Website Launch Boosts Southern Illinois Economic Ties
Darryl Stucker, a corrections officer and village trustee from Energy, now runs aboutsouthernillinois.com with Richard Niemeyer. The site aims to centralize Williamson County and Southern Illinois information to attract business and tourism, growing to 257 pages with 1500 weekly visits.
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Big Muddy
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Williamson County
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Hearn’s murder trial set for March after delays
In Marion, 16-year-old Michael G. Hearn, charged with 15-year-old Ashleigh Sprague’s murder, remains jailed as trial dates moved from September to March. Defense attorney Robert Drew cites need for a forensic psychological report and a forensic pathologist, prioritizing the Hearn case amid multiple pending murder trials in Williamson County.
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Marion
Ashleigh Sprague
Vinewood
East Boyton Streets
Sprague
Michael G. Hearn
Hearn
St. Clair County
Belleville
Robert Drew
Drew
John Speroni
Jimmy Dean
Williamson County
Charles Garnall
Marion woman injured in two vehicle crash north of Carbondale
Nichole M. Gallup 20 of Marion was seriously injured when her southbound car slid on a snow slick on U S 51 near Airport Road and spun into northbound traffic. Dylan J. Shook 19 of Du Quoin, who was northbound, was not injured. Gallup remains in guarded condition. Shook was arrested for DUI. Additional charges for Gallup pending. Separately, thieves targeted downtown West Frankfort businesses last week breaking into a consignment shop and a finance company. investigations ongoing.
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Jackson County
Marion
Carbondale
Nichole M. Gallup
Memorial Hospital of
Gallup
U.S. 51
Airport Road
Dylan J. Shook
du Quoin
Shook
Corey L. Downing
Naperville
Eric R. Allen
Burr Ridge
Bridget E. Eastman
Allen A. Duncan Jr
O'Fallon
West Frankfort
Giant City Road
West Frankfort Burglary Suspect in Custody After Pharmacy Break-In
In West Frankfort, 38-year-old Dusty Hopkins remained jailed in Franklin County after allegedly breaking into Professional Pharmacy. Police say he entered by breaking a side window triggering a silent alarm, and was found nearby. He faces two burglary counts as the incident followed two prior break-ins in the week.
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West Frankfort
Franklin County
Dusty Hopkins
Hopkins
Du Quoin seat belt tickets in single vehicle crash
Two Du Quoin women Kristi Voyles and Heather Williams were ticketed for not wearing seat belts after a crash on Jackson Street at 11 15 p m. Voyles was also cited for failure to reduce speed. Both were treated and released from Marshall Browning Hospital.
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Duquoin
du Quoin
Kristi R. Voyles
Heather J. Williams
Perry County
Voyles
Williams
Marshall Browning
The Foot Post author finds new life after police work
Former Chicago officer O'Shea details two years of writing a book about a now-solved double homicide at a jewelry store on his beat. He blends facts with fiction and credits his friends and city life for inspiration while cherishing a rural Southern Illinois home and plans for more winter writing.
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Foot Post
O’shea
O'Shea
Secret Service
Chicago
Southern Illinois
Windy City
du Quoin
Bost pushes felons DNA database expansion in Illinois
State Rep. Mike Bost and DuPage County's Joe Birkett unveiled a bill to require all convicted felons to submit DNA samples for a state police controlled database. Samples could be saliva or tissue collected via skin tape. no doctor needed. The proposal cites faster collection and aiding investigations, citing a Virginia model.
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Murphysboro
Mike Bost
Bost
Southern Illinois
Joe Birkett
DuPage County
Illinois
Birkett
Judges hear case on city revenue tied to census figures
Judge Racette noted income, gas, photo and use taxes to cities rely on the most recent census numbers certified by the secretary of state. The July 1 figures from the 2000 census face administrative challenges as Carbondale could challenge the Census Bureau or sue Murphysboro, though no such suit has been filed before. A ruling is expected in two to six months.
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Secretary of State
Carbondale
Census Bureau
Murphysboro
Thomas Welch
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