Bartoli resigns Hill House post to focus on studies
Bartoli, 36, resigns as Hill House director in Carbondale to become a full time SIU Carbondale student. His life story from heroin addiction to rehabilitation informs his community outreach. He led Hill House with a direct, experiential approach while facing ongoing funding challenges.
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Ron Bartoli
Hill House
Carbondale
Southern Tlinois University
Bartoli
Illinois
Systems of therapy to be judged Sielaff stresses accountability in corrections system
After a five month interregnum the Illinois Department of Corrections has a permanent director Allyn R. Sielaff who is reshaping the agency with a focus on safety humane care and accountability. He backs training for correctional officers an academy and the expansion of community based programs while scrutinizing rehabilitative therapies and the cost of new facilities.
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Sielaff
Illinois Department of Corrections
Allyn R. Sielaff
Pennsylvania
Menard
Dwight
Vandalia
Menard Psychiatric
Pontiac
Petersburg
New Salem
David Fogel
Gov. Walker
Senate
John Graham
Barrington
Fogel
Senate Executive Committee
David Brierton
Sheridan
Brierton
Springfield
Stateville Penitentiary
Kenneth Babcock
Joint Commission On the Accreditation of
Southern Illinois University
Scott Air Force Base
A. M
Bud’ Monahan
Monahan
Vienna
Ohio River
Vern Housewright
Daniel Walker
Illinois
Blair
William Scott
U. S
Adlai Stevenson
Walker
Chicago
Illinois Legislature Tangles With Late Adjournment
The Illinois General Assembly lingered past its June 30 deadline for a second day beyond adjournment. Factors include political splits,Walker and Daley clashes, vague budget plans, late appropriations, and weak committee work, with some major education and social service laws enacted.
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Daniel Walker
Chicago
Richard Daley
House
Clyde Choate
W. Robert Blair
Park Forest
Henry Hyde
Oak Park
General Assembly
Frank Leahy Notre Dame Era Shaped American Football
A tribute to Frank Leahy detailing his Notre Dame teams that won 39 straight in the late 1940s. The piece emphasizes his tough discipline and magnetic leadership, shaping a national football myth through radio era devotion and the fight song’s rallying call. It compares his influence to the Yankee dynasty and notes the legacy beyond television's rise.
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Fighting Irish
Notre Dame
Frank Leahy
Leahy
South Bend
Normandy
Notre-dame
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
America
Evansville mood tainted by prices and distrust of big business
Evansville residents voice concern over rising food costs and gasoline fears amid suspicion that large oil firms withhold supply. The area’s distrust of “big” entities extends to government and agribusiness, with residents preferring practical, homegrown solutions.
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Tri-State
Ray Purcell
Indiana
Evansville
Letters to the Editor Guidance from Southern Illinois Press
The column invites brief reader letters under 300 words and asks writers to avoid libelous or overly harsh content. Sign name and address. names may be withheld only if safety or employment risk exists. Essays should discuss issues and ideas rather than personal attacks to keep the forum timely and well read.
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Southern Illinoisan
Vienna Correctional Center
Siuc
Alcoholics Anonymous
Robert W. Link
Ok’s
Favors Guard Academy
Webber
Ilinois House
Webber Borchers
R-Decatur
Arthur Telcser
Rep. Borchers
Appropriations Committee
Ind
L. S. Sells
Evansville Press
McGovern
Lawrence Gognot
Gognot
Southern
John C. Gardner
James K. Adams
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