Benefit Aids Du Quoin Fire Department Family
A benefit in Du Quoin raised funds with raffles for a guitar and amplifier and other items. T shirts reading Corey Shaw with the fire department shield were popular, printed at Main Street T's. Organizers praised community support and free sound service from Lee Tronics of Centralia.
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Corey Shaw
Loyd
Sam Mannino
Debbie
du Quoin High School
Shaw
Debbie Mannino
American Legion Center
Halstead
Lee Tronics
Centralia
Alan Rogers
Southern du Quoin
Will Riggio
Red Cross seeks donors as supplies run low with incentives
The Red Cross urges blood donations through Sept 5 with a chance to win a $250 gas card, and Labor Day weekend entrants fight for a $1,000 gas card. A schedule lists multiple drives across Herrin Zeigler Du Quoin Murphysboro West Frankfort Carbondale Marion Benton Carbondale and other sites with dates and times. The site offers details on hosting drives and volunteering.
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Red Cross
University
Carbondale
Morris
Agriculture Drive
Center For Medical Arts
W. Main St
Zion
Lawmakers use procedural hold over Quinn on gambling energy bills
Cullerton’s maneuver delays final action as Quinn weighs two bills that would expand gambling to five new casinos and add slot machines, while energy measures seek funding for a smart grid. Quinn has shown skepticism and a history of changing positions, with lawmakers hoping to persuade him before veto deadlines.
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Quinn
Cullerton
Chicago
Danville
Rockford
Park City
Lake County
Commonwealth Edison
Ameten
Senate
House
Kent Redfield
University of Illinois
Springfield
Mica Matsoff
Illinois
Associated Press
Emanuel
Lou Lang
Skokie
Lang
Kevin McCarthy
McCarthy
Obama taps Cordray to lead new consumer protection bureau
President Obama nominates former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the consumer financial protection bureau. Cordray would oversee mortgages and credit cards, replacing Warren in the nomination, with Senate confirmation needed amid GOP opposition and potential changes to the agency's structure and funding.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Ohio
Richard Cordray
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Obama
White House
Cordray
Elizabeth Warren
Treasury
Timothy Geithner
CFPB
Senate
Warren
Consumer Bureau
Columbus Dispatch
Don Stewart
Mitch McConnell
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Wall Street
Stephanie Taylor
Rich Cordray
Ralph Nader
Nader
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Thesor
Amy Hill
du Quoin
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
First United Methodist Church
S. 17Th St
Herrin
Zeigler
Six Mile Township
Circle Drive
Holiday Rambler Gathering
Executive Drive
American Legion Post
Gartside
Murphysboro
St. Paul Lutheran Church
West Frankfort Plaza
West Frankfort
American Legion Hall
S. Jefferson
Penn Aluminum
N. Second St
SIH
E. Main St
Heartland Regional Medical Center
W. DeYoung St
Marion
Franklin Hospital
Bailey Lane
Benton
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Old Illinois
First Church of God
Brooking Road
Linda
Rush
Thesouthern
Southern Illinois
Gov. Quinn
ActOnEnergy.com
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