Waldron gets own affordable home through SIHC program
Ellen Waldron finally has a place of her own after years on a coalition rent plan. SIHC renovates homes and lines up financing to help homeless and low income people move into their own houses. Waldron praises the program as a miracle and says she now enjoys decorating a Coke themed kitchen she could not afford before.
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Ellen Waldron
Southern Illinois Coalition For the Homeless
Waldron
Coalition
SIHC
Sharon Hess
SICH
Hess
South 18Th Street
Marion switches to 4 day 10 hour police weeks
Marion police adopt 4 day 10 hour shifts with 16 street officers, 4 detectives, and 7 communications staff. patrols will rise during 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., 7 to 9 a.m., and 5 to 11 p.m. with 7 to 8 officers on duty in those windows. mayor and chief say 40 hour weeks remain for some admin roles.
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Marion
Ron Swafford
John Eibeck
Robert Butler
Butler
Illinois
Dunn’s Sporting Goods
Marion Vfw
Longstreet
Dunn’s
Carbondale
Herrin
Murphysboro
Bill Mehrtens
Fraternal Order of Police Local 197
Freeman Spur Road safety fixes weighed by town and county
The Williamson County Board and Herrin officials plus resident John Lloyd reviewed four options to curb crashes at the Freeman Spur Road curve near the Lloyd home. Proposals include speed limits, No Left Turn signs, speed bumps, flashing lights, and orange sand barriers. A follow up meeting with Jim Webb and Larry Lipe will decide on a recommended plan.
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Freeman
Williamson County Board
Highway Department
Herrin
Vic Ritter
John Lloyd
Lloyd
Lloyds
North 13Th Street
Freeman Spur
Chittyville
Jim Webb
Larry Lipe
Robert “Bo” Emery
Emery
Benton Man Arrested for Intimidation at Bar
A 45 year old Benton man, John R. Jessie, was arrested by Benton police earlier this week on intimidation and criminal trespass charges after refusing to leave Sandy's Bar & Grill, becoming combative with patrons and officers, and threatening law enforcement. He was jailed at Franklin County Jail.
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Benton
John R. Jessie
Jessie
Sandy’s Bar & Grill
Franklin County
Board approves final plans for $6.6 million Unity Point addition
Unity Point school board heard final plans for a $6.6 million addition funded by a $4.95 million state grant. The project adds 12 classrooms a gym and new sewer system with a revised entrance from Boskydell Road. Bids open January 15 and are due February 21. bids approval on February 26.
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Carbondale
Unity Point
Sheila Baysinger
Lunsford Baysinger Architects Inc
Marion
Boskydell Road
U.S 51
James Ludwick
Ludwick
Illinois
Blagojevich pushes expanded senior prescription aid in Illinois
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rod Blagojevich argues to broaden Illinois prescription drug relief. He proposes funding via a 43 cent per pack cigarette tax hike to expand the Circuit Breaker program to about 371,000 seniors and to issue a universally available drug discount card.
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Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
U.S
Chicago
Herrin
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Mt. Vernon
Linda Rush
Chicago Schools
Paul Vallas
Michael Bakalis
Roland Burris
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