Jackson County Tax Bills Edge Up Amid Valuation Shifts
Jackson County residents will receive slightly higher tax bills this year due to decreased valuations paired with higher tax rates. About 22,000 bills go out Monday, with total county bills likely just above last year’s 8.96 million dollars. local valuations fell about 2 percent while rates rose across most areas, led by Carbondale in-city residents and several townships, with some districts showing substantial increases and others small declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
State Department of Local Government Affairs
Carbondale
Carbondale Township
Murphysboro
Giant City
Gorham
Dowell
Ora
de Soto
Mississippi Valley Unit
Carbondale High
Trico
Glendale
Unity Point
Southern Illinois
Kinkaid
Shirley Booker
Snyder Hill Cemetery cleanup under federal funds in Carbondale
Carbondale Township Supervisor Robert D. Kelley says federal revenue sharing funds enable cleanup and restoration at Snyder Hill Cemetery at Lewis Lane and Park Street. Three youths are employed by Carbondale to assist the highway commissioner on summer maintenance projects, with a fourth soon to join, including Chris Criswell weed removal at Snyder Hill.
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Snyder Hill
Lewis Lane
Park Street
Carbondale
Carbondale Township
Robert D. Kelley
Chris Criswell
Drought Grips Southern Illinois Crops and Lawns
Weather service forecaster predicts hot, dry conditions through Saturday with possible showers north of St. Louis later. In Jackson and Murphysboro areas farmers report 4 inches of May and June rain failed to help soybeans, corn leaves curl, and replanting looms. Lawn damage rises as gardeners urge deep watering, while statewide rainfall stays well below normal with no relief in sight.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Don Semancik
National Weather Service
Cairo
Semancik
St. Louis
Effingham
Dave Marshall
Murphysboro
Marshall
Robert Frank
Jackson County
Frank
Seymour
Murphysboro seeks federal aid for street repairs plan
Murphysboro officials approved a $50,000 repair program for six street sections under a new federal pothole grant. The plan will go to the state transportation office in Carbondale for consideration.
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Tony Stevens
Murphysboro
State Department of Transportation
Carbondale
Ed Bottom
Illinois
Bottom
Jim Shields
Elm Street
Edith
Prison conditions probed as Morris resigns Joliet post
Warden Ernest E. Morris of Stateville Correctional Center Joliet resigns effective July 31 amid reports officials planned to oust him. Department of Corrections head Charles Rowe says there is no link to Lt. Gov. O Neal's forthcoming prison conditions report. Morris, a Menard alum, had three years as a warden, with sources noting concerns over his management at the max security facility.
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Chicago
Ernest E. Morris
Stateville
Joliet
Charles Rowe
State Department of Corrections
Morris
Dave O’neal
Menard Prison
Gov
O’neal
Joliet Correctional Center
Menard
Chester
Benton police corral wandering cow in Benton backyard
Police received a call about a cow in a garden on North Ninth Street at 8 am. The steer eluded officers after jumping a fence, then was captured about 10 am by Clyde Smith Packing Co. workers and police. It had been left at the packing plant earlier, gate left open.
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Clyde Smith Packing Co
Route 2
Benton
Herrin schools delay decision on busing contract
Herrin District 4 postponed action on a private bus contractor bid pending audit data from Hayden Bus Co. The board cited cost rises from 166000 to 215000 over four years and noted 19000 miles last year while seeking local driver preference and a certified financial review before a July 20 decision.
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Barbara Schechter
The
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Herrin Community Unit District 4 Board of Education
Hayden Bus Co
Chesterfield
Hayden
District 4
R.W. Harmon Bus Co
St. Louis
West Bus Service
Carbondale
Beck Bus Co
Mt. Vernon
Beck
Dan Hayden
Southern Illinois
Troubled trash collector ordered to clean up site
Marion County Circuit Court Judge Frank Schniederson ordered S and L Sanitation Inc. to confine trash to sealed containers at its transfer point near Centralia and to post a 10000 dollar bond. The order follows complaints of open garbage storage and odors. A Perry County transfer point near Du Quoin saw 12 foot piles after a compactor broke down. County officials will meet with S and L to discuss the situation.
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Russ Mitchell
Southern Illinoisan
Perry County
Marion County
Frank Schniederson
S and L Sanitation Inc
Chester
Centralia
Marion County State’s Attorney’s Office
du Quoin
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Joe Jines
Jake Seymour
Benton Garden Center
Dewey Street
Locust Street
North 6Th
Walnut
Lucier Street
Mulberry Street
Michael Bowers
Edith Street
22Nd
Bowers
William Clarida
Clarida
Donna Hicks
Linda Colombo
Andrew Fleming
Colombo
Fred Colombo
Jerry Simpson
Edwin Tresnak
Tresnak
Dayton Franklin
Bill Romeo
Lee Roy Brandon
Dan Kane
Michael Absher
Lloyd Summers
Colp
Carterville
Dewmaine
Williamson County Board of School Trustees
Perry County Landfill Committee
S and L
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