Utica Tornado Toll Rises With Eight Dead At Milestone Tap
Rescue teams pulled eight bodies from the Milestone Tap rubble as a twister wrecked Utica, Illinois, with nine others rescued alive. Coroner Jody Bernard identified victims aged 18 to 81 from the Utica area. Mayor Fred Esmond said residents from a nearby trailer park had gathered in the basement for safety. The storm, part of a larger system, hit late Tuesday night, prompting state disaster declarations and potential federal aid.
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Fred Esmond
Esmond
LaSalle County
Jody Bernard
Bernard
Larry Ventrice
Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
LaSalle
Putnam
Kankakee
Will
Joliet
Granville
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Blagojevich
Chicago
Starved Rock State Park
Ventrices
Verain
Tourism workers protest budget cuts in state capital
Busloads of tourism industry workers protested Gov. Blagojevichs proposed budget cuts in Illinois. Advocates say cutting funds from 57.5 million in 03 and 47.2 million in 04 to 22 million harms an industry generating 4.2 billion in yearly tax revenue. Some communities like Williamson and Carbondale pledged limited participation amid funding for a new tourism management curriculum at SIUC.
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Springfield
Rod Blagojevich
Illinois
Russ Salzman
Industry Association
Visit
Blagojevich
House Tourism Committee
Tom Holbrook
Belleville
Williamson County
Carbondale
Debbie Moore
United States
Moore
Southern Illinoisan
SIUC
Joann Holmes
Decatur Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Decatur
Lincoln Homestead
Beth Hettinger
City of
Lincoln Log Cabin
Lerna
Kosovo attack victim remains in critical condition at Vienna home
Gary Weston, a 29 year veteran of the corrections department, was struck twice in the head by bullets while in Kosovo. Benny Weston says the family is moving him home for kin to visit as they cling to faith and pray for a miracle. Meanwhile two other Southern Illinois families prepare to bury relatives killed overseas this week Kim Bigley 47 and Jack Montague 52.
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Benny Weston
Gary Weston
Everbody
Jesus
Weston
Jacksonville
Galesburg
Roadhouse
Menard
Vienna
Shawnee Correctional Center
Jack Montague
Pittsburg
Montague
Iraq
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Mike Miller
Jay Vezain
Waltham South
Bend Lake College
Gailing
RLC
Ry Arts
Burkdell Mulch Products
Busenbark Landscae
Mt. Vernon
Emerick Bros
Jenton
K & K Storage Barns, LLC
Lowe's of
Vernon
Southern
Tate's
Crazy Horse Iron Works
Vern’s Lock & Safe Shop
Mulkeytown
Siu CL
Marion
Ee SU Union
NCAA
SIU Credit Union
Cablelink, Inc
Plaza Drive
Suite
Carterville, IL
Capil
Dish Network
Focal Channels
Discovery Channel
ESPN
Disney Channel
USA Network
TNT
Dish Network Satellite TV
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