Community events and library notices for Southern Illinois
A compendium of upcoming events across Herrin Carbondale Harrisburg and surrounding towns. Open houses annual meetings library programs book sales theater shows train show and sale horse show and more with times venues and contact numbers for details. Local organizations include Friends of Herrin City Library Carbondale Public Library American Legion posts and SIU related activities.
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Illinois bill to expand coal subsidies advances in Springfield
Gov. Rod Blagojevich promotes a $1 billion 660 megawatt coal plant planned for Elwood on Joliet Arsenal land. Indeck estimates 200 mining jobs and 2 million tons of coal yearly starting 2006. House sponsor Dan Reitz frames measures as a boost to Illinois coal and jobs amid past clean-air shifts.
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Springfield
Illinois
Illinois General Assembly
Rod Blagojevich
Elwood
Joliet Arsenal
Indeck
Elwood LLC
Indeck Power Equipment Co
Wheeling
Blagojevich
Dan Reitz
Steeleville
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
World athletes from Southern Illinois eye 2004 Olympics
Perry's School of Tae Kwon Do Carbondale sent 19 students to the World Cup in Cancun Mexico where they competed against 1000 athletes from eight countries to qualify for Athens. The team coached by Thomas Black earned 48 medals including 22 gold 14 silver and 12 bronze, the most medals by any US team. Holly Edwards of Carterville trained with the group across ten months and younger athletes to veterans all dedicated time and effort.
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Carbondale
Athens
Greece
Perry
United States
Thomas Black
Perry Tae Kwon Do Team Heads to 2004 Athens Olympics
The Perry’s School of Tae Kwon Do from Carbondale will travel to Athens August 13 to 29 for the Olympic Games opening ceremonies. Though tae kwon do is not a 2004 Olympic sport, the team seeks sponsors from communities and churches to fund the trip, with Black noting their high qualification and excitement.
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Perry
Carbondale
Athens
Greece
Black
U.S
Mexico
Senior prescription drug relief discussed in Carterville
State reps and pharmacists gathered at John A. Logan College to hear testimony on affordable meds for seniors. The meeting highlighted House Bill 209 creating a discount program, with agencies noting 7,000 seniors served yearly and many unaware of Circuit Breaker and Illinois Senior Care options.
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Carterville
John A. Logan College
Southern Illinois
Jack McGuire
Djoliet
Gary Forby
D-Benton
Brandon Phelps
Dorris City
Mike Best
R-Murphysboro
McGuire
Illinois
Illinois General Assembly
Carol Aronson
Shawnee Alliance For Seniors
Aronson
Todd Evers
Metro East
Illinois Pharmaceutical
Marion seeks Mount Vernon cleanup ideas for city boost
Marion officials asked Mount Vernon to share its cleanup model as Marion plans an upcoming spring trash pick up. Nathan Pigg of Mount Vernon described a seven year program that has collected more than 7 000 bags of litter with about 10 volunteers per section across more than 100 areas.
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Marion
Mount Vernon
Jefferson County
Nathan Pigg
Pigg
Robert Butler
Gary Turnbull
Turnbull
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Union
Williamson Counties
Topay
American Legion Post
E. Logan St
Harrisburg
Penguins
Friends of Carbondale Public Library
Kathryn Harris
Harriet Tubman
American Legion
du Quoin
American Red Cross
Tamaroa
Linda Goforth
Southern Illinois Train Club
Dash
SIUC
Boskydell Pony Club
LeCheval de Boskydell
Furlong Lane
the Stage Company
Wyat
Whistlers and Whittlers
Judy Jordan
Carbondale Public Library
Main St
E. Walnut St
SIU Press
University Press
McLafferty Road
du Quoin High School
Kurt Harris
Bleach
First Baptist Church
S. Mill St
Pinckneyville
Solaside
Pomona
Www
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Springfield Bureau
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Claire O’brien
Holly Edwards
JCK Novara
Tim Petrowich
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