Poshard to inaugurate SIU president in budgeted ceremony
SIU President Glenn Poshard will be inaugurated September 28 at SIU Arena in Carbondale with a $40,000 budget cap funded from non public sources. The event marks SIU's first president inauguration since 1949 and aims to honor university traditions while avoiding taxpayer money.
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Glenn Poshard
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
John Haller
Haller
Delyte Morris Poshard
Summer Showers Slow Idle Day In Southern Illinois
A young horse and many people linger indoors as overcast skies and high humidity grip southern Illinois on Wednesday. The forecast calls for peaks in the low 90s and a chance of thundershowers. The scene unfolds along the east side of Illinois 127 just south of Pinckneyville.
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Illinois
Illinois 127
Pinckneyville
Attorney general denies land plea in Carterville annexation clash
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office rejects Carbondale's bid to prosecute Carterville over annexing land along Illinois 13. The decision, echoed by Williamson County's prosecutor, says action would not be brought now. Carbondale may file its own suit. city attorney Jeffrey Berkbigler plans a grievance in Williamson County.
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Carbondale
Illinois
Carterville
Lisa Madigan
Illinois 13
McBride Mack Truck Sales
MacWeld Inc
Ike Auto Park
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Williamson County
Charles Garnall
Jeffrey Berkbigler
Topinka Pushes Plan To Jump Start Southern Illinois Economy
Illinois state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican candidate for governor, criticized the Honda plant bid as late and proposed a tax credit to manufacturers that pledge to retain or create jobs. She spoke beside a Jacksonville trucking firm as she unveiled a plan to spur job growth. Blagojevich meanwhile signed into law the Southern Illinois Economic Development Authority enabling up to 250 million dollars in bonds to aid regional projects and empower local leaders across 14 southern counties.
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Jacksonville
Illinois
Honda Auto
Danville
Judy Baar Topinka
Topinka
Indiana
Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
Southern Illinois Economic Development Authority
SIEDA
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