Plea bargains in Perry County assault case set to cap at 60 years
Joseph agrees to a plea in a kidnapping and assault case pledges a maximum 60 year sentence. One count of predatory criminal sexual abuse is dismissed, preventing life without parole. Families express relief that victims need not testify, though remorse remains. Sentencing hearing scheduled for Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. with concurrent handling of other charges. State seeks lengthy confinement to prevent further victims and to protect current ones.
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Joseph
du Quoin
David Stanton
James Stern
Stern
James Campanella
Campanella
James Joseph
Illinois Department of Corrections
Pinckneyville
Stanton
James Booker
Keith Kellerman
Danny Bell
East Olive Street
Lewis and Clark Journal Entry August 13 1804 Mahar Village
Excerpt from the Corps of Discovery journals dated August 13 1804. Ordway notes three party members out to the Omaha area in high prairie grass. They reach Mahar Creek and the burned Mahar village of about 300 cabins, abandoned four years earlier after a smallpox epidemic. Natives absent, hunting buffalo.
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Ordway
Omaha
Mahar
Magera Opens Olympic Archery Run With 47th Seed
Magera ranks 47th after the first elimination round at Panathinaiko Stadium amid winds that shift east to west. Butch Johnson sits 16th in the ranking round while Vic Wunderle stumbles to 42nd as U S coach Frank Thomas notes the odds of advancing beyond early rounds. The U S team places 11th in the team standings as Korea leads with Don Hyun Im setting an Olympic single-round record.
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Cheng Pang Wang
Wang
New York
Southern Illinois
Magera
Mark Williams
Williams
Frank Thomas
Vic
Thomas
Butch
U.S
Korea
Don Hyun Im
Panathinaiko Stadium
Ardrey recalls six coach team at 1996 Atlanta games
Ardrey speaks of a six coach U S diving unit at Atlanta 1996 serving as support staff and ambassadors. He names Hobie Billingsly Bob Clotworthy Sammy Lee Dick Smith and Jim Stillson as members sharing the task of guiding delegates and watching venues. He recalls arriving pattenry friends bomb at Olympic Park and closing ceremonies as lifelong memories.
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United States
Ardrey
U.S
Hobie Billingsly
Bob Clotworthy
Sammy Lee
Dick Smith
Jim Stillson
Olympic Park
Illinois job growth forum features candidates on infrastructure and fees
Candidates in District 115 discuss growth strategies amid trucking fee concerns. Green Party rival Rich Whitney urges a strong state sector, infrastructure upgrades, and even a high speed rail plan to connect Illinois. Sen. Gary Forby supports roads and utilities, while challenger Ron Summers links job growth to business climate and fee opposition. The Illinois Coalition for Jobs cites a decade of lagging growth and potential state gains if trends matched regional peers.
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Green Party
Rich Whitney
Carbondale
Whitney
Springfield
Illinois
Southern
Chicago
Gary Forby
D-Benton
Forby
Ron Summers
Benton
Summers
Rocket Science
Summer
Illinois Coalition For Jobs, Growth and Prosperity
Illinois Economic Observatory
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