Southern Illinois eyes Saturn plant push
Southern Illinois aims to lure GM Saturn with a regional effort led by Rep. Ken Gray and Tom Dinnis of the Herrin Chamber of Commerce. The group plans Carbondale meetings with the Illinois Department of Commerce to outline site, training, and incentives while warning of strong statewide competition for the high tech plant expected to create about 6,000 jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Landis
Southern Illinois
Illinois
Midwest
U.S
Ken Gray
D-West
Frankfort
General Motors
Gray
Tom Dinnis
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Dinnis
Ilinois
Saturn
Southern Illinois University
John A. Logan
College and Southern Illinois Inc
Carbondale
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Terry Bruce
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Southern Illinois Group
DCCA
Siuc
Area
Washington, D.C
Farm protest leader Cryts vows potential arrest at Chicago trading floors
Wayne Cryts, head of the American Agriculture Movement, told a Friday Anna crowd the planned peaceful march to the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange could lead to his arrest as he seeks a floor disruption to pressure for price supports and limits on speculative trading. He wants a parity-era price floor, reduced short selling, and production geared to domestic and export needs, while warning farms may fail without action. He notes security will likely block disruption and that he may go to jail.
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Norm Heikens
Southern Illinoisan
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Merchantile Exchange
Wayne Cryts
Anna
Windy City
Cryts
American Agriculture Movement
CBOT
Cryis
Sunshine Inn
Puxico
Roosevelt
Battle brews between nurses, paramedics
The Illinois conflict pits nurses against paramedics over pre hospital care and ambulance duties at Illini Hospital. Officials say nurses lack required EMT training while nurses argue EMS law is vague and nursing skills belong in pre hospital settings. The dispute may go to the General Assembly for clarity.
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Cheri Callahan
Springfield
Western Illinois
Mark Kolp
Illinois Paramedics Association
Illini Hospital
Quad-City
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illini
Department of Public Health
General Assembly
Don Walsh
Walsh
Joanne Ingalls McKay
Emergency Nurses Association
Ms. McKay
Illinois farm groups split on Cryts Chicago Board of Trade plan
Three Illinois farm organizations offer mixed views on Wayne Cryts plan to demonstrate at the Chicago Board of Trade. Harold Nelson backs protests as worthwhile but doubts price impact. Harold Dodd agrees with reducing short selling yet condemns Cryts methods. Dennis Verder of the Illinois Farm Bureau rejects Cryts views noting futures reflect cash prices and prices won’t stay out of line.
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Illinois
Wayne Cryts
Chicago Board of Trade
Cryts
Harold Nelson
de Soto
Jackson County National Farmer’s Union Organization
Dodd
Dennis Verder
Illinois Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Board of Trade
Verder
Woman hero saves sister-in-law as murder suicide fire hits home
Charlotte Halloran of De Soto pulled her sister-in-law from a house as Duane Leeds, 52, died in a blaze started by Leeds with gasoline on a wood stove east of Herrin. Lillian Leeds survived after extinguishing her flaming clothes by rolling in snow. Firefighters from Herrin and Johnston City fought the fire. investigators continue.
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Charlotte Halloran
de Soto
Williamson County
James Wilson
Leeds
Lillian
Herrin
New
Herrin-Johnston
Wilson
Johnston City
Sheriff's Office
Bonali runs for Herrin mayor on Progressive ticket
Herrin alderman Bill Bonali officially announced his candidacy for mayor in the April 2 election on a Progressive Party ticket with Robert Hardcastle and Ron Nesler also on the slate. He outlined six priorities including sewer renovations, traffic studies, street widening, drainage fixes, coordinated recreation, downtown renewal, and a stronger purchasing oversight.
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Pete Rosenberg
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Bill Bonali
Bonali
Progressive Party
Robert Hardcastle
Herrin High School
Ron Nesler
Hardcastle
Phyllis Marlow
Marlow
Ida Berra
Charles Lowman
Edward West
Kenneth Workman
Nester
Illinois Department of Transportation
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John McCutchen
Wayne Cruts
Anna Friday
Roger Mennees
Mark and
Dana Eddleman
Dongola
AAM
National
Fer’s Union
Dwight Nale
Duane Leeds
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