West Frankfort cleared of discrimination in pollack case
A federal jury ruled the city of West Frankfort did not discriminate or retaliate against former employee Sam Pollack. Pollack claimed age discrimination and retaliation after a lump sum settlement and short employment, but jurors deliberated under an hour and sided with the city.
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West Frankfort
Sam Pollack
Chuck Pierce
Hinson and Culbertson
Pollack
Pierce
Becky Malkovich
Carbondale man sentenced for firearm possession by felon
Raycine M. Love of Carbondale was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years supervised release after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. He was fined $350 for the Dec 2, 2005 violation in Jackson County in a case announced by acting U S attorney Randy G. Massey. The sentence followed a Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation.
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Raycine M. Love
Carbondale
Jackson County
Randy G. Massey
United States
Southern District of Illinois
Love
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Pinckneyville School Board hires third grade teacher
Pinckneyville Grade School Board held a special meeting to finalize staff for 2006 07. Jennifer Harsy was hired as the new third grade teacher after previously teaching fourth grade at Tamaroa Grade School. Superintendent Tim O Leary said staffing is virtually complete with one remaining vacancy for a special education aide to be filled soon.
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Pinckneyville
Jennifer Harsy
Tamaroa
Tim O'Leary
Pankau seeks faster Medicaid payments plan in Illinois
GOP comptroller candidate Sen Carole Pankau outlined a plan to divert federal Medicaid funds into a separate account to pay Illinois Medicaid bills, addressing 2.9 billion dollars in Medicaid debt while her nine city tour included Marion.
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Marion
Illinois
GOP
Carole Pankau
General Revenue
Pankau
R-Itasca
Illinois Comptroller
Fire destroys downtown Dongola Diner
A blaze gutted the Dongola Diner on Front Street near U.S. 51 late Tuesday, drawing nearly a dozen mutual aid crews. No injuries, though one firefighter suffered heat exhaustion. the building and adjoining library wall sustained major damage, with cause under investigation.
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Dongola
Front Street
U.S. 51
Patrick Ferguson
Ferguson
Charter Oak School hosts 45th Corn Fest Benefit event
RANDOLPH COUNTY residents will attend a family style Corn Fest Benefit at the Charter Oak Schoolhouse, a rare octagonal one room schoolhouse built in 1873. The event features tours, flag-raising ceremonies by Rep. Dan Reitz, a fried chicken dinner with Indian pudding, and the Doc Pilasterer Jam Fest honoring the late physician's fiddle. Admission dinner prices are 7.50 adults, 3.50 children, free under 4. A Country Store offers mugs, baked goods, sweet corn, pins, and more.
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Randolph
Illinois
Dan Reitz
Discovering early bird watching and a 1913 guide
The piece recalls the infancy of bird watching as a hobby, noting a National Geographic Society publication from 1913 with 64 color plates and 50 common birds. Henry W. Henshaw authored the text, Louis Agassiz Fuertes painted the plates, and the work aimed to whet growing interest in birds among the public rather than exhaustively catalog all species.
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National Geographic Society
Society
Henry W. Henshaw
U.S
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