Prospective bar owner pledges underage crowd ban
Norman Tregoning of Du Quoin seeks a Class A license for TJ's Watering Hole at 315 S. Illinois Ave Carbondale and vows to bar patrons under 21 if permitted to remodel the bar for a 25 and over crowd with a heavy emphasis on repeat business. The Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board recommended nonrenewal of the current license due to enforcement issues and the commission deferred action to June 24 pending plans.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Liquor Control Commission
Norman Tregoning
Commission
Advisory Board
Tregoning
Fourty
la Roma’s Pizza
Illinois Ave
Thompson promotes Illinois education reform alliance tour
Gov. James Thompson unveiled a 13 member Alliance for Better Schools in Illinois during a Carbondale stop to push funding for a $33 million education reform package. He warned the final two weeks of the General Assembly offer the state its best and last chance for reform and jobs, signaling possible tax increases to support the plan. The alliance toured Chicago Rockford Quad Cities Peoria East St. Louis and other cities, urging statewide support while the ISBE emphasized school district reorganization and high school viability.
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Nancy Weil
Southern Illinoisan
James Thompson
Carbondale
Alliance For Better Schools
Illinois
Thompson
General Assembly
Southern Illinois
Alliance
Chicago
Rockford
Quad Cities
Peoria
East St. Louis
Ted Sanders
State Board of Education
Sanders
Citizens Committee
ISBE
Abduction charges dropped in Carterville case
Williamson County State's Attorney dropped charges against aunt Carol Burgess and grandmother Maxine Rosenbarger tied to the Christopher Rosenbarger abduction case. Lack of cooperation from mother Deborah Marzec and investigator led to dismissal. warrant against father remains outstanding. Charge reinstatement possible if cooperation resumes.
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Carol Burgess
Carterville
Christopher Rosenbarger
Maxine Rosenbarger
Christopher
Costa Rica
Rend Lake plans thwarted by missing mail delay IPCB review
Rend Lake water project plans to boost the treatment plant capacity were mailed May 15 by engineers Lawrence A. Lipe and Assoc. of Benton to the Illinois EPA in Springfield. Until plans are located and improvements completed, the system remains on the IPCB critical review list.
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Rend Lake
Intercity
Benton
Springield
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Lawrence A. Lipe and
Assoc
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Springfield
IPCB
Arbitration hearing set for Williamson County Highway Department dispute
An arbitration hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. today at the State Regional Office Building in Marion over a disputed hiring at the Williamson County Highway Department. Local 318 president Lester Doc Allen says Flora Eilly, an arbitrator in the Marion area, will hear the case.
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State Regional
Marion
Williamson County Highway Department
Lester
Doc
Allen
Harrisburg
Highway Deane
Flora Eilly
Ron Swafford Named Marion Police Chief
Ron Swafford a 14 year veteran of the Marion Police Department was named chief by unanimous Marion City Council. The 40 year old officer has served as assistant chief for six years and will assume duties July 1 when Chief L P Hunter steps down.
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Ron Swafford
Marion
Marion Police Department
L.P Hunter
Gallatin County girl wins large medical settlement
A Gallatin County child with severe retardation will receive between 3 million and 5.5 million dollars in an out of court settlement in Saline County Circuit Court. The suit was brought by Midamerica Trust Co. as guardian of Mary Anne Steele and her parents James and Gerri Anne Steele. Defendants include Dr A G Gerberding formerly of Harrisburg Family Practice Ltd and Harrisburg Medical Center Inc doing business as Doctors Hospital in Harrisburg.
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Gallatin County
Saline County
Midamerica Trust Co
Belleville
Mary Anne Steele
James and
Gerri Anne Steele
Route 1
New Haven
A. G. Gerberding
Harrisburg Family Practice Ltd
Harrisburg Medical Center, Inc
Doctors Hospital
Harrisburg
Benton and Benton Park District clash at ICC over rail crossing
Safety tops the Illinois Commerce Commission hearing as two Franklin County authorities dispute closing or keeping open the railroad crossing on South DuQuoin Street by Benton Community Park District. Missouri Pacific tracks cross the street and the crossing has been unused for years. A July session will continue the testimony and witness work.
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Springfield
Franklin County
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission
Benton Community Park District
DuQuoin Street
The
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Charges Dropped in Carterville Abduction Case
Williamson County State's Attorney's office dropped the child abduction charges against Carol Burgess and Maxine Rosenberger over a year after the incident. The case collapsed due to lack of cooperation from the boy's mother Deborah Marzec and detective Ernest Rizzo since charges filed on April 2.
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Pete Rosenberg
Southern Illinoisan
Carterville
Costa Rica
Williamson County
Carol Burgess
Christopher Rosenbarger
Maxine Rosenbarger
Christopher
Charles Garnall
Deborah Marzec
Ernest Rizzo
Hope lingers for Piggyback rail site in Carbondale plan
Carbondale City Council member Neil Dillard expresses hope to delay selling the 6.5 acre rail relocation tract to allow potential use as a trailer-on-flatcar facility. State sale, fair market value at 120000, and railroad relocation funding tie into timing and development. Two zoning issues are also decided, including a planned business designation for the 6.5 acres with restrictions on street access. Taco Mell drive through permit and expansion plans gain approval.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Neil Dillard
Dillard
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Illinois Department of Transportation
Eldon Gosnell
Gosnell
Federal Highway Administration
Jim Pearl Inc
Walnut St
Tatum Heights
Patrick Kelley
Taco Mell
Perry County OKs new jail site near courthouse
Perry County Commissioners approved the purchase of two lots southeast of the Pinckneyville courthouse for a new jail. The $160,000 site near Illinois 154, owned by Everett Rice, will be bought with $20,000 option money for 120 days. The move aims to save hundreds of thousands over 30 years by housing prisoners close to the courthouse, avoiding outside-city transfers. The site requires city council and county board approval, but officials expect smooth clearance. Architect Charles Garrison of Carbondale designed the plan, with Garrison-Jones Associates handling the project. The Building Commission meets Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Linda Sickler
Perry County
Perry County Board of Commissioners
Perry County Public Buildin Commission
Building Commission
Everett Rice
Illinois 154
Pinckneyville
Commission
Gerald Hawkins
Charles Garrison
Garrison-Jones Associates
Carbondale
Study on Saline jail nears state deadline
Saline County Sheriff George Henley says the jail shares problems seen in Illinois facilities and faces a looming deadline. A two year waiver from the Illinois Department of Corrections has delayed closure, but a feasibility study must be finished by September or the waiver could be revoked. A Troy architect and county building committee oversee the work.
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Larry Davis
Saline County
George Henley
Illinois
Henley
Ment of Corrections
Troy
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