No zoning drives sprawl at Illinois 148 and 13
Ed Bean reports on unzoned land near Williamson County Airport where developers like Bob Newman push for mixed uses from housing to a discotheque. Officials warn of haphazard growth, debate county zoning, and note voter resistance to government regulation amid stalled annexation plans.
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Illinois 148
Illinois 13
Williamson County
Greater Egypt
Herrin
Bob Newman
Newman Construction Co
Gwen
Illinois
Gwen’s Stout
Newman
Marion
East Lawn Cemetery
Robert Butler
Butler
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
William Humphreys
Humphreys
Merlin's Tavern sale blocked by injunction in Williamson Co
Preliminary injunction issued Friday forbids both the new and former Merlin's owners from disbursing sale proceeds unless prior claims were filed by Thursday. Named defendants include Robert E. Hitchcock Danny and Lynn Ash William C. Hitchcock Floyd and Carol Kettering Carbondale H A Enterprises and KMBK Inc. The suit, filed by Robert D. Bradley, seeks a permanent injunction and attachment, claiming $36,419 in unpaid premiums for dram shop policies. Bradley alleges the sale proceeds could be moved out of state.
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Shirley E. Johnson
Southern Illinoisan
Merlin’s Tavern
Carbondale
Williamson County Court
Circuit Court
Snyder Howell
Robert E. Hitchcock
Chicago
Danny and
Lynn Ash
S. Court St
Marion
William C
Katherine Hitchcock
Wedgewood Lane
Floyd and
Carol Kettering
du Page County
Carbondale H & A Enterprises Ltd
Kmbk Inc
Merlin
KMBK
John Karagiannis
Leo McLean
Bill Koeneman
Chester
Don Bixby
Sparta
Robert D. Bradley
Bob Bradley Insurance Agency
Bradley
Illinois Ave
Robert Hitchcock
Carbondale Liquor Commission
Revenue sharing cuts hit 51 southern Illinois areas
Ann Schottman Knol reports federal revenue sharing allocations for Oct 1 1979 to Sept 3 1980 show 51 communities facing reductions while 22 gain. Du Quoin falls from 103 843 to 72 478, Murphysboro from 98 983 to 89 704, Jackson County from 273 243 to 262 795. County officials cite census data and carryovers as factors, with carryover funds possibly offsetting deficits. Carbondale and Herrin also face declines. Township and city leaders warn of budget implications and shifting project funding.
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Illinois
Federal Office of Revenue Sharing
Congress
du Quoin
Cecil Daily
Daily
Murphysboro
Jim Scuras
U.S. Bureau of Census
Scuras
Jackson County
Gary Hartlieb
Jack Cooper
Hartlieb
Cobden
Coulterville
Creal Springs
de Soto Township
de Soto
Revenue sharing funds cut for 73 Illinois communities
A state and federal revenue sharing list shows 73 Southern Illinois communities townships and counties receiving less for the 1979 80 fiscal year. Names include Carbondale Harrisburg Murphysboro Williamson Randolph Jackson and Johnson with specific dollar changes. Larger allocations are planned for 21 units such as Anna Carbondale Township McLeansboro Tilton Perry Union and Franklin counties.
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Southern Illinois
Federal Revenue Sharing Office
Ava
Benton
Buckner
Buncombe
Bush
Campbell Hill
Carbondale
Carrier Mills
Carterville
Chester Township
Christopher
Show business shines on area residents ex SIU students
SIU Carbondale alumni and former students are making waves in show business. Jim Belushi co stars with Michael Keaton in Working Stiffs a TV comedy this fall. Ramon Delgado a 1977 PhD from SIU C teaches at Montclair State University and wrote The Jerusalem Thorn staged Off Broadway and at SIU C. Elizabeth Grayson Grossman an SIU C MA and Jane Killingworth an alumna star in The Jerusalem Thorn with John Spechart David McCracken and others from SIUC in the cast. Greg Kessel Marion area guitarist led for Jubal Clark at Willie Nelson July 4th picnic in Austin. Richard Hobbs from Johnston City led in Texas. Michael Boyle of Carbondale will play in Las Vegas for Jerry Lewis Telethon. John Coleman former Carbondale radio announcer left WLS to work on Good Morning America with high salary projections.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Jim Belushi
Southern Illinoisan Television Section
Michael Keaton
Abbott and Costello
Belushi
New Snandal Theater
New York City
Delgado
Montclair State University
New Jersey
SIUC
Laboratory Theater
David Library
American College Theater Festival
Jermones
Kelin Stewart Harrison
Siuc Theater
Greg Kessel
Marion
Willie Nelson
Austin
Texas
Kessel
George Hillman
Route 4
Jubal Clark
Nelson Himself
Johnny Paycheck
Leon Russell
Bobby Bare
Ernest Tubb
Merle
Faye
John Coleman
Carbondale
Wls-Tv
Chicago
Abc-Tv
Chicago TV
Gary Deeb
Coleman
GMA
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The
Ship High School
Ann Schottman Knol
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department
Jackson County Board
Bill Kelley
Earl Summers
Helen Westberg
Carbondale Township
Robert Kelley
Ron Joyner
Joyner
Edward Quaglia
Wausau Homes
Shasteen
E. Lawn Cemetery
Hertz
X-Cel
Central Hospital
Williamson Co
United Computer Servi
San Juan Pools
Harrisburg Township
Hurst
Johnston City
Makanda Township
Murphysboro Township
New Burnside
Orient
Percy
Pinckneyville
Pittsburg
Red Bud
Lesser
Steeleville
Tamaroa
Thompsonville
Valier
Vergennes Township
Vienna
West Frankfort
Willisville
Zeigler
Randolph
Williamson
Johnson
Jackson
Dowell
Gorham
Grand Tower
Jonesboro
Marion Township
McLeansboro
Orchard Township
Tilden
Tilton
Vergennes
Perry County
Union County
Franklin County
Ben Gelman
Byline
B.G
Elizabeth Grayson Gross
Man
Siu-C
Jerusalem Thorn
Virginia Wolfe
Jane Killingworth
Martha
Jerusalem
New York
John Spechart
Minneapolis
Firehouse Theater
Theater In the Round
David McCracken
Siuc Summer Playhouse
Billy
Goes
Freddie
My Fair Lady
Knoxville Dinner Theater
Tennessee
Thorn
Actors’ Equity
Bob Beam
Chuck Loesche
SIU C
Marion High School
John A. Logan College
Richard Hobbs
Ellae Hobbs
Barham St
Michael Boyle
Las Vegas
Boyle
Mary J. Boyle
Carnegie Hall
Pasadena
Calif
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