Water system delays stretch across Rend Lake area
Inter City Water System crews work 24 hour shifts to thaw two ice clogged settling tanks causing shortages as Norge plant delays reopening to Thursday. Boil water orders for Marion and Du Quoin were lifted after equipment froze in subzero cold. schools closed to conserve water and residents urged to use water sparingly.
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Rend Lake Conservancy District
Norge
Herrin
Marion
du Quoin
Charles Butta
Conservancy District
Butta
West Frankfort
Illinois Sees Snow and Death Toll Rises in Deep Freeze
Snow and record lows linger in Illinois as temperatures rebound to the teens and 20s. The cold caused at least 23 deaths, including four in the Chicago area from hypothermia, while major roads remained hazardous and 100 residents were allowed to return home after river locks froze along the Kankakee near Wilmington.
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Illinois
The
Mercury
Kane County
DuPage County
National Weather Service
Kankakee River
Wilmington
Illinois River
Kankakee
Chicago
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Texas
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Ohio
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Virginia
R and B artists and Lennon top Grammy nominations
R B artists Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie led nominations with eight and six respectively in the 24th annual Grammy Awards. John Lennon earned five nominations for Double Fantasy, with CBS telecast set for February 24.
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Lennon
Beverly Hills
Calif
Quincy Jones
Lionel Richie
John Lennon
Jones
The
Dude
Richie
Diana Ross
Brooke Shields
Yoko Ono
National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences
CBS
McClory Quits Race In Illinois Primary
Rep. Robert McClory of Lake Bluff withdraws from the 10th District race due to redistricting. He urges supporters to back Rep. John Porter in the linchpin contest along the lake north of Chicago toward the Wisconsin line.
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Washington
Robert McClory
Lake Bluff
Bla
McClory
John Edward Porter
Evanston
Chicago
Wisconsin
Southern Illinoisan publication details and rates
The Southern Illinoisan announces offices in Carbondale Herrin and Marion with Sunday and daily publication schedule. Subscription options include carrier four week periods and mail rates for 18 county area Illinois and out of state. Additional contact numbers and post office box are listed.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois Carbondale
III
N. 16Th
Herrin
Ill
Carbondale
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Winter Storm Toll Rises to 121 Amid Ice and Snow
Across the U S cold wave deaths surpassed 100 as 5 inches of snow fell in northern Georgia and up to 7 inches in Arkansas. Florida citrus crop damage alarms prices while icy highways shut roads from Arizona to Georgia and crews brace for more storms.
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Associated Press
Florida
Arizona
Georgia
Birmingham
Ala
Arkansas
Dixie
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Rend Lake District
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Sesser, IL
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Chae
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Chester
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Delaware
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Washington D.C
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Gample
Xeies
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