Joliet Prison Chosen for Derailed Filming
Joliet Correctional Center, once famed in The Sting and The Blues Brothers, will stage parts of the thriller Derailed starring Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston. Filming occurs this fall with Owen present for a prison sequence. Aniston’s appearance is unlikely. The 144 year old facility closed in 2002, drawing film officials who say its proximity to Chicago aids future productions.
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Joe Amari
Illinois Film Office
Aniston
Friends
Joliet
Amari
Chicago
Missing Aurora woman found in shallow grave strangled
Erica Marie Aubrey, 25, was found in a LaSalle County shallow grave and autopsy ruled she was strangled. Her husband Steven Aubrey, 35, died by a self inflicted gunshot after allegedly firing at police in Kendall County. The couple had lived near an abandoned house damaged by a fire in April.
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Aurora
Ottawa
LaSalle County
Erica Aubrey
Kendall County
Steven Aubrey
Erica Marie Aubrey
School janitors lose jobs to cheaper private workers
CHICAGO AP report details Glenbard North High School staff replacement as districts privatize janitorial and maintenance roles to cut deficits. ABM Industries Aramark SBM pursue school contracts. private workers often earn about half the pay of former union staff, with districts citing curriculum funding as the goal.
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Chicago
Robert Hodel
Glenbard North High School
Carol Stream
Hodel
Ilinois
ABM Industries Inc
Aramark Corp
West Coast
New England
SBM Maintenance Contractors Inc
Illinois
James Sostak
Glenbard
Gary Frisch
Glenbard Township
Mary Rogala
Arvon Township
Skanee
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Bill Farley
Wheaton-Warrenville
Easton School Battles Brown Recluse Spider Infestation
Central Middle School in Easton confronts venomous brown recluse spiders forcing removal of carpet and clutter, sealing cracks, and use of traps. Principal Dave Mouser and pest control teams monitor traps bi daily while Superintendent Jim Rich notes similar district wide struggle and a letter to parents.
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Easton
Lini Central Middle School
Dave Mouser
Mouser
Jim Rich
Peoria
Suburban Subscribers Offered Labor Day Bonus Papers
Lee Enterprises notes subscriber service hours and phone numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto Williamson Jackson counties. It promotes a Labor Day bonus on Sept 6, 2004 for Saturday and Sunday deliveries and provides opt out contacts for non-receipt. The Southern Illinoisan is published daily in Carbondale.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Jackson County
Thesouthern.com
Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois Ave
Lee Enterprises
Davenport
Iowa
P.O
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Marion Eye Centers
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Carmi
Carterville
Chester
Eldorado
Fairfield
Harrisburg
Herrin
Mt. Vernon
Marion Metropolis
Vienna
West Frankfort
Marion Eye Centers & Optical
Eve
Ater
Masi
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