Cutler woman dies in snowy wreck injures two children
In Perry County a 35 year old Cutler woman, Michelle Eggers, died after her 1999 Toyota 4 Runner failed to stop at Illinois 4 and was hit by a Pepsi-Cola owned semi driven by Bradley Weber. Her children, Kyle 13 and Kirsten 9, were injured and transported for care. Weather allegedly slick contributed. No tickets issued.
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Perry County
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Keith Kellerman
Michelle Eggers
Pyatt/Cutler Road
Illinois 4
Kellerman
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Marion
Bradley Weber
Zeigler
Kyle Eggers
Sparta Community Hospital
Kirsten Eggers
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Cardinal Glennon Hospital
St. Louis
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Willisville
MedStar
Sheriff's Department
Eggers
Health survey calls in Franklin County to boost county health efforts
The Illinois Department of Public Health starts telephone health surveys across Franklin County to guide the Health Department’s resource focus. Conducted with Northern Illinois University, the study targets adults 18 plus, asking about health, activity, and past program effectiveness. The project runs about a month starting Jan 21, excluding Cook County.
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Illinois Department of Public Health
Franklin County Health Department
Bruce Steiner
IDPH
Center For Health Statistics
Steiner
Northern Illinois University
NIU
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Illinois
Cook
Cook County
CDC
Illinois plans preferred alternate for Route 13 127 widening
IDOT released a preferred alternate to widen Illinois 13 127 from two to four lanes. The plan adds two west side lanes north and south of Vergennes with curve improvements at buffalo and airport curves, and relocates lanes west onto the railroad alignment north of Dodgetown Road through Pinckneyville. Public hearings to follow. dates pending.
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Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
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Vergennes
Cudgetown Road
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Dodgetown Road
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Idot District 9
Tom Zerrusen
Beth Ponce
Ponce
Immigrant families seek protection and work rights in Illinois
A Costello town meeting voices immigrant families’ plight over work permits and health care. A husband with no papers cannot get employer insurance. a child with apnea relies on taxpayers. Attendees urge ITINs and legal protections while noting 9/11’s impact and INS mismanagement.
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Adriana
Jodi
Immigrant workers seen as security asset by advocate
Marti L. Jones of Immigration Project told U S Rep Jerry Costello that current law ignores economic realities. She said security improves if workers from other countries are integrated through legal channels and status regularization for undocumented workers. She urged a Student Adjustment Act to keep students in school and state driven programs for taxpayer ID holders to obtain driver licenses.
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Costello
SSN
Carbondale
U.S
Marti L. Jones
Immigration Project
Jerry Costello
Jones
Man jailed for two days in son's beating case
In a case involving a young boy named Christian, the father stated he fell while holding the infant, injuring him, and received two days in jail. Lisa Hewitt faced child endangerment charges which were later dropped, with the child returning to her custody. The couple's second child was born ten months after the injury, after which they separated and Shadowens moved to Joliet.
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Department of Children and Family Services
Lisa Hewitt
Christian
Shadowens
Joliet
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