Mount Vernon mayor touts job growth and investments
In Mount Vernon the mayor highlighted partnership-led expansion bringing Pepsi MidAmerica Magnum Steel Works and Kohl s to town while Continental Tire s 224 million expansion promises hundreds of new full time jobs and 18 million in wages Good Samaritan Regional Health Center adds 250 construction and about 110 permanent positions with openings through 2013 County unemployment fell from 10 3 in 2010 to 8 6 in 2011 Infrastructure and quality of life projects continue including roads sewers sidewalks water parks and downtown tax financing while downtown development advances with private funding We are on a roll and open for business says Chesley with an upbeat regional outlook.
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Jefferson County Development Corp
Pepsi MidAmerica
Magnum Steel Works Inc
Kohl’s
Continental Tire
Good Samaritan Regional Health Center
Chesley
Mount Vernon
Illinois raises tuition 4.8 percent across campuses
University of Illinois trustees approve a 4.8 percent tuition rise for incoming students next year, boosting Urbana-Champaign total to over 24000 including housing and fees. Chicago and Springfield campuses also hike tuition and housing, with concerns about affordability and access amid state funding issues.
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University of Illinois
Champaign
Urbana- Champaign
Chicago
Urbana-Champaign
Tim Beckman
Ron Zook
Kenneth Thomas
Michael Hogan
Thomas
Walter
Knorr
Springfield
Hull House to close amid financial strains in Chicago
Chicago’s Jane Addams Hull House Association, founded in 1889, will close this spring due to financial pressures after two years of cost cutting. The charity served about 60,000 people annually across 40 sites with programs from child care to senior services and literacy. Bankruptcy protection is planned in Q1, with Metropolitan Family Services in talks to take over Hull House programs. The Hull House museum and historic site will remain separate and open.
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Chicago
Jane Addams Hull House
Hull House
Jane Addams
America
Jane Addams Hull House Association
United States
Metropolitan Family Services
University of Illinois At Chicago
Hull House Museum
West Side
PETA appeals to install memorial signs for cows in crashes
The animal rights group asks Illinois to reverse a denial of its plan to place highway memorial signs for cows killed in two truck crashes. IDOT reviews the appeal, arguing memorials are limited to human relatives, while PETA cites animal suffering and requests reconsideration for signs in suburban Chicago and northwest of Peoria.
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Chicago
Illinois
People For
Illinois Department of Transportation
PETA
IDOT
Josh Kauffman
Peoria
Day care operator charged in drowning
Will County officials charged Tracy Kennedy, 37, of Aurora, with felony child endangerment for leaving a 2 year old near a swimming pool at a day care facility. She also faces a misdemeanor for operating without a license. An arrest warrant was issued with $50,000 bond. she is expected to surrender in Aurora. The victim was identified as Abigail Holland in prior reports.
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Kennedy
Aurora Police Department
Abigail Holland
Glazier and Mueller charged in Stephens case murder
Glazier and Robbie Mueller, 16, are charged with murder kidnapping and home invasion in the Stephens case. Carl Dane, 19, pled guilty to Stephens murder and faced a 60 year sentence but was found dead in his Perry County Jail cell on August 5 the day he was to be transferred to Menard Correctional Center.
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Glazier
Robbie Mueller
Stephens
Carl Dane
Perry County
Menard Correctional Center
Good Samaritan Award Highlights Teamwork and Improvement
Davidsmeyer and Philip Gustafson announce Illinois Performance Excellence Gold Award for St. Mary’s Good Samaritan. The Catholic nonprofit, with two acute care hospitals and 23 outpatient sites, is praised for integrated processes and focus on high quality health care services. Stephen Rickers notes first two time win.
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ISPEX
State
Illinois
Davidsmeyer
Malcolm Baldrige
Illinois Performance Excellence
Philip Gustafson
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan
Daily American honors Ossig and Sawalich with top prizes
Sharon Ossig named Citizen of the Year and Steve Sawalich awarded Business Person of the Year. Wallace Electrical Systems LLC receives Business of the Year. Kathy Sikora and Gayla Kain earn Chamber Choice Awards.
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Sharon Ossig
the Daily American Citizen
Steve Sawalich
Wallace Electrical Systems LLC
Kathy Sikora
Gayla Kain
Chamber Choice
Steve Sawalich Named Citizen of Year at West Frankfort Chamber
Steve Sawalich, named Named citizen of year and Business Person of the Year by the West Frankfort Chamber, led community efforts as president of the Old King Coal Festival committee and as an organizer of Orient 2 service. He founded Advanced Hearing Center 31 years ago after leaving coal mining. Wallace Electrical Systems LLC earned Business of the Year. Kathy Sikora and Gayla Kain received Chamber Choice. John A. Logan College President Robert Mees spoke on regional collaboration.
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Steve Sawalich
Old King Coal Festival
Orient 2 Service
Sawalich
Advanced Hearing Center
West Frankfort
Wallace Electrical Systems LLC
David Wallace
Chamber Choice
Kathy Sikora
Gayla Kain
Chamber
Larry Wall
John A. Logan College
Robert Mees
Chambers of Commerce
the College
Forks Over Knives and City for Conquest Public Screenings
The EVENTS program hosts a 6 p.m. screening at Mount Vernon UnitU Fellowship with a plant based diet potluck and a discussion to follow RSVP at 618 533 4705. A 7 p.m. film showing at Historic Liberty Theater in Murphysboro presents City for Conquest starring Jimmy Cagney with a requested donation and $1 concessions at 618 684 5880.
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Mount Vernon Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Isabella Ave
Liberty Theater
Murphysboro
Jimmy Cagney
Audrey Hepburn
Marion Civic Center
Habitat For Humanity
Carbondale Senior Center
Sycamore and
Springer Streets
Jackson County
Brian Butler
SIU
Wyat s ComING Dress sale at Elverado High School
A community sale event features prom and dance dresses with accessories at Elverado High School in the school commons on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Entry costs five dollars. Contact 618 568 1104 for details and a separate workshop at Carbondale Public Library.
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Elverado High School
School Commons
Carbondale Public Library
Main St
Lions den
4Th St
Eldorado
Eldorado Lions Club
Sparta Public Library
West Broadway
Alan Campbell
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