Quinn pushes AED grants to boost lifesaving devices
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn unveiled the Illinois Heartsaver Initiative to fund defibrillators in public schools, park districts, and colleges. The program offers matching grants from a $100,000 pool in the 2007 budget, awarded first come, first served via the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Bob Gomora
Illinois
Gomora
Gamora
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Pat Quinn
Quinn
Illinois Department of Public Health
American Heart Association
State
Weekend community events and fundraisers listed for Carbondale and surrounding areas
Yard sale for Buckminster Fuller Dome at 407 S Forest St Carbondale runs 8 AM to 1 PM Saturday to support preservation with items like Dome Session CDs and T shirts. Other events include Archeological Day at Fort Massac Metropolis with exhibits and reenactments. book signing by William J O Shea at Latta Java. Williamson County Fair Demolition Derby and Speed Horse Show. Poetry and Wood Carving workshops. Bar B Que fundraiser at Schnucks. St Michaels Parish School benefit car show and bingo. Summer Youth Employment Music Festival in Cairo. Silent Auction at Blue Sky Vineyard Makanda. and Game Day at Carbondale Public Library. Additional listings cover Cypress Elementary Open House. AARP Driver Safety at Regions Bank Goreville. Rules of the Road class in Herrin. Dinner of Hope at John A Logan College with Jerry Sloan speaking. and fundraising details for cancer society.
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S. Forest Street
Carbondale
RBF Dome Board
Buckysdome
Williamson County Fair and Local Events Schedule
A roundup of happenings across southern Illinois including Williamson County Fair events at Marion Fair Grounds starting 8 a.m. with carnival and tractor pull. Old National Bank Back-to-School Bash in Evansville with supplies drive and kid activities. Marissa Coal Festival with tractor pulls car shows and parades. Sweet Corn and Watermelon Festival through Aug 20 in Mt. Vernon and Jefferson County with car shows music and parade. A Taste of Jackson County in Carbondale with ethnic foods and Mercy entertainment. Occupants of the Empty House discussion at Alengis DuQuoin. Sherlock Holmes Scion meeting on the detective fiction.
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Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Scwf.net
Jackson County
Carbondale Civic Center
Mercy
Alengis
DuQuoin
Sherlock Holmes
Lawsuits and Dispositions Highlight Local Civil Actions
Multiple civil actions filed in Jackson County courts involve vehicle collisions injuries and property disputes. Plaintiffs including John A Williams State Bank of Whittington Bonnie Sanders Allstate and PMA Property Management seek damages rent possession and foreclosures with amounts ranging from under 50 000 to over 50 000 plus costs. Dispositions note dismissals in two forcible entry and detainer cases where tenants vacated or no longer reside.
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John A. Williams
Deborah W. Murphy
Affirmative Insurance Services, Inc
Sandy Brodnax
Gary
Tiffanie Crabtree
E. Elm
West Frankfort
Bonnie Sanders
Kevin McFarlane
Allstate Insurance Co
James Grammer
Shacairy G. Gibbs
Traci L. Blair
Jackson County Housing Authority
Sonya Tinsley
E. College
Carbondale
Lamont Scott
Billy Goucher
LaDonna K. Holder
Martha L. Hiller
Dustin Cocke
Kevin Pedigo
Shannon Jones
PMA Property Management
Douglas Johnson
S. Eighth St
Murphysboro
Budslick Management Co., Inc
Tiffany Wilkerson
N. Wall
Perry County Housing Authority
Joseph Taylor
Walnut St
du Quoin
Stephanie Weih
Diamond Terrace
Pinckneyville
Phyllis Epplin
Shayin Horton
Ashley Bathon
Brown St
Kara Dearmond
W. Park St
April Huggins
Karl Sweitzer Jr
Anita Sweitzer
John Hampton
Brenda Shekell
Brumleve Lane
Anna
Pat Stockton
Heather Copely
Brandon Jestus
Walnut
Jonesboro
First National Bank of
John D. Cato
Union County Housing Authority
Greg King
Hillside Terrace
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Charles Yaw
Barbi J. Minor
Elinor J. Beltz
Beltz
Tabitha Minor
Minor
Interim Dean Named at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Alan Vaux, associate dean in SIUC’s College of Liberal Arts, is named interim head while a permanent replacement for Shirley Clay Scott is sought. He may be a candidate for the full role. Caleb Hale reports the Tilden Fire Protection District received an $84,883 Assistance to Firefighters grant from DHS for operations and safety.
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Carbondale College of Liberal Arts
Alan Vaux
Vaux
Shirley Clay Scott
SIUC
Hunter College of
City University of New York
Tilden
U.S
Jerry Costello
D-Ill
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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