Mount Carmel honors fallen veterans at Memorial Day service
Mount Carmel hosted a Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Park in Wabash County with retired Air Force Colonel Calvin Seybold delivering the address. He recalled Civil War origins, stressed honoring all fallen service members, discussed non hostile deaths, and explained the poppy symbol. A 21 gun salute by the Mount Carmel VFW followed as riflemen visited local cemeteries.
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TJ. Hug
the Register
Mount Carmel
VFW
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Moint Michael
Calvin Seybold
Wabash County
Seybold
Air Force
Veterans Park
United States
Micheal
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lawmaker seeks to revoke Hastert's state pension
Illinois Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant introduced a bill to strip pensions from lawmakers who commit a felony against a student or other victim. Dennis Hastert, former speaker, pleaded guilty to banking law violations tied to hush money payments and is serving a 15 month sentence as a serial child molester. Officials note his pension cannot be revoked under current rules since the conviction is not tied to his Statehouse service.
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Springfield, Ill
Illinois
U.S. House
Dennis Hastert
Hastert
Illinois’ General Assembly
Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
Statehouse
WADI moves office to Mount Carmel Illinois
Wabash Area Development announces relocation of its Wabash County office to 119 West Twelfth Street Mount Carmel Illinois 62863. A benefit dinner for Danny Moore is planned at the Mount Carmel VFW on June 8 at 3 p.m. with Little Italy's plate dinners, $7 adults $4 children, plus 50/50 raffles silent auction and a leaked goods sale to aid funeral costs.
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Wabash Area Development, Inc
Wabash County Wadi
Twelfth St
Mount Carmel
Danny Moore
Mount Carmel Vfw
Little Italy
Illinois budget stalemate dims hope for deadline
Illinois lawmakers signaled they will miss the key budget deadline, risking a new fiscal year without a plan. Democratic and Republican leaders met with Gov. Bruce Rauner as talks remain stalled, with schools, colleges, and social services facing uncertainty and potential layoffs amid a veto battle and looming elections.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Bruce Rauner
Senate
Christine
Michael Madigan
Madigan
House
Chamber
Rauner
Jim Durkin
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