This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 2011
Page
5
A Christmas Eve fire damaged a trailer in the 2400 block of Virginia Lane on Du Quoin's north side. No injuries occurred as firefighters confined the blaze to the back room. smoke and water caused heavy damage. The fire was reported about 5 30 p.m. and extinguished by 6 47 p.m. Cause remains under investigation.
Secretary of State Jesse White calls for safe travel during holidays as alcohol related fatalities drop 9 percent nationally, while stressing continued vigilance. In 2010 Illinois saw 436 alcohol related road deaths, 47 percent of 927 total crash fatalities. over Christmas 2010 eight crash deaths with one alcohol related, and 515 alcohol related injuries. New Year weekend 2010 had six crash deaths, two alcohol related, and 331 alcohol injuries. Nationwide nearly 11,000 died in 2009 alcohol related crashes. Police will join Crickit or Ticket patrols and DUI seatbelt checks.
Illinois reportedly lost 366,616 taxpaying households from 1995 to 2009, draining $26 billion in taxable revenue and prompting talk of avoiding a tax increase. In 2009 alone 20,725 households left with $1.5 billion in income. residents moved mainly to Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Kentucky. Ted Dabrowski of the Illinois Policy Institute cites potential fiscal harm from continued outflow.
In Murphysboro the 18th annual Christmas dinner at the Knights of Columbus hall drew Santa and Mrs. Claus on a Harley as dozens of children queued for photos. Organizers say 400 meals served last year and anticipate matching or beating that number with 122 meals delivered to shut-ins. Volunteers, donors, and fundraisers filled the hall with food, gifts, and support while Santa Keith Ridings and his wife distributed presents amid the season’s community effort.
State Rep. John Bradley of Marion received the Golden Horseshoe Award for the best Democratic state representative in a tie with Frank Matera of Spring Valley. Nominated by Capitol Fax Blog readers, Bradley was praised for reforms to workers compensation, tax code changes aiding small business and individuals, and improving unemployment insurance solvency. He serves his fifth term representing the 117th District and chairs the Labor and Revenue committees.
After 60 years in Carterville the Automotive Technology program at Southern Illinois University will relocate to the Transportation Education Center at the Southern Illinois Airport in Carbondale. The 230000 square foot complex includes a 186000 square foot education building a 32000 square foot fleet storage and a nearly 11000 square foot aviation test cell with completion planned for July.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.