Flag carried in Afghanistan delivered to Giant City School
A flag carried in Afghanistan has been delivered to Giant City School. The item appears on page 1B alongside other local notes and features. The page also highlights a prosecutors clemency dispute, city BYOB regulation news, and a court report listing DUIs across several counties. Weather today includes heavy snow possible, high near mid-20s, with significant accumulation.
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Afghanistan
Giant City
New governor Blagojevich makes first Illinois stop in Southern Illinois
Gov. Rod Blagojevich campaigned on reform and budget relief during a stop at Southern Illinois Airport as part of a state wide tour. He vowed not to raise FOID card fees, announced a temporary state hiring freeze, halted new state vehicle purchases, and said some appointees from the Ryan era would be removed with reapplication options. He also addressed higher education funding and pledged swift departmental leadership.
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Southern Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
Springfield
Blagojevich
Rockford
Quad Cities
Peoria
Ely
George Ryan
Carbondale
Brad Cole
Cole
Ryan
Hilas Drewer
Five state retirement systems lose ten billion in value
Illinois Auditor General William Holland reports the five state financed retirement systems dropped 40 percent, about $10 billion, due to a global market downturn. Unfunded future pension debt totals about $35 billion, with costs rising about $7.5 billion last year.
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Springfield
Illinois
William Holland
General Assembly
White Ash Faces Surge in Sewer Bill Problem
White Ash village board grapples with a spike in December sewer charges after a meter shows 2,293,930 gallons pumped to Johnston City. The town normally buys 350,000 to 400,000 gallons of water monthly from Pittsburg, but the higher wastewater volume drives the bill up from November to December.
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East
Williamson County
Phil Roberts
Pittsburg
Johnston City
Roberts
Oldest living mouse dies at SIUC Vivarium home
GHR KO Dwarf Mouse 11C, the world’s oldest known living mouse, died January 8 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale after four years, eleven months, and three weeks in the lab. Physiology custodian Andrzej Bartke notes the animal’s remarkable longevity and notes it never featured in published studies. See MOUSE Page 6B.
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Siuc
Carbondale
Vivarium
Southern Illinois University
Andrzej Bartke
Bartke
Barthe
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Illinois Press Association
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