Supreme Court weighs Marion hospital challenge to Herrin center permit
Illinois justices hear Marion Hospital Corp contends the Health Facilities Planning Board violated its rules granting a 1999 permit for the Southern Illinois Orthopedic Center in Herrin. The center and its backers argue the board allowed flexibility to approve needed services and avoid wasteful duplication.
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Springfield
Marion Hospital Corp
Herrin Surgical Center
Illinois Supreme Court
Marion Memorial Hospital
Southern Illinois
Rogal
Marion
157
Carbondale
Brian S. Hucker
Southern Orthopedic Associates
Southern Illinois Hospital Services
Memorial Hospital of
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Herrin Hospital
Ferrell Hospital
Eldorado
Planning Board
Marion Hospital
Hucker
Cook County
1St District Appellate Court
Circuit
Supreme Court
Timothy McPike
Trico weighs bus contracting to trim costs
Trico school board analyzes contracting out bus service to save money while continuing district buses. Current staff include one part timer and 17 drivers earning about 13 to 18 dollars an hour with 297000 dollars in driver pay and benefits this year. Transportation budget totals 667000. Petitions from parents call for more playground supervision and updated equipment. Board approves travel for basketball teams and a band trip consideration, and sets a March 11 self-evaluation meeting.
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Campbell Hill
Trico
Pinckneyville District 50 Preps New Textbooks For Grades K-8
District 50 students score at or above average on Iowa tests. Board approves Harcourt Brace and Silver Burdett reading textbooks costing about 47 000 with state loan funding to offset. Playground upgrades include funnel ball goals a soccer goal benches and a slide set at junior and grade schools with an estimated 33 000 installation boost.
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Pinckneyville
Iowa
Tyler Brown
Habitat House Open House and Community Events Schedule
Wyat's COMING Open house for Habitat House for Humanity held at 204 S. Hanseman St in Carbondale at 10 a m. Refreshments and contact 457-2416. Also theater trip to Swing at Fox Theatre St. Louis with 90 dollar package. Rend Lake College Foundation Learning in Retirement events and Chilimac dinner at Hurst Fire Department. Voter registration at Illinois Centre mall Marion. Fungi of Southern Illinois lecture by Jean Graber in Carbondale with dinner at Quatro's. Shawnee Audubon Society contact 457-6367.
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Habitat House For Humanity
S. Hanseman St
Carbondale
Jackson
Union Counties
Habitat For Humanity
Fox Theatre
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Bevo Mill
Rend Lake College Foundation
Southern Illinois
Jean Graber
Carbondale Civic Center
Quatro’s. Shawnee
Shifting district lines hit county politics hard
Union County sees redistricting amid new state senate and house seats. Bost laments losing ties with Anna district allies while noting he carried 72 percent of Union County votes last election, calling residents still his people despite party shifts.
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Bost
Union County
Lawsuit challenges store safety after shopper's death
Williams says investigators seek video tapes to reveal what happened as Rick Powers of K's in Decatur insists no debris or box caused the incident. He notes the shopper suffered a seizure, fell, and struck her head, and says the case lacks witnesses. No judge or response date set in Jackson County.
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Powers
Jackson County
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