One-car wreck claims Alton man on I-64
Calvin B. Ennis, 52, of Alton died Friday after a westbound I-64 crash near mile marker 67. The car veered right, went through a ditch, hit a fence, crossed a county road and stopped in a field. Ennis, wearing a seatbelt, had a medical condition linked to the wreck.
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Cambria Road
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Poshard to throw opening pitch at Cubs Cardinals game
SIU President Glenn Poshard will throw the ceremonial opening pitch at Wrigley Field for SIU Day at the Cubs Cardinals game. A 11 a.m. pregame gathering at the Cubby Bear Lounge, owned by alumnus George Loukas, precedes the 3:20 p.m. first pitch. Caleb Hale.
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SIU
Cubby Bear
Chicago
George Loukas
Agencies hold workshop for Spanish speakers on work rights
Cobden event by state agencies educated the Spanish speaking community on housing and labor protections. Participants learned about job training, housing services, equal pay, minimum wage laws, and resume prep with speakers from Illinois Migrant Council, Department of Labor, Employment Security, and Human Rights.
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Union- Jackson
Pat Sawyer
Illinois Migrant Council
Tammy Miner
Illinois Department of Labor
Springfield
Miner
Juliana Gonzalez-Crussi
Chicago
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Murphysboro 4-H Teens Showcase Power Snacks
14 year old Zanetta Lockett wins praise for a low fat pudding treat at the Murphysboro Youth and Recreation Center as part of the Jackson County 4-H Sail into Summer. Carbondale peer Lance Bates, 12, presents his puppy chow snack. The event closes the summer program run by University of Illinois Extension with volunteers and several activities ending with an ice cream social.
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Zanetta Lockett
Carbondale
Murphysboro Youth and Recreation Center
Lockett
Lance Bates
Bates
Jackson County
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Angie Kuehl
University of Illinois Extension
Kuehl
Steve Jahnke
Pinckneyville hosts first National Night Out event
Pinckneyville plans its inaugural National Night Out at the fairground from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday hosted by the police and sheriff’s departments with sponsors Murphy Wall State Bank. Day leads a free family night featuring face painting, tattoos, games, a dunking booth with local celebrities, high school basketball participation, free food and displays from police, fire, EMS crews, plus the Arch helicopter and IDNA trailer.
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Pinckneyville Fairground
Paul “Buddy
Perry County
Day
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Alto Passman Turns 101 in Alto Pass Community Celebration
Clifford Myers, born in 1905 in Alto Pass, celebrated his 101st birthday with family at the Alto Pass Community Center. A lifelong farmer who briefly lived in St. Louis to run a Kroger, he spent most of his life selling peaches wholesale and retail across Southern Illinois.
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Shirley Oscadil
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Oscadil
Anat Ba
Nancy Gee
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