Two bidders remain for Rehab and Care Center dispute
ARPHYSBORO The field of contenders for the Rehab and Care Center of Jackson County narrows to two after the deadline. RDK Management Services offers 750000 cash on closing, ongoing Medicaid collection help, and local facility ties in Benton Harrisburg and Carrier Mills. RFMS proposes a new Liberty Village campus in Carbondale with 45000 monthly payments for up to two years, while county ownership of the building stays intact. Both pledge to take all residents and keep current staff.
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Arphysboro
Jackson County
RDK Management Services Inc
Rfms Inc
RDK
Benton
Harrisburg
Carrier Mills
RFMS
Carbondale
Liberty Village
Parkway Manor
Marion
Eldorado Man Sentenced Over Sex Assault and Child Murder
Richard Turner II, 34, of Eldorado, pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of a 7-year-old relative and second degree murder of a 4-year-old girl. He received 22 years, to be served at 85 percent with lifetime sex offender registration. The crimes occurred between September 2000 and September 2002, per Saline County State's Attorney Michael Henshaw.
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Eldorado
Saline County
Michael Henshaw
Richard Turner II
Henshaw
Chicago tops nation in public corruption study
A University of Illinois at Chicago led study finds Chicago leads the nation in public corruption convictions, with 1,531 cases from 1976 to 2010 in the Northern District of Illinois. California’s Central District trails with 1,275 convictions in the same period.
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Chicago
University of Illinois At Chicago
University of Illinois’ Institute of Government and Public Affairs
U.S. Department of Justice
Illinois
Central District
California
Los Angeles
Project Hope fundraisers and shelter needs grow
Two fundraisers are planned for Project Hope as spring and April events raise money. Spring Fling Bingo March 16 at Metropolis Community Center and Whiskers and Wine Il April 19 at Harrah's Casino Event Center. Tickets are twenty dollars with a ten dollar wine coupon. donations and information are available via phone or projecthopeanimal shelter dot com. The shelter faces tight finances despite caring for seventy plus cats and dogs, with Rex the dachshund illustrating the ongoing need for support.
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Project Hope
Metropolis Community Center
Whiskers and Wine Il
Harrah's Casino
Metropolis
Projecthopeanimalshelter.com
Project Hope + Humane Society of Metropolis
Rex
Sheree Gilbert
Donna Groves
Southern Illinois districts to receive over 100 million in school funds
Illinois will award 573 million in capital funds to 31 districts for new construction and renovations. Marion CUSD 2 gets 56.62 million with 65.8 million local match for a two school project. Shawnee 84 receives 2.4 million. Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 gets 47.62 million as part of the statewide package.
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Southern Illinois
Pat Quinn
Illinois
Marion Community Unit
Shawnee Community Unit
Mount Vernon Township
John Bradley
D-Marion
Marion
Southern
Bradley
Quinn
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