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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 2011
Page
1
A formal charge of first degree murder was filed Tuesday against Charles R. Ryan, 41, in the Friday night stabbing death of his stepfather Carl L. Crouch, 59, both of Harrisburg. SEE HARRISBURG / PAGE 6A
Sears Holdings plans to shutter 100 to 120 stores in 2012 to save money and raise cash after a weak holiday season. In Southern Illinois, three stores may be affected: a Sears at Illinois Star Centre in Marion and two Kmarts in West Frankfort and Mount Vernon.
Overnight snow left Southern Illinois briefly heavy in spots before temperatures rose to the 40s. Snow totals ranged from 1 to 2 inches in Williamson County and 1 to 1.5 inches in Jackson County, with lighter amounts elsewhere. Temperatures will dip to the low 30s tonight and rise into the 50s by Friday with a 20 percent rain chance Sunday.
During a 41 million dollar restoration of the Illinois Capitol in Springfield workers unearthed a pair of men's wingtip shoes with a gold toe plate. The relics, along with cans and a vodka bottle, were hidden in basement nooks once used as informal offices by lobbyists and officials. The fate of the shoes remains undetermined.
Construction workers uncover a collection of items in the Capitol renovation area including black and white wingtip saddle shoes in size 11, plus assorted debris such as old soda and beer cans and an empty vodka bottle.
Two more candidates filed Tuesday for the 12th Congressional District seat vacated by U S Rep Jerry Costello. Kenneth Charles Wiezer a Granite City retiree filed early Tuesday and will run in the March 20 Democrat primary against Chris Miller of Carbondale and Brad Harriman of O Fallon. Miller is a nine year Army veteran who received a Purple Heart in 2004 during one of his two tours in Iraq.
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