Gustafson elected CUB member pledges rate cuts
Robert Gustafson, 73, elected to Illinois Citizens Utility Board from the 22nd District, aims to end the summer differential in CIPS rates and curb nuclear plant cost overruns. He vows to hold utility stockholders responsible for plant costs, seek an elected ICC, and back a Consumer Bill of Rights.
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Tim Landis
CUB
Gustafson
U.S. Labor Department
Southern Counties Action Movement
Pauls
City of
Illinois General Assembly
James Thompson
Quinn
Illinois Coalition
Prosecutor picked for Hiller case in Franklin County
A special prosecutor from the Illinois Attorney General's criminal division was named to handle possible charges against Franklin County clerk Bob Hiller. Franklin County State's Attorney Terry Green requested the move in September due to a four month probe into more than 70 thousand dollars missing from Hiller's office. No grand jury date has been set to review findings from the DCI and the special prosecutor.
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Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Franklin County
Bob Hiller
Springfield
Hiller
Terry Green
Green
Attorney General’s Office
Illinois Division of Criminal Investigation
DCI
Sesser's saint Linda Mason helps Franklin County families
Linda Mason of Lesser runs a local relief effort with Joyce Sims, using the Goode Township Office space to collect and distribute beds, furniture, clothing, and groceries to those in need. She aids laid off miners' families, funds Christmas aid, and supports a Valier cancer patient, funded by local banks and church volunteers.
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Sue Ellen Cox
Southern Illinoisan
Linda Mason
Sesser
Linda
Franklin County
Lesser
Goode Township
N. Wal
E. Callie St
Bill Crocker
Joyce Sims
Jerry
Inland No. 1
Santa
Bank of
Mas Food
Sesser Bank
Valier
Bank of Lesser
Merritt to leave District 95 post
Carbondale area board member Judy Merritt will resign from District 95 after 1981 service, as her husband accepts a research director role at the University of South Carolina Columbia. The family plans to move after selling their home, with son Stephen finishing exams this month.
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Nancy Weil
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Judy Merritt
Stephen
Merritt
District 95
William Thomas
Bill
Merritts
George
John
CCHS district saves on upgrading costs amid delays
Carbondale Community High School District will spend 16 percent less than engineers estimated for health life safety work as bids total 746,953. The district plans to issue bonds and a special levy to cover the project with several contracts awarded to Kellerman Brothers Construction, National Fab Co, Fowler Co, and E Z Electric. The kitchen project received a 39,573 bid well below the estimate, while upgrades include accessibility, energy efficiency, and gym bleacher replacement.
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Carbondale Community
CCHS
Martin
Charles Garrison
National Fab-Co Manufacturing of
St. Louis
Garrison
Kellerman Brothers Construction Co
Pinckneyville
Kellerman
Korte- Plocher Construction Co
Highland
Fowler Co
Centralia
E-Z Electric Co
Percy
Bowen Gym
Central
Johnson ambulance in limbo again
Johnson County holds an 8 am Saturday meeting at First Baptist Church in Vienna to discuss the future of the Johnson County Ambulance Service. ESDA Director Doyle Annable and County officials aim to coordinate the total effort as a part time coordinator’s hire signals a shift back toward a volunteer model amid past financial troubles. Taylor will be paid 6000 dollars annually.
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Larry Davis
Pete Rosenberg
Southern Illinoisan
Johnson County Ambulance Service
Johnson County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Doyle Annable
First Baptist Church
Vienna
Annable
Mike Taylor
Vienna Correctional Center
Johnson County
Max Ray
Taylor
Cial
Ray
ESDA
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Robert Gustafson
Citizens Utility Board
ICC
Lesser Community Center
John McCutchen
Dave DeWitte
The
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