Price rise in July shows slowest growth of year
The government reported a 0.5 percent rise in consumer prices for July, the smallest month to month increase this year, driven by a 0.4 percent drop in grocery prices and a 0.6 percent fall in clothing costs. Exports fell while imports rose, widening the trade deficit.
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Washington
Labor Department
U.S
Commerce Department
Carter
Charles L. Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Schultze
Reunion campers mark 20 years at Du Quoin State Fair
Twenty years of steady Du Quoin visits define the Kelly family and a large circle of friends who treat the Hayes campground as a yearly reunion. Paul and Betty Kelly recount a tradition that began with a three week trek and grew into a family ritual now extended to grandchildren. Campers praise the campground’s safety and camaraderie while noting aging facilities and rising costs, with many planning to return next year.
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Frank Suhadolnik
The
Southern Illinoisan
Paul
Betty Kelly
Hillsboro
du Quoin
Hayes
Fairgrounds
Kellys
John A. Smith
Carlinville
Everett Titus
Greenville
Walter
Pauline Ennis
Ellis, Mo
Marion Harrison
Carlos
Bonnie Tolbert
Mrs. Kelly
Hiram Walker
Springfield
Smith
Fiat Allis Company
Illinois
Carlos Tolbert
Tolbert
Bonnie
Weather Outlook and Local Notices From Page 3
The National Weather Service calls for cloudy tonight with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and a mid 60s low. Wednesday brings variable cloudiness with a low 80s high. A chance of thunderstorms Thursday with a high near 80 and a 55 to 65 degree low. Friday and Saturday show a warming trend with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. local note: property tax relief may come as sales and utility tax revenues rise in Carbondale.
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National Weather Service
Crickets Jubilant as Weather Favors Mating Season
Tony Stevens reports in the Southern Illinoisan that a mild spring with few severe storms boosted young crickets, yielding a larger adult population for August and September. Bob Frank notes males chirp during wing rubbing rituals to attract mates, while crickets mainly threaten clothing and paper items, not crops. The insect’s life cycle shifts toward decline with frost, and locust outbreaks remain rare since four years ago.
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Tony Stevens
Illnoisan
Bob Frank
Agriculture Extension Service
Jackson County
Frank
Illinois
Rockford teachers strike amid statewide education unrest
Rockford Education Association and the Board of Education ended talks with an impasse and a vote to strike. About 19,000 students across six districts face class suspensions as unions in Teutopolis Edwardsville Collinsville Waterloo and Elverado reach or avert work actions with new contracts and injunctions under consideration.
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Associated Press
Rockford Education Association
Board of Education
Rockford
Richard Parrott
IEA
Mel Smith
George King
Elverado
Elverado Education Association
Waterloo
Collinsville
Edwardsville
Southwest Side
Chicago Board of Education
Hubbard High School
Bogan High School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Consumer Price Index
Dept. of Labor
Butch Nevious
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Mrs. Ennis
Carbondale
Richard Ogilvie
Jim Plunkett
Vergil Fletcher
Collinsville Kahoks
Ann Lande
Teutopolis
Charleston
Rue E. Fee
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