Cairo election ends with tied race for old seat
Cairo voters brought a rare tie after Ward 5 incumbent mayor Judson Childs lost to Tyrone Coleman. Phillip Hodges and Danny Brown each earned 117 votes for Hodges seat, with city officials and the state board of elections to determine handling. Both candidates seek a fair outcome and remain friends. Brown would shake Hodges’ hand if he wins. Hodges works as an independent contractor carrier for The Southern Illinoisan.
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Paign
Coleman
Phillip Hodges
Danny Brown
Cairo
Lori Hasselroad
Illinois State Board of Elections
Brown
Hodges
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale man pleads guilty to drug conspiracy charges
Deandre D. Brown, 31, admitted to conspiracy to distribute heroin and to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine in U S District Court in Benton. The heroin charge carries 5 to 40 years and up to 2 million dollars. the crack cocaine charge carries 10 years to life and up to 4 million dollars. Brown faces sentencing July 7 and is held without bond. He and co defendant Terrance Martin operated from Martin's The Crossing trailer park in Carbondale during 2007 to 2009. The case involved more than 100 grams heroin, about 3 ounces, and 50 grams crack, with multiple agencies assisting.
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Carbondale
U.S. District Court
Benton
U.S
Stephen R. Wigginton
Deandre D. Brown
Brown
Terrance Martin
Martin
the Crossing
Jackson County
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office
Union County Sheriff's Office
Carbondale Police Department
Fire destroys home in Du Quoin with burn ban issued
Du Quoin fire crews responded to 6097 Sacred Heart Road at 10 06 a m. Wind spread the blaze to the roof ends of the house. With Pinckneyville and Tamaroa assist, the home was a total loss. Homeowner Mike Draedge was inside earlier. burn ban ordered likely through weekend due to high winds.
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DU Quoin
Sacred Heart Road
Pinckneyville
Tamaroa
Mike Draedge
Bob Shaw
Bearup inspires students with charity work speech
Teen Bearup speaks to students about her life story and charity work with Sheltering Books. She notes how a disease does not limit achievement and recalls meeting celebrities and presidents since gaining recognition. A 13 year old student Hertter praised Bearup as an inspirational example for kids.
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Bearup
Pietrantoni
Mariah Hertter
Hertter
U.S
Galatia man found in crawl space arrested after standoff
A Galatia man with schizophrenia and paranoia was found in a crawl space by officers who feared he could have a weapon. Illinois State Police and K9 units arrested him with minor injuries after a tense standoff. He was hospitalized then jailed on unlawful resistance and obstruction of justice charges. Police agencies from Christopher Walier Franklin County and Zeigler assisted.
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Potts
Galatia
Lesser
Illinois
Franklin County
Barrett
Christopher
Walier
Suit filed to halt Creal Springs school construction
A lawsuit seeks to overturn a 2010 lease certificate sale funding the Creal Springs school. Plaintiffs challenge Open Meetings Act procedures and the February 2011 lease certificates resolution, asking void judgments and rescissions. Lawyers Osman and Wolf lead the case, linked to The Committee for Fiscal Responsibility.
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Hudgens
Wolf
Osman
Creal Springs
Committee For Fiscal Responsibility
Marion
McNamara speaks on undercover biker operation in Carterville
McNamara discussed a 14 month undercover mission with a female sergeant and nine agents who lived with noted motorcycle gangs from Chicago to Memphis. He described buying weapons and explosives and flaws in the lifestyle while detailing life threatening moments and arrests including life sentences for two club members linked to an undercover officer’s death. He warned of club influence and noted the Outlaws presence in Southern Illinois as a political issue in Williamson County elections.
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Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
McNamara
Scott Fitzgerald
Thesouthern
Williamson County
The
Outlaws
Illinois
International Club
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