Winchester seeks help for radio station finances amid campaign loss
State Rep. Robert Winchester sent a holiday ad package offer to campaign contributors to aid his Eldorado WKSI radio station. He says the business deal was separate from politics, though the letter ties station troubles to his Senate campaign. He changed the station to WDRW and eased its format while planning to gauge future state job options.
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Tim Landis
Robert Winchester
Rhosidare
Eldorado Radio
Winchester
Senate
WKSI
Eldorado
Wksi Radio
State Senate
Chester
Volun
WDRW
Illinois Department of Conservation
Illinois Department of Transportation
Carbondale considers cuts to social services in new funding report
An ad hoc committee urges the city to close a health clinic for the poor and shift costs to Carbondale, while also proposing cuts to two Attacks Community Service Board programs. Other austerity steps include limiting out-of-town daycare enrollment and reducing staff. The 33 page report precedes a Monday city council budget session reviewing 104 075 dollars in requests from six agencies.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Emma C. Hayes
Community Service Board
Attacks Board
Carbondale Public Library
YMCA
Department of Public Aid
City considers cuts to social services coordination program
A city report recommends trimming or ending funding for the Em ma Hayes Center Social Services Program which assisted minority residents with job training. It notes the program relied on outside funding and no longer coordinates social services or staffs the center, while urging funding for other groups and facilities like The Gathering Place and The Women's Center at reasonable levels.
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Emma Hayes Center
Bmma Hayes Center
Carbondale
Park
Jackson County Community Mental Health Center
Illinois governor eyes Japan and broader economic push
Governor Thompson argues Illinois must adopt proactive, interstate diplomacy to attract Japanese investment and accelerate economic development. He calls for quicker incentive deals, updated infrastructure funded by bonds, and possible nuisance taxes to support a $1 billion bonding plan while acknowledging worker displacements and the need for social safety nets.
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Illinois
Japan
New York
California
Thompson
Transportation
Traffic deaths by county in 1984 district report
Williamson County led with 16 highway fatalities in 1984, while Franklin dropped from 21 in 1983 to 10. Other counties ranged from Jackson 12 to one death in Pulaski and Johnson. The 1984 year saw fewer runoffs on U.S. 51 and I-57, but eight deaths on Illinois 13 and more rural-road fatalities.
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Williamson County
Franklin County
Jackson
Jefferson
Perry
Alexander
Union
Randolph
Washington
Pulaski and
Johnson
Hardin
Massac
Pope
U.S. 51
Interstate 57
Illinois 13
Illinois 3
Illinois
Illinois 14
Ilinois
U.S. 45
Interstate
District 13
Blessings program fills 277 wish lists in southern Illinois
Santa delivered gifts to 277 needy children across 11 southern Illinois counties through the Share Your Blessings program. Donors, including local companies and church groups, spent at least $50 per child, fulfilling long wish lists and sharing joy with DCFS identified families.
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Santa Claus
Illinois
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Ron Doerge
Sherry Rice
Villa Glades
Doerge
Southern Illinoisan
Wal-Mart
Marion
General Telephone and Electric
The
DCFS
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Carbondale’s History
Burma Hayes
Donald Monty
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Attucks Community Service
Carterville
Cypress Gardens
Cambria
Ann Schottman Knol
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