Store not ready for rail relocation in Carbondale
Elias El-Tawil of Western Auto Hardware says he needs more time to vacate as the city plans demolition for a railroad depot. IDOT oversees closures while Brunner's Office Supply faces a condemnation suit. demolition aims to start mid January, with no further extensions likely.
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Jean Ness
El-Tawil
Brunner’s Office Supply Co
Brunner’s
Jay Gilbert
Brunner
Eldon Gosnell
Carbondale
Illinois Department of Transportation
el- Tawil
Gosnell
IDOT
Precinct committee races loom in Jackson County 1980 primary
In Jackson County 1980 March primary Republicans have only precinct races in 33 of 63 precincts and in just one of 12 Murphysboro precincts. Democrats file in nearly all precincts except 12, with several districts showing no filings from either party. Only Carbondale 5 and De Soto 1 have contested Republican races, each with two candidates. Incumbents Dewitt Hayes and Dennis Ray Vancil face challengers in their districts. Numerous other precincts show mixed party filings or none at all, across Carbondale, Murphysboro, and surrounding areas.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Sandridge
Makanda
Somerset
Bradley Ava
Bradley-Campbell Hill
Fountain Bluff
Grand Tower
Pomona
Degognia
Elkville
Levan
de Soto
Dennis Ray Vancil
Larry Havens
Elizabeth Hahn
Norvell N. Haynes
Brady V. Buckley
Robert Cavitt
Melvin Holder
J.C Penn
Mary E. Whittenberg
Rosemary Hawkes
William J. Butler
Jackson state's attorney office to become full staffed in January
Jackson County State's Attorney William Schwartz announced a full staff in January filling all old positions plus a new one. He reorganizes the office into criminal civil and support areas with new hires Debra Buchman Leonard Robertson and others, and plans cross training to prevent burnout and ensure coverage during absences.
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Jackson State
Ann Schottman Enol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
William Schwartz
Schwartz
Howard Hood
Tom Mansfield
Marie Parkinson
University of Oklahoma Law School
John Clemons
Clemon
Debra Buchman
Ridgeway and Decker Law
Murphysboro
Leonard Robertson
Three Injured in Pulaski County Highway Crash
State police said a car driven by Dar rell Shipley 19 of Cypress went off Shawnee College Road 22 miles west of Illinois 37 at 1 05 a m. Shipley was in serious condition at Western Baptist Hospital in Pau cah Ky. Passengers Jessie Griffin 21 of Cypress and Ricky Turner 17 of Tamms were in satisfactory condition. Harold Griffin 19 of Cypress had minor injuries.
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Pulaski
Darrell Shipley
Cypress
Shawnee College Road
Illinois
Shipley
Western Baptist Hospital
Paucah
Jessie Griffin
Ricky Turner
Tamms
Harold Griffin
Du Quoin sets votes for March 18 special election
Du Quoin council schedules a March 18 primary and May 6 general election to fill the vacancy on the Police and Fire Commission after Burt Williams death. Filing runs January 9 through January 18, with top two advancing to the May contest.
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du Quoin
Burt Williams
Cecil Daily
Wounded bald eagle found near Grand Tower in Illinois
Leonard Pullis of Murphysboro found a wounded bald eagle on a Mississippi River sandbar near Grand Tower. After a tense capture, the bird was taken to a wildlife refuge and a vet for treatment. The eagle will be bandaged, convalesce in Minnesota, then be released back to Southern Illinois. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing with potential penalties.
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Jean Ness
Leonard Pallis
Murphysboro
Mississippi River
Grand Tower
Pullis
Pallis
U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Minnesota
Illinois
U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Services
Adams
United States
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John E. Imhoff
Elza Brantley
Charles McCann
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