Williamson to appeal ruling on Marion federal housing
Williamson County Housing Authority votes to appeal a circuit court decision that awarded control of 164 federally subsidized Marion housing units to the Marion Housing Authority. The board cites protecting county interests while planning further HUD applications and mandatory smoke detector upgrades in Herrin housing.
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Williamson To
Marion
Federal Housing
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County Housing Authority
Marion Housing Authority
Illinois Appellate Court
County Housing Authority
Robert Power
Hous
Ing
James Bleyer
County Authority
Snyder Howell
Marion Authority
Bleyer
U.S. Supreme Court
Davye Young
Herrin
Signs of Spring Warn of Weeds and Lawn Pests
Geraldine Hobbs of Du Quoin, with husband John and neighbor Winnie Ritz observing, tries spring weed control as winter recedes and weeds like dandelions begin to sprout, signaling lawn care begins early.
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Geraldine Hobbs
du Quoin
John
Winnie Ritz
Ultimatum Ordered to Curb Spending in Herrin Departments
Herrin Mayor Mario Ottolini issued ultimatums to at least two departments to halt spending and overtime amid a projected $189,000 deficit for the fiscal year ending April 30. Nine funds were shown over budget as of February 9, led by street and alley at 53,000 over, fire 36,000 over, police and ambulance 34,000 each.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Mario ‘‘Moochie
Ottolini
William Meneese
Meneese
Public Hearing Highlights Cost Concerns Over State Health Plan
Bonnie Marx reports from Marion on a CHPSI led public hearing where three testimonies focused on costs. ISOPHE members Michele Jacknik and Ella Lacey warned of funding gaps and questioned the plan’s ability to fund additional roles and education programs, including sex education. Susan Casey of CHPSI warned the cost containment section may lock in rising health care costs.
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Bonnie Marx
Marion
Illinois Society of Public Health Educators
Isophe
Comprehensive Health Planning In
Southern Illinois
CHPSI
Cleveland Matthews
Carbondale
Statewide
Health Coordinating Council
John Noah
Illinois Department of Public Health
Springfield
Noah
Michele Jacknik
Ella Lacey
Ms. Jacknik
Board of Education
Jacknik
Susan Casey
Newman Center Spring Lecture by Rep Mazzoli
US Representative Romano L. Mazzoli of Louisville Ky will give the Newman Center Spring Lecture at 8 p.m. on April 5 in the Newman Center Carbondale. Elected in 1970, he served on the Presidential Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy chaired by Rev Hesburgh of Notre Dame. The lecture is sponsored by the Catholic Knights and Ladies of Illinois.
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Newman Center
Romano L. Mazzoli
Louisville
Carbondale
Mazzoli
Theodore Hesburgh
Notre Dame
Coyotes boom at Crab Orchard refuge plan far reaching effects
Refuge manager Wayne Adams reports a rapid coyote population surge at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge over the past three to four years. He notes the predators have not harmed visitors yet but warns rabies outbreaks nearby raise concerns. Coyotes migrate east from the Great Plains, now overrun Arkansas and Missouri and likely southern Illinois.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Crab Orchard Lake
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Wayne Adams
Marion Rotary
Adams
Great Plains
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
Parents seek greater role in school book selection
Across Illinois school districts parents press for involvement in choosing reading materials. Murphysboro District 186 outlines a formal complaint and appeal process, while others like Marion 2 Herrin 4 Carbondale 165 have policies. Many districts lack formal procedures and limit parental input to administration.
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Bruce Simmons
Southern Illinoisan
Johnston City
Murphysboro Community Unit
Timothy Bowers
Murphysboro
Bowers
Mal
Marion
Herrin Community
Carbondale Community High
Anna Jonesboro Community High School
Board of Education
Tresnik
Appleton wins Murphysboro mayoral primaries in unusual post primary note
In Murphysboro two post primary notes reveal Sydney Appleton defeated incumbent Mayor Michael Bowers in the Democratic mayoral primary and, with no Republican filing and 11 write in votes on the GOP ticket, also secured the Republican primary. Jackson County Clerk cites a new law requiring write ins to reach a filing petition threshold. Also, Leonard Williams’s Democratic win shows two prior black council members, Curtis Cooper and Charles Edgar Moore, with votes from 1968 to 1975.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Sydney Appleton
Michael Bowers
Appleton
Jackson County
Robert Harrell
Harrell
Leonard Williams
Curtis Cooper
Charles Edgar Moore
Moore
Government spying threat looms over rights says SWP suit
Jean Ness reports that the SWP contends the US government may be allowed to spy on individuals or groups at any time. Jeff Rogers, a plaintiff, spoke at SIU Carbondale about a $40 million case alleging decades of FBI activity and COINTELPRO style harassment.
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Jean Ness
United States
Socialist Workers Party
Justice Department
SWP
Jeff Rogers
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
FBI
Lockheed-Georgia Co
Rogers
Chicago
Lockheed
Cointelpro
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Power
Housing Authority
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hurst
Energy
Cambria
Crainville
Herry Crompton
ED Greer
Newman
Devils Kitchen Lake
Devils Kitchen
Refuge
F.E. Holmes & Son Construction Co. Inc
U.S. Penitentiary
E.T. Simonds Construction Co
Frankfort Community Unit
du Quoin Community Unit
SIU
International Assocation of Machinists
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