Carbondale Event Hours At Lakeland Baptist Church
A daily events program runs 9:30 a.m. to noon through Aug 20 at Lakeland Baptist Church 719 S Giant City Road Carbondale offering preschool for ages 3-5 and childcare birth to 3 along with early learning activities. Blood drives run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at John A. Logan College 700 Logan College Road Carterville and noon to 4 p.m. at First Cellular 1236 E Main St Carbondale. Call (618) 529-4906 for details.
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Lakeland Baptist Church
Giant City Road
Carbondale
John A. Logan College
Logan College Road
Carterville
First Cellular
E. Main St
Community event schedule shared for Ava and surrounding area
Local government boards meet at various times and venues including Ava Park Board at 6 30 p m at the community center and Herrin Park District Board at 7 p m at park office plus health department meetings in Murphysboro and Red Bud and a 7 30 p m session at Red Bud Regional hospital. Community activities include a Natty Nation concert at SIUC Shryock Steps a Jonesboro public library book fair a Clifford the Big Red Dog reading a blood drive at Kroger Carbondale and a Hummingbird festival east of Fayetteville Been Hollow Road with related Silly Science Dino Fossils and hunter education classes at Rend Lake. Materials list phone numbers and a web address appear for event details.
Lawyers fueling Illinois judge race with big donations
Two watchdog groups report that Illinois law firms have given large sums to the Democratic Party ahead of the Supreme Court election. The study highlights five $100,000 checks this year from firms including Simmons Cooper LLC led by SIU trustee John Simmons. The donations aim to bolster candidate Gordon Maag against Lloyd Karmeier.
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Southern Illinois
Illinois
Supreme Court
Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch
The
Illinois Civil Justice League
Democratic Party
Ilinois
I-Law
Gordon Maag
Maag
Lloyd Karmeier
State Board of Elections
LAW
Steve Schoeffel
Democratic Party of Illinois
Schoeffel
Simmons Cooper LLC
Southern Illinois University
John Simmons
Long Time Coming for Landscaping Debt Repaid After Years
Mary and Henry Nastran of Herrin received a 1961 invoice and a $230 check from a daughter who paid for her mother’s landscaping work. The mother had begun payments totaling $384.55, with some checks as small as $5 or $10, but funds stopped until the daughter sent photocopies and said she could now pay the debt. Henry, a retired Libertyville landscaper, moved to Southern Illinois after a stroke, and the couple had created a grand spring bulb display for a Marion-area home before health issues led them to Herrin. The daughter’s payment resolves a long‑delayed bill tied to a project Henry completed decades ago.
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Herrin
Mary
Henry Nastran
Henry
Nastran
Libertyville
Mary Nastran
Southern
Illinois
Lake of Egypt
Southern Illinois
Nastrans
Marion
Hardware
Personnel and water plant top West Frankfort agenda
West Frankfort council meeting focused on personnel matters. Andy Siliven was hired for the street department and a new water department job was posted. Mayor Bob Ellis ordered that future hires must follow the law and union contracts with council voting, and stated noncouncil hires will not be recognized. The council also approved longevity raises for department heads to keep salaries aligned with the market.
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West Frankfort
Andy Siliven
Water Department
Bob Ellis
Ellis
Workers unhappy with TUMS contract sparks union complaints
In Pinckneyville Technicolor Universal Media Services workers upset after two months under a new three year contract. SEIU Local 1 members voted 230 to 171 but report problems with the pact and production moved to outside packaging work. Local President Tom Nelsor and business agent Billy Rheinecker cite ongoing disgruntlement and unresolved issues.
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Pinckneyville
Technicolor Universal Media Services Inc
Service Employees ' International Union Local 1
Tom Nelsor
Billy Rheinecker
State police go to guy retires after 30 years service
Donal McKinney, a 30 year veteran of the Illinois State Police, retires after turning in his badge. Widely admired, he earned five commendations and two Lifesaving Awards for rescuing a trucker from a burning truck in 1989 and aiding others in 1999. Known as the go to person in Chester and beyond, colleagues praise his steady presence.
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Chester
McKinney
Stanton Diggs
Southern Illinois Drug Task Force
ISP
Andy Griffith
Illinois State Police
Chicago
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Ava Park Board
Greater Egypt
Herrin Park District Board
Jackson County Health Department
Health Department
Murphysboro
Jackson County Housing Authority
Seventh St
Jackson County Road and Bridge Committee
County Highway Department
Jackson-Union Counties
Monroe-Randolph
Bi-County Health Board
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Red Bud
Wyat
First United Methodist Church
W. Broadway
Johnston City
USDA
Natty Nation
Shryock Steps
SIUC
Jonesboro Public Library
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Kroger
Fayettville
Been Hollow Road
University Mall
Hunter Education
Rend Lake Visitor Center
Benton
Www
Thesouthern.com
Caleb Hale
Karmeier
Steve Jahnke
SOUTH
Margaret Earnshaw
Mary Earnshaw
Long Time
Linda Rush
Linda.rush
Thesouthern
Ceve Jahnke
Frankfort
Council
Christi Mathis
Andrea Marie Kampworth
E Trooper
Chuck Novara
Dana McKinney
Richard Gonzalez
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