Enrollment rise at SIUC eyed as partial gain
SIUC reports a 1.2 percent summer enrollment uptick welcomed by Chancellor Rita Cheng. She notes uncertain carryover to fall and stresses higher enrollment boosts tuition revenue and campus funds. SIUE also awaits a salary plan vote for FY2011, potentially raising salaries up to 2.5 percent amid questioned state funding. Cheng credits staff efforts and renewed marketing for the improvement, underscoring recruitment in Southern Illinois.
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Rita Cheng
Cheng
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
SIU Board of Trustees
Marion police seek leads in fatal shooting at Pips 2 bar
Williamson County Major Case Squad and Illinois State Police investigate a Friday night shooting in Marion that killed Marcus Monroe, 46. No arrests have been made. Police urge witnesses to contact the Marion Police Department at 618-993-2124. Monroe was shot in the parking lot and died after being airlifted to Evansville hospital.
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Williamson County
Illinois
Marcus Monroe
Maria Lara
Marion Police Department
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Pips 2 Bar
W. Boyton St
Monroe
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Deaconess Hospital
Evansville
Ind
Autopsy Finds Accidental Drowning at Rend Lake
A 62 year old Missouri man, Terrell David Abernathy of Maplewood, drowned while swimming at Sandusky Beach. An autopsy at Carmi White County Morgue confirmed accidental death after his daughter cried for help as waves pulled him under. Franklin County Coroner Marty Leffler noted his medical history. See Franklin County page 4A.
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Missouri
Rend Lake
Franklin County
Marty P. Leffler
Terrell David
Terry” Abernathy
Maplewood
Sandusky Beach
Leffler
Fort Massac Closure Hurts Metropolis Finances
Flooding has battered Metropolis causing cleanup costs and lost revenue from Harrah's Casino closure and Fort Massac disruption. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says the state park remains closed due to structure issues after a fence post rotted and fell on July 2. Page 4A. Video flood coverage at the paper's site.
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Harrah’s
Fort Massac
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Stacey Solano
Illinois tax hike boosts budget revenue in 2011
IL policymakers report about 1 billion dollars more revenue in 2011 from higher personal and corporate taxes. Personal income tax rose 67 percent to 1.3 billion and corporate tax up 57 percent to 403 million. Critics cite weak job growth despite revenue gains. Government officials cite job creation and rising exports as context for the tax plan.
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Illinois
Commission On Government Forecasting and Accountability
COGFA
Dave Syverson
Rockford
Syverson
Kelly Kraft
Pat Quinn
Midwest
Kraft
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