Take a Kid Fishing day aids Brittaney and mom
Column highlights Brittaney Phillips receiving help from her mother Jennifer at the Take a Kid Fishing event. The page notes other items including a referendum for a high school vote in Springfield and a court report listing marriage licenses across Franklin Perry Jackson Union and Williamson counties. Carterville’s Heckel's Furniture marks 125 years. Digital cameras gain speed and convenience. Forecast: partly cloudy with a 20 percent shower/storm chance. highs in the low 90s, tonight mostly clear, near 70. Monday mostly sunny with highs around 90.
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Brittaney Phillips
Jennifer
Franklin
Perry
Jackson
Union
Williamson Counties
Witnesses sought in Murphysboro slaying
In Murphysboro a Carbondale man, Kenji L. Tipton, 23, died of a chest wound after a shooting near Bridge and Sixth streets. Police seek witnesses and say several people were present but fled. no suspect or motive identified. Call 684 5244 with tips.
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Murphysboro
Carbondale
Bridgewood
Kenji L. Tipton
Tipton
Bridge and
Sixth Streets
Uncovering their stories of Southern Illinois coal mining
The piece outlines the coal boom beginning around 1904 and the rapid growth of towns in Franklin, Williamson, Jackson, Perry and Saline counties. It notes immigrant labor and the arrival of many languages on main streets as mining drew workers from across Europe and the South.
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Illinois
South
Zeigler
Franklin
Williamson
Jackson
Perry
Saline
Europe
Royalton
Muddy
Clifford, Winkle
Senate approves loan bill for Franklin Hospital in Benton
The Illinois Senate passed a measure 55 to 0 allowing Franklin Hospital to borrow funds to stay open, sending the bill to Gov. George Ryan after House approval. Rep. Gary Forby said about $400,000 would be borrowed from a local bank to bridge to a $4 million federal loan, while county ownership and SIH relations remain under review.
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Springfield
Franklin Hospital
Benton
George Ryan
Senate
Larry D. Woolard
Dcarterville
Woolard
Gary F. Forby
D-Benton
House
Forby
Southern Illinois Hospital Services
Franklin
United Mine Workers of America Union
West Frankfort
SIH
UMWA
Miners Memorial
Miner’s Memorial
Ryan
Illinois to borrow 750 million to settle budget impasse
Illinois plans borrow 750 million against tobacco settlement to avoid deeper cuts and tax hikes. Gov Ryan and lawmakers say early retirement and attrition ease reductions while critics warn of trading future funds for cash now. Senate Republicans originally resisted but backed the plan after talks at the Executive Mansion and Capitol.
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Springfield
George H. Ryan
Senate Appropriations Committee
Steve Rauschenberger
Elgin
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Thesouthern
the Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
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Wepsiec
Ji Ekn
Illinois Coal Pri
Charles ‘Peaches’ Gude
Old Ben No. 25
Hallidayboro
Lee Buchsbaum
Ewe Tic Illinuid
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Bernice Nickens
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Springfield Bureau
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House Republicans
Capitol
Lee A. Daniels
Elmhurst
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