Reenactors march to Kaskaskia and more local notes
Southern Illinois reports on re-enactors marching to Kaskaskia in the 1B section. Other items include a mother and sons facing preliminary hearings in Murphysboro, 40,000 expected for Tast of Freedom in Benton, and traffic charges across Franklin, Perry, Jackson, Union, and Williamson counties. Weather calls for a partly cloudy day with highs in the lower 90s.
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Southern Illinois
Kaskaskia
Benton
Franklin
Perry
Jackson
Union
Williamson
Bethlehem
Big names skip urged FutureGen plant meeting in Illinois
Regional politicians pressed the U S Department of Energy to locate the 1.1 billion experimental coal plant in Southern Illinois. Durbin Costello Shimkus attended while Gov Blagojevich, tied to the state 52 billion budget, did not. The roundtable at Southern Illinois University Carbondale coincided with the new fiscal year.
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Southern Illinois
U.S. Department of Energy
Illinois
U.S
Dick Durbin
Springfield
Jerry Costello
Belleville
John Shimkus
Collinsville
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
DOE
FutureGen
Tom Schafer
Schafer
FutureGen Roundtable
Chicago
Rueter Finds Home Halfway Across the Nation in St. Louis
San Francisco pitcher Kirk Rueter, nicknamed Woody by the baseball world, returns to Nashville after games in St. Louis. He aims for 30 to 40 friends at the finale, balancing hometown ties with his 7-2 start and 3.86 ERA as the Giants lead the NL West.
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San Francisco
Kirk Rueter
St. Louis
Nashville
Kirk
Cardinals
Rueter
Woody
Mike Krukow
Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Fourth of July heat drives plans for food and fun in Southern Illinois
Forecasters warn of a hot Fourth of July as temperatures rise into the 90s in Southern Illinois. Jay Hubbard and Brian Van Horn describe holiday plans with family and friends, including fish fries, barbecues, and viewing or shooting fireworks. Others cooled off at Kinkaid Lake or prepared for gatherings at nearby parties, with boats and marinas hosting bands as the day approaches.
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Southern Illinois
Jay Hubbard
Mulkeytown
Brian van Horn
Marion
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Hubbard
Julie
Courtney
Christopher
van Horn
Kara
Haley
Geri Linck
Mascoutah
Kinkaid Lake
Larry
Fisher sentencing postponed in Carbondale case
A Williamson County judge granted a defense motion to delay the sentencing of Henry Fisher 53 who was convicted in May of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. The defense alleges juror taint after a juror watched a TV report and told others during the trial.
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Marion
Carbondale
Williamson County
William Wilson
Henry Fisher
Fisher
Randy Patchett
Jackson County
Patchett
Richard White
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Law
William A. Schroeder
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