Petition review group questions signatures on gay marriage ballot measure
In Illinois, volunteers from Fair Illinois scrutinize signatures to block a fall referendum that would define marriage as between a man and a woman. Protect Marriage Illinois monitors verification, while officials vet about 19 percent of remaining signatures across 110 jurisdictions with June 13 deadlines and potential extensions.
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John
Char Cepek
Illinois
Cepeks
Volunteer Fair Illinois Committee
Fair Illinois Committee
Chicago
Downstate
Protect Marriage Illinois
David E. Smith
Project Marriage
State Board of Elections
Steve Sturm
State Board
Sturm
SIUC deer study underway after campus attacks
On the SIUC campus a two year study of the deer population funded by the chancellor’s office begins as signs and warning tape go up in wooded areas after a spate of deer attacks. A campus officer shot a doe near the lake while protecting a jogger. the animal was destroyed and the officer cleared. Officials say fawns may be hidden, complicating removal decisions which fall to IDNR.
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SIUC
Hellgren
Marion approves police car purchase amid bid notes
Marion Mayor Bob Butler defended buying police cars after noting several local dealers did not bid. The council chose Old National Bank at 4.44 percent for financing, beating Bank of Marion at 4.55 percent and Banterra Bank at 4.95 percent. Commissioner Gribble cited a missed 2 percent price increase on 2007 models and a $2000 difference. Total costs include $1600 for light bars and radio transfer on three unmarked and two dual tone cars.
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Marion
Gary Turnbull
Old National Bank
Bank of Marion
Banterra Bank
Lannie Gribble
Baker
Council
Local cowboy Bates remembered as sober hero and community staple
Bates, a former coal miner and Lazy B Ranch owner, lived the cowboy life from Gunsmoke era lore. He traveled the U S cross country, mentored many as an Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor, and died sober after years of recovery. His service combined old west rituals with a mule drawn procession through Lesser.
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Roy Rogers
Bates
United States
John Graskewicz
Franklin County
Graskewicz
Bryan Miller
Alcoholics Anonymous
Miller
Mitchell
Susie Miller
Jane G
Lesser Promise AA
Bauman
Adios
Sesser
Poison Ivy Potency Seen Rising Says Scientist
Natyshek notes delayed responses to new areas while Stephen Ebbs of Southern Illinois University Carbondale questions whether the plant is changing or immunity is waning. The study suggests serious shifts but not an immediate panic, Ebbs adds.
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Stephen Ebbs
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Ebbs
Public Notice of Draft NPDES Permit by Illinois EPA
Illinois EPA announces a draft NPDES permit IL64 for Sewage Treatment Systems discharging generally into a receiving system. Documents available for inspection 9 30 a m to 3 00 p m weekdays. comments due within 30 days. public hearing possible if requested with name and address. hearings notified 30 days prior.
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Illinois E.P.A
Division of Water Pollution Control
N. Grand Ave
P.O
Springfield
NPDES
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