Marion Wimberly to retire as REDCO director
Perry County reports a preliminary hearing in a drug case while Wayne County holds a pretrial for a lawyer accused of eavesdropping. Pinckneyville marks Perry County Fair’s 147th year. court actions span Franklin to Williamson counties. County clerks seek a new tax to fund voting machines amid a sunny weekend forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Wimberly
REDCO
Perry County
Wayne County
APAC plans to add 180 new jobs in Williamson County
APAC Customer Services, a Deerfield based telemarketing firm, will add 180 jobs at its Marion Center bringing total staff to nearly 600. The new positions will support outbound order soliciting for a leading broadband services client. No client named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
APAC
Marion
Williamson County
Apac Customer Services
Deerfield
APAC Expands Marion Workforce on New Broadband Contract
APAC Customer Services, based in Deerfield, with 13,000 plus employees in telemarketing and customer services across APAC, operates a Marion facility on Boyton Street open since 1996. The Marion office now employs 250 staff and will add 180 more due to a new broadband services client contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apac Customer Services
Deerfield
APAC
Boyton Street
Marion
Bank robbery in Ashley at Union Planters Bank
A man brandished a handgun and robbed Union Planters Bank on Railroad Street in Ashley around 9 05 am Thursday. State police searched the area with a K 9 unit and FBI assistance, seeking a white male in a gray T shirt and red cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawn Cook
Thor
Ashley
Union Planters Bank
Railroad Street
Hulk Novara
Mark Melvin
John Hartsock
Air Force drops charges against pilots in bombing
The Air Force dropped criminal charges against Maj. Harry Schmidt and Maj. William Umbach for the Afghan friendly fire bombing that killed four Canadian soldiers. A nonjudicial punishment plan includes possible penalties for Schmidt, while Umbach received a reprimand and may retire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
New Orleans
Afghanistan
Harry Schmidt
William Umbach
Bruce Carlson
8Th Air Force
Carlson
Schmidt
Umbach
Illinois Air National Guard
Judge sets trial date for Martha Stewart case
NEW YORK AP A judge set a January 12 trial date for Martha Stewart in the ImClone stock scandal case. Stewart, 61, is charged with lying about selling nearly 4,000 ImClone shares before a FDA decision. She and stockbroker Peter Bacanovic, 41, face prison if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Stewart
New York
Stewart
ImClone Systems
Food and Drug Administration
Peter Bacanovic
Federal Court
Mount Vernon education office to close amid cuts
Springfield Illinois State Board of Education will shut its Mount Vernon office and cut 45 positions statewide in response to fiscal 2004 budget reductions. The agency said overall budget will drop by 16.7 million dollars, per a news release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois State Board of Education
Mount Vernon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pinckneyville
Franklin
Jackson
Johnson
Perry
Union
Williamson
Thesouthern
the Southern Illinoisan
The
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Press Association
Haani Kamran
Thomas School
Carbondale
Tim Petrowich
Ashley Union Planters Bank
Washington County
Ashley Is Located On
Illinois 15
Melvin
State Police
FBI
Tom Netzer
Centralia
Union Planters
Martha
EE Education