Surge in Counterfeiting Baffles Southern Illinois Police
Local police report a recent upsurge in counterfeit bills over two to three weeks, mainly $10 and $20 notes found in deposits from fast food outlets. Carbondale arrested Mario Morris, 33, of Chicago, for forgery after workers reported fake bills. Secret Service notes the trend is cyclical and not alarming.
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Williamson County
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Elizabeth Berumen
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Mario M. Morris
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Paul Foster
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Fairview Heights
Rising Son Faithful on hand for Easter tradition
On Bald Knob Mountain near Alto Pass, Ill., the Rising Son Faithful have gathered for 68 years to hear a sunrise sermon each Easter. More than 300 people braved a cold spring morning as visitors arrived in groups for the outdoor church service.
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the Southern
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Jan Fletcher
Murphysboro
Alto Pass
Bald Knob Mountain
Illinois
Michael Madigan to speak on What I Have Learned
Michael Madigan will speak at 4 p.m. in the SIU Student Center Ballrooms Carbondale on the topic What I Have Learned. A separate class Rules of the Road runs 9 30 to 11 30 a m at Williamson County Programs on Aging 212 E Walnut Herrin with contact numbers 618 453 4009 and 618 988 1585.
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SIU
Carbondale
Williamson County
E. Walnut
Herrin
Local Government Schedules Across Cities On Various Budgets
A compilation lists multiple government and public notices with meeting times and venues across Benton County including city halls, libraries, and civic centers. Entries cover Benton City Council Carbondale Park Board Cobden Plan Commission and more with dates and addresses. schedule details show 6 to 7:30 p.m. sessions and associated offices.
Neighbors push action over Moor's Bar noise in Chester
Chester residents cite persistent noise from Moor's Bar & Grill on Buena Vista Street. The council notes five citations issued recently with an April 21 court date and weighs a new noise ordinance balancing commercial versus residential classifications while researching impacts on nearby homes and other venues.
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Chester
Moor's Bar & Grill
Buena Vista Street
Sandra Starr
Stone House Bed and Breakfast
Jimmie Simmons
Joe Eggemeyer
Eggemeyer
American Legion
VFW
Red Dot
Brenda Street
Swanwick Street
Allendale Street
Paducah Exhibit Highlights Carterville Quilter Hackett
Mary L. Hackett of Carterville joins more than twenty artists displaying works through July 3 at the Museum of the American Quilter's Society in Paducah. The show titled Power for Change traces sewing machine impact on quilting. Hackett's piece, After the Rain, is a vertical landscape capturing light and water among bare trees.
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Paducah
Carterville
Mary L. Hackett
Museum of the American Quilter’s Society
AQS
Hackett
Sherrie Grob
Murphysboro
Grob
Mary Hackett
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