Two Marion centers plan rapid rebuild after tornado
Town and Country Village and Westmore Plaza near Marion will be rebuilt quickly, according to Town & Country Investors and Castel Properties. Officials cite safety concerns and potential hidden damage while noting 34 businesses and offices must wait for repairs, insurance estimates, and approvals to reopen. The IGA Foodliner, Medicare-Glaser Pharmacy, and the Coast to Coast store expect to resume soon, with several Town & Country tenants listed among the rebuilt properties.
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Marion
Town and Country Village
Westmore Plaza
William J. Pachter
Town & Country Investors
Shawnee Mission
Kan
Pachter
James L. Boyd
IGA Foodliner
Medicare-Glaser
Medicare
Cinema Four
Town & Country
Fash ‘N Fab
the Village Squire
the Village Cobbler
Sears
Laura Lynn’s
San Lynn
General Telephone Phone Mart
Village Jeweler
Sandy’s Hallmark
P.N. Hirsch & Company
Ben Franklin
J. D. Castellano
Castel Properties
Castellano
West Side Arcade
Lee’s Fashions
Keeney Sporting Goods
Aldi Foods
Curtis Mathes
Westmore Liquors
Illinois State Department of Rehabilitation
H & R Block
Creative Crafts
Fisher’s Childrens Wear
Conrad Optical
Pool Paradise
Julianne’s Precious Apparels
Tan Terrific
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart in Marion Eyes Quick Reopen After Repairs
Wal-Mart officials say the Marion store could reopen soon after temporary repairs. About 100 employees were recalled to help cleanup and remove merchandise as two structural engineers assess roof and structural safety. Rob Walton stated the aim is to reopen once the building is deemed safe. Store manager Harold Robinson noted recalled staff efforts.
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Wal-Mart
Marion
Rob Walton
Walden
Harold Robinson
Mail Delivery Continues in Marion After Saturday Tornado
Postmaster Albert Van Horn said mail is being delivered where possible in Marion after a tornado displaced about 1,000 people and damaged homes. Carriers collected mail and temporary arrangements were set as displaced residents filed change of address forms. By Tuesday and Wednesday crews determined delivery viability and operations ran smoothly.
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Marion
Albert van Horn
van Horn
Tornado repair fails to stop burglar at Lee's Standard Service Station
A burglar pried off paneling after a tornado damaged Lee's Standard Service Station on Illinois 13 at the Carterville Crossroads. The break-in yielded $600 to $800 in cash, and authorities reported the theft occurred after the tornado damaged the site Saturday.
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Lee’s
Illinois 13
Carterville
Parents' suit could block Bowen prison conversion
Springfield, Ill.—A lawsuit by Bowen parents seeks to halt the center’s closure and block transferring Bowen residents to Anna Mental Health Center. The suit, with AFSCME backing, targets funding, permits, and argues the move worsens resident care and safety. It asks injunctions and damages, with hearings set for today or Friday. Governor Thompson defends the plan as part of tightening Illinois mental health services.
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Kathy Best
Springfield
James R. Thompson
A.L. Bowen Developmental Center
Thompson
Harrisburg
Cook County
Bowen
Anna Mental Health Center
Anna
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
Bowen Center
Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board
State Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Ivan Pavkovic
Ronald Bittle
Dixon
Steve Culen
Afscme
Bowen Developmental Center
Saline County
Harrisburg-area
Southern Illinois
Carbondale Defends Eminent Domain Ordinance In Court
Carbondale argues its eminent domain ordinance is constitutional to acquire land for a convention center and parking garage. Attorney James Zimmer says quick take questions are not yet raised since Carbondale has not invoked that power. Judge Richman expected to rule by June 14 while considering arguments about home rule power and the Business District Development Act.
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Carbondale
Convention Center
James Zimmer
Zimmer
Jackson County
William Broom
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Nutrition Headquarters
Richard Richman
Stan Hoye
Business District
General Assembly
CCHS Contract Talks Extend Into Fifth Session
Negotiation teams from Carbondale High School District 165 and the Carbondale Education Association met for a fifth session to discuss the 1982-83 contract. Details were not disclosed. The next session is set for 7 p.m. June 9 at the Learning Center, Carbondale Community Central. The current two year contract adopted in 1980 expires this year.
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Carbondale
Carbondale Education Association
Carbondale Community Central
Giraffe chase in Southern Illinois fizzles in doubt
In Jonesboro Illinois deputies searched for a rumored loose giraffe on Illinois 146 west of Jonesboro after a giraffe was transported to Cape Girardeau and then to Evansville. Zoo staff and state police denied a missing animal and said the giraffes are secure.
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Jonesboro
Union County Sheriff's Deputies
Illinois 146
Larry Tripp
Springfield
Cape Girardeau
Union County Sheriff’s Office
Holste
Carbondale firm wins contract to study hospital quakeproofing
Fischer-Stein Associates of Carbondale and Hoffman Patternship Inc. of St. Louis will study seismic deficiencies at the VA Medical Center in Marion under a $90,232 contract. The effort aims to guide a broader $13.4 million quakeproofing project for nine buildings, with three solution options to compare.
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Dave DeWitte
St. Louis
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