Illinois to Award 2.3 Million in HUD Grants for Homeless Shelters
Gov Rod Blagojevich announced 2.3 million in federal grants to Illinois homeless shelters from HUD via the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Local funds include 34000 for Good Samaritan Ministries in Carbondale and 39984 for the Women's Center in Carbondale to cover operating costs repairs and rent assistance. A separate report notes Effingham judge moved the murder trial of Jeremy Pontious to Clinton County after venue concerns prevented a fair jury in Effingham.
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Springfield
Rod Blagojevich
Illinois
Blagojevich
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Carbondale
Good Samaritan Ministries
Women’s Center
Effingham
Clinton County
John Coady
Jeremy Pontious
Coady
Pontious
Eugene Koester
Families of fallen Desert Storm soldiers react to war in Iraq
In Wood Dale Illinois John T Porter mourns his son Lance Cpl Christian J Porter 20 killed by friendly fire in 1991 while the nation sees troops return from Iraq He urges patience faith and coping with loss while noting 14 Illinois deaths in the 1991 Gulf War and six in the Iraq conflict as of Thursday The Porter home honors his son with a flag memorial room and keepsakes including a Purple Heart medal and a penny collection
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Wood Dale
John T. Porter
Persian Gulf
Porter
Lance Cpl
Christian J. Porter
Illinois
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Christian
John Porter
Marine Lance Cpl
Christian Porter
Judge Allows Hale Private attorney meetings in terror case
U S District Judge James Moody ruled that white supremacist Matt Hale may privately consult with his lawyers despite security concerns. Prosecutors sought limits, but the judge said reasonable private consultations are allowed. Hale faces an alleged plot against Judge Joan Lefkow and related contempt hearings.
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Hammond
Ind
Matt Hale
East Peoria
James Moody
U.S. District Court
Hale
World Church of the Creator
Benjamin Smith
U.S
Joan Humphrey Lefkow
Chicago
M. David Weisman
Thomas Durkin
Federal
Lefkow
Metropolitan
Moody
Durkin
Carlinville educator named chair of Illinois Board of Education
Gov. Blagojevich elevates Janet Steiner a Carlinville administrator and Blackburn College professor to chairwoman of the Illinois State Board of Education. She will lead a nine member panel that oversees K 12 policy and funding and will seek new funding methods to boost state support. Steiner replaces Ronald J. Gidwitz who remains on the board after chairing since 1999. Steiner holds a doctorate from SIU Carbondale and has 31 years in K 12 education.
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Rod Blagojevich
Carlinville
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Illinois State Board of Education
Janet Steiner
Chicago
Ronald J. Gidwitz
Steiner
Tom Schafer
Blagojevich
State Board of Education
Schafer
Blackburn College
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Illinois Senate
Gidwitz
Robert Schiller
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