Reinstatement Fight Looms Over Driver Licensing Posts
Laid off drivers license examiners in Carbondale Marion Jonesboro Benton Sparta and Vienna may regain jobs after a court decision. Civil service rules could allow reinstatement with back pay once heard, while Howlett's staff now occupies many of the positions.
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Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
John H. Neal
Joe Bigler
Carbondale
Marion
Jonesboro
Benton
Sparta
Vienna
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Secretary of State
Howlett
Illinois Supreme Court
Luttrell
Neal
Glenn Mat
Thias
Matthias
Secre
Tary
State
Springfield
Cedar Lake overfill raises costs and soil erosion concerns
Cedar Lake near Carbondale sits one foot higher than planned, submerging $11,000 in beach and ramp work. Forest Service estimates repair costs at $1,050 plus erosion fixes. coordination between city and service cited. Water quality tests planned for summer amid pesticide drainage questions from nearby orchards.
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Cedar Lake
Southern
Illinois
Carbondale
U.S. Forest Service
George H. Lyon Jr
Forest Service
Lyon
Boyd
Crab Orchard Lake
Evergreen Park
Evergreen Terrace
Wall Street
Mike Jones
Legislative group urges reopening Anna State M S Building
A Springfield subcommittee recommended reopening the Medical-Surgical Building at Anna State Hospital. The plan calls to restaff, restore equipment, and use emergency funds if needed, noting the decision to close lacked community consultation and urging actions by Dr. Levitt and Governor Walker.
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Anna State
Joanne Wood
Southern Illinoisan
Anna State Hospital
Springfield
Frank Ozinga
Steck
State Hospital
American Federation of
Levitt
Anna
Gen Johns
D-Marion
Richard Hart
D-Benton
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
Carbondale weighs lake area plan and swimming ban
Carbondale plans for Cedar Lake recreation center on city land include camping picnic and hiking areas with a proposed swimming zone at the north end. Residents oppose an access road near homes and possible erosion, raising the option to drop swimming from the plan. The commission will continue discussion next week before presenting to the city council on June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Cedar Lake
Carbondale Planning Commission
Larry Bruno
Commission
Bruno
Dutton Ridge Road
Richard Fryman
Union Hill Homeowners Association
Ming
Saddle Dam
Paul Ice
Soil and Conservation Service
Jackson County
Ice
Steve Dart
Midland Hills Country Club
James Rayfield
Dart
Planning Commission
Lake Benton swimming area eyed for modest cost repair
Benton officials met with an Illinois health official who said reopening Lake Benton’s bathhouse could meet standards with limited expense. A $2,500 request plus funds for a caretaker are planned as residents push to restore the closed area after Rend Lake drew crowds away. Stakeholders note repairs include bathhouse, septic, hot water, cleanup, and chlorination if other fixes are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Benton
Benton City
Illinois Dept. of Public Health
Shirley McCann
Rend Lake
Warren Stark
Benton
Stark
Missing wife of ex congressman found safe in Virginia
Gwendolyn June Gray, wife of former U.S. Rep Kenneth J Gray, was located sitting in her car on a suburban Virginia highway after a 24 hour disappearance. She left a note about a doctor visit and had little cash. No foul play suspected.
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U.S
Kenneth J. Gray
Virginia
Gray
Gwendolyn June
McLean
Tom Gray
West Frankfort
Fairfax County
Conservancy seeks funds to buy Little Black Slough in Illinois
The Nature Conservancy launches a $400000 fund drive to join the $1.25 million price tag for 2515 acres of cypress and tupelo swamp near Vienna Illinois. Westvaco will receive $900000 from state and federal sources with private gifts covering the remainder and legal costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
State Dept. of Conservation
Westvaco
Pulp and Paper Company
Little Black Slough
Vienna
The
Nature Conservancy
Illinois
Anthony Dean
Illinois Dept. of Conservation
Dean
Black Slough
Heron Pond
Main Brothers Box Co
Karnak
Conservancy
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Michael Howlett
Jackson
Perry
Franklin
Williamson
Union Counties
Demos
Pover
Sangamon County
Illinois Dept. of Personnel
al Luttrell
ISEA
Dept. of Personnel
New Cedar Lake
John Trimble
William Boyd
Jones
James West
Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange
Cobden
U.S. Dept. of Interior
U.S Forest Service
Pomona Road
Pomona Township
Cedar Creek
Illinois 127
Pomona
Gwendolyn June Gray
Conservancy Group
Slough
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