SNAP enrollment soars in southern Illinois region
SNAP participation climbs across Williamson Franklin Jackson Perry counties with rises from 2006 to 2011. In Williamson County last month 12,304 people received aid, up from 9,095 in 2006, as pantries like Marion Unit 2 report record demand with 428 families served.
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Williamson County
Illinois Department of Human Services
Franklin County
Jackson
Perry
SNAP
Marion Unit 2
J.R. Russell
Pantry
Benton-West City
Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry
Vicki Seagle
Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years in prison
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The ruling comes after a high profile corruption case that has long affected Illinois politics and public perception.
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Rod Blagojevich
Illinois
United States
Blagojevich
State taps private sector to cover Illinois bills backlog
Illinois businesses burdened by a $4.8 billion overdue bills backlog receive a lifeline from private sector partners through the Vendor Payment Program. For taxpayers, the program is a wash, with no net cost to the state. Page 34 references.
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Springfield
Illinois
SIU Aviation Buys Five New Skyhawk Planes
SIU’s Department of Aviation Management and Flight bought five Cessna 172R Skyhawk aircraft for 1.28 million funded by student flight fees. The planes arrived from Independence, Kansas, and feature 160 hp engines with Garmin 1000 glass cockpits. The Flying Salukis have a storied NIFA record with eight titles in 43 years.
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Carbondale — Siu Carbondale Aviation
Cessna
Independence
Kan
David A. NewMeyer
Department of Aviation Management and Flight
Meyer
SIU
Aviation
NewMeyer
National Intercollegiate Flying Association
SIU Flying Salukis
Flying Salukis
NIFA
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Becky Malkovich
Marion Ministerial Alliance
Alan Rogers
THE
Jack Cunneen
Murphysboro Food Pantry
Food Bank
Blago
Rob Crow
SIU Aviation
Davin A. Newmeyer
Steve Jahnke
Southern
Jeff Jaynes
Aviation Department
UUI
Salukis Siu
IUPUI
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