Guards face tense mood after Pontiac prison riot
Guards at Menard Correctional Center report a tense atmosphere following Saturday's riot at Pontiac where three guards were stabbed. Warden Michael Lane says the staff remain ready to execute emergency plans, as state prisons nationwide face heightened security and crowding.
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Russ Mitchell
Southern Illinoisan
Menard Correctional Center
Pontiac
Menard
Michael P. Lane
Chester
Lane
James Thompson
Stateville Correctional Center
Joliet Correctional Center
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Marion
Charles Rowe
Illinois Department of Corrections
Stateville
Carbondale Cable Commission opposes substitute programming
The Carbondale Cable Television Commission voted unanimously to deny substituting religious programming for KTVI Channel 2. The panel cited preserving program diversity and existing Christian Broadcasting Network offerings, while noting Cablevision should add channels rather than subtract them. A public hearing and an ad hoc committee will study towns with strong local programming to guide improvements.
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Carbondale
Carbondale Cablevision
KTVI
St. Louis
Carbondale Cable Television Commission
Christian Broadcasting Network
Hans Fischer
Fischer
Glen Monday
Cablevision
Madisonn Square Garden
New York City
Atlanta
City Commission
Du Quoin man turns himself in after two years
Du Quoin resident Darrel D. McClanahan 38 walked into the Du Quoin police station to surrender after two years. He admitted leaving Kankakee with an unpaid $100 bond for a driving while intoxicated charge, and a later check revealed a second warrant for failure to pay child support. Police notified Kankakee authorities and he was held in Perry County jail.
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du Quoin
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Darrel D. McClanahan
McClanahan
Michael Bragg
Kankakee
Police withhold name of man injured at Kinkaid Lake
Jackson County deputies said they will not release the name of a 26 year old Sparta area man who fell six feet at Kinkaid Lake Tuesday and injured his head. He did not want relatives notified, so they are keeping his identity confidential.
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Jackson County
Kinkaid Lake
Sparta Area
Boy, 4, dies after Marion street crash
Craig S. Miller aged four from Maryland Heights Missouri died at St Louis Children’s Hospital from injuries after being struck Sunday morning while crossing East DeYoung Street at North Garfield Street. David L. Jackson 20 of Christopher drove westbound car, failed to see pedestrians, stopped after 58 feet of skid marks but did not receive tickets.
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Maryland Heights
East DeYoung Street
Marion
St. Louis Childrens’ Hospital
Craig S. Miller
North Garfield Street
David L. Jackson
Christopher
Jackson
Miller
Energy youth in hospital after mysterious injuries
Williamson County sheriff's police await questioning of 17 year old Todd Fowler to determine how he sustained multiple injuries placing him in intensive care at Herrin Hospital. Fowler was last seen leaving home on a Tuesday afternoon and returned Wednesday evening by an unknown vehicle. Police list bruises a head wound a torn lung and windpipe damage and scratches and say the cause—motorcycle accident or beating—remains unclear.
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Williamson County
Herrin Hospital
Todd Fowler
Fowler
Buzbee blocks Cedar Lake annexation zoning expansion
State Senator Kenneth Buzbee led opposition to a bill allowing skip annexation of water reservoirs and extended city zoning near Cedar Lake. An amendment capped eligible towns at 10 000 residents, excluding Carbondale with 27 500 people. Buzbee argued the issue was about zoning control for non residents, not lake annexation itself.
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Tony Stevens
Southern
Carbondale
Buzbee
U.S. 51
Makanda Township
Forest Service
Cedar Lake
Vandalia
Carroll Fry
Brumett
Ing
Fry
Makanda
Pomona
Murphysboro
Sand Ridge
Grand Tower
Union County
Brummel
Greenville
Brummet
Environmental Protection Agency
General Assembly
James P. Donnewald
D-Breese
Drug lab found near Carbondale with $509000 of chemicals
Richard Pariser of the Southern Illinois Enforcement Group said investigators found a house south of Carbondale containing 60 pounds of chemicals in two May shipments and a covert lab able to produce amphetamines. A surveillance operation by 35 agents from nine departments ran May 31 to June 17. Police seized 500 grams of phenylacetone, 30 kilograms of benzene and 15 kilograms of ammonium formate later turned to the DEA, as authorities pursue ongoing investigation into small town drug manufacture.
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Carbondale
Richard Pariser
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
Carl Kirk
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Security Police
Siu-C
MEG Unit
Metropolitan Enforcement Group
Ment
Pariser
MEG
Drug Enforcement Administration
Carbondale Police
Murphysboro Police
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Williamson Count Detective Unit
Investigation Division
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Volves
DEA
Illinois
Eldorado Boy Killed Running Into Road
A 5-year-old Eldorado boy was struck and killed Wednesday night after running into a car’s path. He was Charles R. Trout, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Trout, who died en route to Evansville hospital. The driver was Mari lyn McGil, 29, of Eldorado, and the collision occurred around 7 p.m., according to police.
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Eldorado
Charles R. Trout
Gene Trout
Evansville
Marilyn McGil
Marion hospital awards contract for expansion
The Marion Memorial Hospital board approved a $129,516 contract with Cannon Construction Co. to add four medical surgical beds with monitoring equipment, expand the pharmacy by about 12 by 14 feet, and replace two 26 year old hot water boilers. A bid to enlarge the central supply department was rejected as too high and further action is under study.
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Marion Memorial Hospital Board
Cannon Construction Co
Marion
Nolan England
Cannon
England
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Decatur
Federal
Eanes Excavating Co
East St. Louis
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Elm
Cherry
Butch Nevious
Cable TV Commission
Annexation
Alto Pass
Eldorado Boy
Marion Hospital
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