Du Quoin speeders spark town concern and plans
Town residents voice worry over speeding in Du Quoin as officials prepare to address traffic issues. Separate notes report Pinckneyville judge sentencing a man for sexual abuse and Marion business owners debating a proposed pavilion. JALC sees rising minority recruitment in Carbondale amid Jeopardy contestant news. House approves overtime rule changes, Iraqi police warn U.S. to stay away. Weather: sunny with highs 80 to 85, tonight clear 60s, as weekend forecast repeats.
Illinois governor signs clean coal bill in Carterville
Governor Rod Blagojevich signed House Bill 2866 in Carterville to back bonds totaling 300 million dollars and offer up to 500 million in state grants for plants using clean coal technology. State Senator David Luechtefeld praised the bill, noting it enhances incentives to revitalize Illinois coal industry.
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Local miners say coal industry is a long way from revived
Local miners in Southern Illinois praise Gov Blagojevich for supporting coal but warn revival is distant. Former miner Danny Johnson recalls a decade since his lay off at Old Ben 21 and blames the Clean Coal Act for severing the region from the industry. Johnson cites progress in clean coal research at Southern Illinois University Carbondale yet sees recruitment and training hurdles for a new generation. Gary Bartolotti, also a former miner, stresses that government effort helps but a rapid resurgence is unlikely. Continued work on technology and training is needed to reestablish mining livelihoods.
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Three Cobden men charged in sexual assaults tied to IDOT project
Union County reports three men Emiliano Leon Elgin Valdivia and Jose Soria were charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault criminal sexual abuse and child abduction in the Cobden incident. The suspects ages 30 23 and 30 were reportedly working on a bridge project for a Chicago firm subcontracted by IDOT and are held on bonds totaling 1.1 million. A preliminary hearing is set in Union County Circuit Court in Jonesboro.
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Trustees approve modest raises at SIU board vote
The SIU Board of Trustees approved a plan to allow administrators to grant up to 2 percent raises to non union staff on merit and need. The measure aims to retain core staff amid budget cuts and potential layoffs, with final funding decisions pending budget adjustments. Ed Ford was the lone vote against.
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Franks foresees four year stay for US troops in Iraq
General Tommy Franks said American troops could remain in Iraq for as long as four years. He warned that violence would persist with hit and run attacks and that troop levels around 148,000 likely won’t drop significantly next year. He spoke to the House Armed Services Committee in Washington.
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