Marion VA Allows Inpatient Surgeries After Reforms
The Marion VA Medical Center resumes standard inpatient surgeries after internal and external reviews. Officials cited full accreditation by the Joint Commission and improvements since a 2007 period marked by nine deaths and prior staffing and organizational issues.
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Marion
VA Medical Center
Joint Commission
Paul Bockelman
Wee Vereweret Pae Southerd
Marion VA Medical Center
Farhana Hasan
One dead one arrested in Georgia man's Mounds shooting
Georgia man Johnnie J. Hadley, 24, of Jonesboro is charged with first degree murder in the death of Joseph Jones, 28, in Mounds. Jones died around 12:30 a.m. after a shooting on South McKinley. Hadley was arrested on I-57 near Benton with deputy D T Richardson and state police assistance. Autopsy pending. A memorial grows as neighbors react to the fatal incident in the close-knit block.
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Mounds
Georgia
Johnnie J. Hadley
Jonesboro
Joseph Jones
South McKinley
Hadley
Interstate 57
Benton
Franklin County
D.T. Richardson
Pulaski
Jones
Measure to aid Continental Tire heads to governor
A Southern Illinois tire plant in Mount Vernon would receive a multi million dollar state tax break to create 350 jobs under a bill headed to Gov. Pat Quinn. The Senate passed the measure unanimously, with stipulations to retain 2750 full time jobs and spread the 19 million dollars over 15 years. Motorola in Chicago would also qualify for similar tax credits under the plan.
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Springfield
Southern Illinois
Pat Quinn
Senate
Continental Tire
Mount Vernon
Gary Forby
Benton
Motorola
Chicago
Plan to reduce Illinois local governments passes panel
A Senate panel on Wednesday backed a bid to cut the number of local governments in Illinois. The proposal would form a bipartisan commission to study and propose mergers or eliminations, with lawmakers voting once on the entire list, modeled on federal base closure procedures.
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Springfield
Senate
Illinois
Job Corps expands services to disabled vets in Illinois
Joe Hawk, 50, a disabled veteran with PTSD and severe low mood, faced homelessness after a temporary job ended. In 2003 he moved to Southern Illinois to care for a sick mother and later relied on veterans shelters. A VA Medical Center contact led him to Job Corps admissions counselor Felecia Jones for aid.
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Golconda
Joe Hawk
Illinois
Hawk
Kelly Wilson
VA Medical Center
Marion
Felecia Jones
Jobs Corps
Golconda Job Corps Center Welder Training Feature
Four weeks into training, Hawk pursues welding at the Golconda Job Corps Center. The program lasts about 10 to 12 months with resident living at the center. Advised to contact admissions counselor Felecia Jones for information via phone or email.
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Jones
Felecia
Jobcorps.org
Thesouthern.com
Golconda
Hawk
Jobs Corps Center
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