Burglaries Probed in Jackson County Asks for Tips
Jackson County Sheriff's Department seeks information on two overnight burglaries. A Murphysboro residence on Pump House Road was entered through an unlocked rear door around 3 a.m. and a purse was stolen. suspect fled on foot. A separate burglary at an unoccupied remodeling home off Illinois 149 near Illinois 3 occurred after 7 p.m. Sunday, with tools and furnishings stolen. Call (618) 684-4215.
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Murphysboro
Pump House Road
Illinois 149
Illinois 3
Andrea Hahn
Police hunt man after high speed chase in Du Quoin
Du Quoin police seek a man who fled a routine traffic stop at 8 30 p m on Saturday then sped south on U S 51 at 90 mph. The chase ended in Elkville with the suspect fleeing on foot. Vehicle ownership and driver identity remain under investigation with items in the car suggesting regional links to other offenses. Authorities will not release the name until confirmed.
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Booker
Christi Mathis
Historian Frances Jane Brown, 96, dies in Anna
Jane Brown, longtime Anna Jonesboro Latin teacher and founding Union County Genealogical and Historical Society member, died aged 96 from congestive heart failure. A devoted local history figure, she helped establish the society in 1974 and oversaw the new Union County Museum project in Cobden, later publishing a two page pamphlet that grew into the book Around Town with Jane Brown.
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Frances Jane Clark Brown
Brown
Marianna Riley
St. Louis
Anna Jonesboro Community High School
Union County Genealogical and Historical Society
Union County
Historical Society
Judy Travelstead
Society
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Travelstead
Union County Museum
Cobden
Town
Jane Brown
Rend Lake Days returns to Sesser with 51st festival
Sesser hosts four day Rend Lake Days in City Park featuring corn, barbecues, and smiles. Mayor Ned Mitchell calls it one of Southern Illinois longest running festivals and a volunteer-driven community showcase that boosts sales tax and tourism. Randall Crocker notes volunteers still flood the event yearly.
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Sesser
Sesser City Park
Ned Mitchell
Southern Illinois
Mitchell
Bend Lake
Cairo to study trans-loading facility with $50 000 grant
Cairo, at the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, received a $50,000 grant for a study to assess a riverfront trans-loading facility. Glen Hall notes the project will evaluate construction and operation needs, environmental impact, historic preservation, and agency approvals before any building. The plan aims to create jobs and boost local economy.
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Cairo
Mississippi
Ohio
Glen Hall
Williamson County to Move Forward With Web Site
Williamson County Commission votes to proceed with a county Web site built by Evolution Multimedia. Initial cost about 5000, plus a 49.90 monthly hosting fee. Commissioner Brent Gentry proposed funding alternatives through local partners selling site ads.
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Marion
Williamson County
Williamson County Commission
Evolution Multimedia
Brent Gentry
Illinois AG trains Senior Sleuths to fight elder scams
Marion report highlights a new corps of Senior Sleuths trained by the Illinois Attorney General to protect seniors from sweepstakes and lottery fraud. Micah Roderick notes seniors are common targets and urges vigilance on prize fees, odds disclosure, and credit card security.
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Marion
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Micah Roderick
Policy Bureau
Attorney General’s Office
Roderick
Attorney General's Office
Jasar Maragnn
Attorney General of
Illinois
Marion Senior Center
Kenneth Frassato
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Williamson
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