Carbondale schools weigh heating fixes and fees
Carbondale elementary schools face repeated heating failures at Springmore and Thomas. The board seeks professional and architectural input on replacements and overhead piping options, with a Feb. 19 follow up planned. Textbook rental fees face potential elimination, with a Feb. 5 meeting to gauge public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern
Thomas School
Springmore
John Barbie
Springmore School
Barbie
Carbondale
Simon, Rettberg, Garrison, Flom Inc
Kathleen Hood
Herrin candidate unveils party slate for mayor race
Theresa Churchill reports in The Southern Illinoisan that Herrin accountant Donald R. Swinford announced a six-person slate for the Progress Party including Bob Hardcastle for treasurer JoAnn Detomasi Kuhnke for city clerk William Bonali for Ward 1 alderman Angelo Abba for Ward 2 alderman Charles McEvers for Ward 3 and Douglas Cox for Ward 4. Swinford, 44, a long-time auditor, is seeking the mayoral post while incumbents Mario Ottolini Ida Berra Edward Quaglia and others weigh reelection decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinois and
Herrin
Donald R. Swinford
Progress Party
Bob Hardcastle
N. 12Th St
Norge
JoAnn Detomasi Kuhnke
N. 17Th St
William Bonali
N. Seventh St
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Angelo Abba
W. Adams
Charles McEvers
S. 19Th St
Douglas Cox
Indian Hill Drive
Swinford
E. Pine St
Paris
Ill
University of Illinois
Swinford and Palmer Accounting
Mario Ottolini
Joe Camarato
Jerry McDonnel
George Stearns
Ida Berra
Edward Quaglia
William Meneese
Adram Chamness
Doctors win Marion rezoning fight for Cherry Street clinic
Marion doctors won a nearly two month effort to locate a new clinic in the West Cherry Street neighborhood. In a seven minute meeting the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved the proposal as compatible with the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Doctors
West Cherry Street
Marion Zoning Board of Appeals
Robert Owens
Zoning Board
Goss
George A. Williams
Henry Burress
Williams
Public Health and Safety
West Main Street
West Cherry
Kroger
Marion Memorial Hospital
Sebastian Tapia
William Frailey
Health departments keep restaurant inspection results confidential
Southern Illinois health officials and operators say inspections are thorough but customers rarely learn sanitary details. Some counties keep reports confidential while Jackson County requires posting the latest inspection, yet inspectors note the posted categories alone don’t reveal full violation counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Southern
Illinois
Health Department
Franklin-Williamson
Bi-County Health Department
Randolph County Health Department
Jackson County Health Department
Southern Seven Health Department
Illinois Department of Public Health
Charles Elder
Bi-County Health
James Tucker
Randolph County
Public restaurant inspections seen as public business and risk
County health leaders defend posting inspection reports while noting misreadings and hidden displays. Officials say reports are public records but not enforceable in showing full results, urging inquiries for specifics and warning against public closings announcements.
Readable health inspection reports scarce in Jackson County eateries
Inspectors found that health reports are visible in only one of six visited establishments, with most reports hidden behind counters or not posted at all. All restaurants displayed permits, and when present, reports were sometimes placed near the cash register or opposite the public area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Castrale
Jackson County
James Bloom
Jackson County Health Department
Bloom
Southern Seven Health Department
Environmental Health
Walter Parks
Union
Johnson Counties
Illinois Department of Public Health
Robert Gleason
Department
Gleason
Region 5
Marion Poggas
Board of Health
Theresa Churchill
Walgreen's
University Mall
Health Department
Hikanation Odyssey hikers cross Mississippi into Illinois
More than 50 backpackers of Hikanation cross the Mississippi from a ferry into Grand Tower Illinois aiming to publicize better trails while trekking 4500 miles. The group travels with Monty Montgomery as coordinator and receives support from the American Hiking Society and General Foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave DeWitte
Mississippi
Illinois
Grand Tower
John Stout
Seattle
Stout
Hikanation
San Francisco
Boeing
Scout
Monty Montgomery
Macomb
Montgomery
Washington
Cascade Mountains
Randy Blymire
Pennsylvania
California
Peter McIntyre
Montreal
Canada
McIntyre
American Hiking Society
General Foods Corporation
Blymire
Montavista
Calif
Kansas
Bob Jenner
Jenner
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County
Small Claims Court
Carterville
District 95
Teachers’ Association
Carbondale Education Association
Southern Illinois Fence Company of
Mount Vernon
Sears Roebuck and Co
Estel Rosenthal
Anna
Jerry Lower
Alto Pass Congregational Church
Marion
Cherry Street Clinic
Voss
Faustino Pugeda
Joe Steimle
Danver’s
E. Main
Donna Stroh
Korner Deli
N. Park Ave
David Blaise
Region 5 Health Department
Morrison’s
Jim Sparks
Alabama
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