New Drinking Age Hits Carbondale in 21 Law Start
Carbondale and Illinois shift to a 21 year drinking age on January 1, with police enforcing the new law. The Carbondale Liquor Commission weighs whether under 21s may work or be present in liquor establishments. Local bars prep by tightening ID checks as business shifts away from younger patrons.
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Tom Woolf
Carbondale
James Thompson
Carbondale Liquor Commission
Illinois
Vietnam
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Dunn
Edward Hogan
Hogan
Liquor Commission
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Ron Levy
Illinois Wholesale Liquor Distributors Association
Champaign-Urbana
Levy
Jane
Doug Diggle
Old Town Liquors
Bruce Steppig
Second Chance
Steppig
Eastgate
Steve Hoffman
Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board
Police Department
William Rypkema
Rypkema
Missouri
John Mills
Greg Saddler
Monday first filing day for county candidates
The 1980 election cycle begins with the first filing window from December 10 to December 17 for county and state offices at county clerks and the Illinois State Board of Elections. The article outlines filing periods for presidential, U.S. Senate, Congress, statewide, and local offices, including petition minimums, district specifics for the 24th, 58th, and 59th districts, and rules for independents and new parties.
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Tony Stevens
Illinois State Board of Elections
Springfield
SBE
Illinois
State Board
U.S
Congress
State Board of Elections
State Board Office
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Appellate Court
Circuit Court
Chicago
Cook County
Dybvig to challenge Kelley for Jackson County Dem seat
Gene Dybvig, 57, associate professor and acting SIUC Radio and Television chief, announced his bid to win the Democratic nomination for the Seventh District in Carbondale. He says he will run a positive campaign and examine Kelley’s record, while Kelley faces scrutiny over sheriff’s department merit system and nursing home controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Board
Bill Kelley
Gene Dybvig
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Radio and Television
Dybvig
SIUC
Kelley
Carbondale
Sheriff's Department
County Nursing Home
Kay Blackwell
Democratic Central Committee
Central Democratic Committee
Ray Chancey
Central Committee
Chancey
Ohio
Authority may replace director soon
The Marion Housing Authority may replace its part time executive director John T. Anderson as several board members urge resignation sooner. Anderson, active in politics and private consulting, says a permanent director is preferable amid HUD funds and looming legal actions between city and Williamson County housing authorities.
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Joanne Wood
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Housing Authority
Housing Authority
John T. Anderson
Larry Hughes
Anderson
Housing Authoiity
U.S
Paul Simon
Simon
Homer Askew
Marion
Authority Board
Adolph Flack
City Housing Board
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Housing and Buildings
Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs
City Authority
Williamson County Housing Authority
Wildlife Habitat Help For Private Lands In Illinois
Illinois conservation officials urge private landowners to join a land management program to boost habitat for deer turkey quail and other wildlife. Free plans include planting oaks pines shrubs and food plots plus grass and legume strips along borders, with no obligation on public access.
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Illinois
Mike Carter
Illinois Department of Conservation
Southern Illinois
Carter
Conservation Department
Jonesboro
Ill
Yellowstone National Park
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Jerry Lower
Elkville Lake
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Stephen Kellert
Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Tellico Dam
Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C
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