Herrin Debates Gas Tax To Bridge Sales Tax Delay
Herrin mayor proposes a 2 cent per gallon gasoline tax beginning July 1 to raise about $25,000 monthly during a nine month gap before a 1 cent sales tax starts. If approved, the gas tax would end April 1, 2004, while the sales tax takes effect Jan 1, 2004 with revenue starting later.
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Herrin
Vic Ritter
Ritter
Sam Shemwell
Marilyn Ruppel
Liz Issler
Herrin Council
Union County police chase ends with prison terms for Patterson
In Union County a 24 year old man, Bobby Patterson, was sentenced to three years in prison for aggravated fleeing and eluding after a 2001 high speed chase from Cobden toward Anna. He must also serve a year of supervised release and provide a DNA sample to state police.
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Bobby Patterson
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Patterson
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Michael Harper
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Harper
Union County Sheriff's
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Committee declines to consider tax and gas hike
Murphysboro debates budget cuts as for 500000? the cut would be 5000 and police department facing about 20000. Fire Chief Kevin Reeves says six years of cuts left no obvious places. Alderwoman Blankenship and others push to cut costs without layoffs while council members consider trimming salaries and limiting spending to avoid tax increases.
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Murphysboro
Kevin Reeves
Reeves
Riggio
Theresa Blankenship
Frank Edwards
Blankenship
Williams
Men in court over SIU Carbondale rampage case
Quentin C. Clark and Ernest White, both Chicago residents aged 19 and 18, waived preliminary trial in Jackson County court. Police allege they assaulted three people on March 3 and 4 near Brush Towers, Thompson Woods, and Morris Library, attempting to steal wallets. White faces a hate crime charge for remarks about a victim’s nationality. The state dropped an aggravated battery charge against Clark after finding him not involved in one incident.
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Murphysboro
Quentin C. Clark
Ernest White
Chicago
Jackson County
White
Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office
Clark
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