Chester residents ask how Cohen trust funds for recreation are spent
A Chester group pressed City Council members on the Bud Cohen Trust. With about 2.3 million principal and roughly 90 000 to 95 000 in annual interest, officials say funds must cover current facilities and maintenance, constraining new projects like a recreation center or pool renovation. The residents seek detailed figures and priorities and plan to lobby after meetings and written requests.
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Chester
Bud Cohen
Cohen
First Bank Trust
Dan Colvis
Genia Bollmann
Christie Phillips
Chester City
Bollmann
Phillips
Old Cole City
Cole Field
Cohen Park
Cole Park
Cohen Fields
Park Board
Colvis
Bollmann and Phillips
Carbondale family opens home to foster children
Julie Berninger and her family in Carbondale host four foster children with space for one more girl. The children, Christopher aged 8 and sisters Helen 12 Brittany 9, joined the household after earlier care in other homes. Catholic Social Services outlines foster care details including licensing, support, and how to become a foster parent. An information night is set for Tuesday at 214 S University Ave Carbondale.
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Julie
Ken
Kipper
Jazz
Dexter
T-Bone
Helga
Hawaii
Christopher
Helen
Brittany
Berningers
Berninger
Michael
Kendra Barnes
Catholic Social Services
Southern Illinois
S. University Ave
Carbondale
Barnes
Mount Vernon plant union vote ends with narrow margin
Workers at Continental Tire Mount Vernon voted on union representation after a year of organizing. USW alleges intimidation and captive meetings by CTNA, including production suspensions timed to depress union support. NLRB review and charges follow the Mayfield plant actions and a pending weekend ballot.
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Continental Tire Workers
Steve Tucker
Mayfield
Mount Vernon
USW
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Joe Angi
CTNA
Swanwick reunion bike of heritage fuels annual picnic
Swanwick's Aug 5 festival honors a century of community drive. Local women started a sewing club for yearly quilts and a cemetery association formed for ongoing care. The event features fried chicken, baked goods, bingo, music, and a multi prize raffle benefiting the cemetery, now expanded to 12 acres with a 1972 irrevocable trust securing funds. Families and volunteers from Swanwick and Pinckneyville celebrate a homecoming blending history, memory, and community pride.
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Swanwick
Barney
Anna Frassato
Italy
Janto
Felix
Mary Casetta
Marianna Monti
Bobh Frassato
Janet Hale
Janet
Frassato
Cemetery Association
Jane Chapman
Chapman
Buckeyes 4-H Club
Sara Tanner
Cincinnati
Pinckneyville
Rita Stewart
Buckeyes
Brothers
George Portz
Friends of Bluegrass
Stewart
Retired Steeleville chief to guide district interim
Steeleville school board appoints Donald Badgley as part time interim superintendent after a yearlong search failed to find a permanent fit. Badgley, who began as high school principal in 1972 and led the district as superintendent for 30 years, will serve up to 120 days while the board resumes the permanent search.
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Steeleville
Donald Badgley
Badgley
Bruce Guebert
Fairfield
Scott Fahrhop
Guebert
Steeleville Board
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Thesouthern
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TheSouthern.com
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the Southern Illinoisan
Hesouthern.com
Nei
Robert & Elizabeth Hungate
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