Five Murphysboro sites eyed for Jackson jail location
The Jackson County Board narrowed to five Murphysboro sites for a future county jail. The ad hoc committee, after a closed session, cited accessibility size cost and availability as key criteria amid doubts about completing the referendum plan by the November filing deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Jackson County Board
Jackson County
Robert Crim
Crim
Mary Nell Chew
Funds Stoppage Threatens Migrant Day Care Center
La Casa migrant day care at Jackson Union camp near Cobden serves 43 children and relies on a federal Head Start grant funneled through Illinois state agencies. A late, unsigned appropriations bill creates a cash squeeze requiring loans with high interest to cover salaries and operations, risking temporary closure before funding arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Marx
la Casa
Jackson Union
Cobden
Su Casa
Kay Weatherford
Department of Children and Family Services
Illinois
Ms. Weatherford
Comptroller’s Office
DCFS
Don Schaefer
State Comptroller’s Office
Public Aid
Hunt family seeks to block Perry County road deal on coal dispute
In Perry County a long running clash over a closed Cutler to Pyatt road pits Southwestern Illinois Coal Corp against the county and the village of Cutler. The fight centers on a $500000 offer to reopen the road as Southwestern warns that a future mine expansion hinges on nearby road status. Campanella and Arch Mineral Corp. face pressure from billionaire Hunts as Captain and Streamline mines face layoffs and potential shutdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Perry County
Cutler
Pyatt Blacktop
Southwestern Illinois Coal Corp
Southwestern
Cutler-Trico
du Quoin
James Campanella
Conant
Board
Campanella
Wyoming
Arch Mineral Corp
Comy
Illinois
Captain
Arch
Bunker Hunt
Silver Crash Fame
Streamline
Percy
Hunt
Alabama
Southwestern Coal Co
Victor Provart
Provart
Perry
Roy Smith
Smith
Pyatt Road
Marion wins round in fight to demolish bulging building
Marion seeks court approval to raze the Dunston Building in Tower Square Plaza as dangerous and unsafe. Judge Bracton Lockwood refuses to dismiss the city petition and sets a Monday hearing while dismissing two defendants, the Deckers, from Murphysboro. Other parties include Robert and Gerry Steffl, former realtor Mike Stafford and his ex-wife, Candice, the Deckers, and the Bank of Gorham. The judge keeps core grounds that repair is impracticable if feasible. Williamson County Judge Snyder Howell removes himself from the case at the defendants’ motion.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
John Womick
Mary Rudasill
Charles Decker
Land Trust
Robert
Gerry Steffl
Marion
Mike Stafford
Kansas
Candice
The
Deckers
Bank of Gorham
Lockwood
Dunston
Tower Square Plaza
Carbondale
Robert P. Schulhof
City of
Schulhof
Rudasill
James Garrison
Williamson County
Snyder Howell
Old Ben 24 to Recall 20 on Saturday
Old Ben Coal Co will recall about 20 workers beginning Saturday in the first phase of reopening its No. 24 mine near Benton after an 11 month closure. The company plans a coal cleaning plant at the site to attract customers, with timing and headcount tied to finding a market. Spokesman Rich Sachoff said contractors for the plant have not yet been signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Ben Coal Co
Benton
Old Ben
Rich Sachoff
Vantrease Named Franklin County Assistant State’s Attorney
West Frankfort attorney E Kyle Vantrease will assume duties as Franklin County assistant state's attorney in mid August. He was chosen by State's Attorney Terrence Hopkins from four applicants to replace Leo Desmond, recently elected associate judge. A Zeigler native, Vantrease is 30 and a Knox College and IIT Kent College of Law alumnus who has practiced law in West Frankfort for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Kyle Vantrease
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Vantrease
Terrence Hopkins
Leo Desmond
Zeigler
Knox College
Galesburg
Illinois Institute of Technology Kent College of Law
Chicago
Utility involvement in school energy program sparks concerns
SCAM, a Southern Illinois consumer rights group, challenged business involvement in public schools at a John A. Logan College energy education program funded by Central Illinois Public Service. Speakers from Amoco, AMAX, CIPS, and the Illinois Association of Electric Cooperatives highlighted fears that private materials could replace government supplied content and limit student access to hearings on utility rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Consumer Rights Group
Today
John A. Logan College
Energy Education Programs
Woodstock, Ill
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Amoco Oil Company
Amax Coal Company
CIPS
The
Illinois Association of Electric Cooperatives
Steve Banker
Southern Counties Action Movement
Baker
Illinois Commerce Commission
SCAM
Banker
Federal
Department of Energy
Reagan
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Jackson
William Lacy
Matthews and Wright Inc
Lacy
Building Commission
Richard Richman
Jerry Lower
Maria Enriques
Alma Gomez
Anna Maria Duran
Nancy Gonzales
Maribel Tapia
Nursrey
Migrant Education Inc
Illinois Migrant Council
Ben
Franklin
Ers
Shawnee Solar Project
Center For Study of Responsive Law
Hucksters
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