SIU coach Chris Lowery may get $45,000 raise
SIU board of trustees will vote June 8 on boosting Saluki men’s basketball coach Chris Lowery’s salary from $210,000 to $255,000. Chancellor Walter Wendler notes MVC peers’ high pay, saying the raise places Lowery in the middle of MVC coaches.
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Carbondale — Saluki
Chris Lowery
Missouri
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Lowery
SIUC
Walter Wendler
MVC
Wichita State
Mark Turgeon
Northern Iowa
Greg McDermott
McDermott
Iowa State
Arrests Made in Dollar General Burglaries in Southern Illinois
Two suspects, Jason L. Zacheis and Otis D. Harrell, are in custody with more charges expected after a string of Dollar General Store burglaries across Lesser Steeleville Freeburg Mount Vernon Sparta. A female companion and another person are being sought as police linked break ins to items found at a residence in Lesser.
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Dollar General
Illinois
Sparta
Jason L. Zacheis
Tilden
Otis D. Harrell
Lesser
Zacheis
Harrell
Steeleville Freeburg
Mount Vernon
Tom Ashley
Ashley
VFW
Governor signs bills to curb dangerous dog attacks in Illinois
Governor Rod Blagojevich signed three public safety bills to curb dog attacks. The laws widen prison terms for negligent owners, require spaying and neutering, and restrict some felons from owning dogs, aiming to deter serious incidents while not banning any breeds. Advocates say the package heightens owner accountability and civil liability.
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Springfield
Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
Ledy van Savage
Tent fire hospitalizes mother and three children in Hardin County
A backyard camp-out left Tara Roberts and her fraternal twins Tyler and Maddie aged seven and Abby Milani two with serious burns. Abby remains in critical condition at Cincinnati Shriners Hospital after sustained burns on about 55 percent of her body. Tara and Tyler are on ventilators in St. Louis area hospitals, and Maddie is in slightly better condition as families await updates.
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Southern Illinois
Tara Roberts
Tyler
Maddie
Abby Milani
Hardin County
Roberts
Wanda Engelbach
Engelbach
Abby
Cincinnati Shriners Hospital
Cincinnati
Ohio
St. Louis
Barnes-Jewish
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Tara
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SIU
Wendler
Poshard
Randolph County
Franklin County
Florence St
Steeleville
Rob Barrett
Barrett
Ceasar Maragin
Gregory Martin
Herrin Elementary
Milani
Caringbridge.era
Shawn Milani
Herrin
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