Marion council candidates discuss development plans
Marion candidates outline views on STAR bond impact and tourism growth. Norman Triplett envisions STAR bonds boosting tourism with main street revitalization to offset revenue gaps. Incumbent J W Rix urges sticking to current policies. Others push research, incentives, and balanced growth across downtown and older areas.
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Council
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SIUC College honors minority leaders at leadership conference
At SIUC the Minority Student Leadership Conference in the Student Center featured workshops and keynotes by Ken Brown and Crystal Kuykendall. NAACP and Blacks Interested in Business organized the event with praise for coordinator Michael Haywood. Chancellor Rita Cheng joined to stress campus diversity and student success.
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Les Hale
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Paul Newton
Southern
Lance Foster
Feds probe workers' comp abuses across Illinois agencies
Federal prosecutors pursue potential workers' compensation abuses at Illinois state agencies after reports of multi million payouts and questionable arbitrator practices. Subpoenas seek injury claim data and five years of emails and personnel records from ten state offices. Arbitrators Jennifer Teague and John Dibble on paid leave after the subpoenas were issued.
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Dibble
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