"date":"2026-10-09T11:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=8846"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:09:23","slug":"civil-war-reenactment-to-be-held-in-princeton-illinois-kwqc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=8846","title":{"rendered":"Civil War reenactment to be held in Princeton, Illinois &#8211; KWQC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gray-kwqc-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/SEM6DFQBABATNCPUEIBA7BZ3SE.png?w=860&#038;ssl=1\" \/><br \/>PRINCETON, Ill. 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