Teen birth rate in Illinois edges up in 2006
Preliminary CDC figures show Illinois teen births rose to 10 percent in 2006 from 9.7 percent in 2005, mirroring a national 3 percent rise after prior declines. State totals lack county breakdowns. final statewide tally is due spring 2008. Local counties show mixed trends since 2002.
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Springfield
Illinois
Centers For Disease Control
Illinois Department of Public Health
Melaney Arnold
Macon
McLean
Jackson
Shelby
Salukis Cheer Card Featured in Today’s Paper
A Go Salukis cheer card appears in the issue for Saturday’s game and doubles as a poster. The reverse side titled We Love Coach Kill is also suitable for display.
Remains Found Along I-57 Tied to 21-Year Mystery
Officials say skeletal remains of Edward Windsor Mathews, an 86-year-old Goreville man, found near a fence along Interstate 57 in Jefferson County could have been roadside for as long as 21 years. Deputy Coroner Eddie Joe Marks notes a 1986 government contact and a long-deceased last-known time, with clues including a weathered billfold and a World War II service record. The discovery was made November 18 by pedestrians, prompting public help in identifying him.
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Mount Vernon
Goreville
Jefferson County
Edward Windsor Mathews
Eddie Joe Marks
Mathews
Marks
SIUC Students Help ESPN Cover SIU Delaware Game
SIUC radio TV students led by Justin Ziolkowski will work with ESPN on site at McAndrew Stadium for the SIU Delaware football broadcast. Kwokman Productions hired SIUC crew to set up and tear down equipment and assist with sound dishes and sideline cameras for the live national telecast.
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Carbondale
Justin Ziolkowski
Southern Illinois University
Chicago
Public Broadcasting Service
Chicago Tonight
Ziolkowski
ESPN
Siu-Delaware
Riverdale
Siuc
Mark Wetstein
Kwokman Productions
Irvine
Calif
Kwokman
Wetstein
Memories of 1983 set tone for SIU football Saturday
In 1983 Southern Illinois University football rolled to 10 straight wins, drawing large crowds as attendance reached 12,614, second in school history. The team, featuring pro prospects Terry Taylor, Donnell Daniel, and Rick Johnson, created season-long excitement before a Division I-AA playoff run that echoed later top rankings.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Wichita State
Mike Reis
Terry Taylor
Donnell Daniel
Rick Johnson
Fred Huff
Rosemary Crisp remembered for faith and service in Marion
Rosemary Berker Crisp, wife of Harry Crisp, died after a 12 year cancer battle. A longtime Red Cross nurse, Lions Club member and Girl Scout leader, she volunteered with Hands of Hope Clinic and the Southern Illinois Women's Health Conference. At her Celebration of Life in St. Joseph Catholic Church, daughters Cynthia and Cheryl praised her faith, hope and love. Father Mohr called her an apostle to all, whose life reflected devotion to family and church.
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Marion
Rosemary Berker Crisp
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Rosemary
Rose Hill Cemetery
Pepsi MidAmerica
Harry Crisp
American Red Cross
Lions Club
Hands of Hope Clinic
Southern Illinois Women’s Health Conference
Cynthia Crisp Dickens
Cheryl Crisp Rabbitt
Richard Mohr
Ve Jahnae
Talon
Harry L. Crisp II
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Steven Carter
Greg Albrecht
Joey Helleny
WSIU
Siuc Communications
University
Salukis
Crisp
Chance Marks
Carruthers School
He Southerp
Omaha
Neb
Abby
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