Perry County completes jury selection in Coleman murder case
In Pinckneyville Monroe County judge Milton Wharton wraps Perry County jury pool for the Coleman murder trial. The panel comprises two men and 10 women with three men and one woman as alternates after a denied change of venue. Coleman faces charges for the November 2009 strangulation deaths of his wife and two sons.
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Pinckneyville
Monroe County
Christopher Coleman
Perry County
Milton Wharton
Coleman
Metro East
Wharton
James Campanella
Kimberly Kellerman
Kellerman
Carbondale Public Safety Center Hit by Severe Storm
A strong storm struck Carbondale around 8 30 p m Tuesday causing power outages for about 1800 Ameren customers and damage to the new Carbondale Public Safety Center at 501 S Washington St Shingles and roof sections were torn away on the south side while downed lines and debris cluttered South Washington Street Mayor Brad Cole called it a major setback with staff present but no injuries or prisoners reported SEE CARBONDALE PAGE 6R
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Jahnke
East College Street
Carbondale
Ameren
New Carbondale
Public Safety Center
Brad Cole
Stormy night downs semis and sparks outages in Illinois
Severe storms moved through Southern Illinois Tuesday night bringing damaging winds large hail and isolated tornadoes. Uprooted trees and power outages disrupted travel as roads flooded and buildings were damaged across many counties.
Kids win Disney Planet Challenge prize at Marion
Creal Springs Middle School seventh graders in Fran Wachter’s The Wetland Warriors class won the national Disney Planet Challenge for work on the Cache River Wetlands. Disney executives and Mickey Mouse attended the surprise announcement at Marion Unit 2 School Board Meeting, described as total shock.
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Marion
Creal Springs
Fran Wachter
Wachter
Wetland Warriors
Cache River
Marion Unit 2
Iphen Rickent
Counties with more registered voters than eligible voters
Illinois regulators flagged more than 10 percent of counties as having more registered voters than residents 18 and older. The report lists 14 counties plus the East St. Louis elections board, including Alexander County with 7,806 registered voters but only 6,353 residents aged 18 plus.
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Springfield
Illinois
East St. Louis
U.S. Census Bureau
Alexander
Illinois State Board of Elections
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