Champions League Brings Hope to Herrin Park Youth
The Champions League at Herrin City Park gathers mentally and physically challenged youth every Thursday as Steve Miller grows a league from four players to twelve and later to twenty four, expanding inclusion in Southern Illinois youth sports.
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Pamela Kay Schmalenberger
Dustin Emery
Marion
Herrin
Steve Miller
Alexandria Garver
Christopher
Victor Hutchison
Vienna
Kristin Banycky
Ebster
Herrin City Park
Southern Illinois
Miller
Seven arrested in Sears Tower plot uncovered
Seven people were taken into custody in Miami as part of an investigation into an early stage plot to attack Chicago’s Sears Tower and other U.S. targets including the FBI Miami office. Authorities described the operation as ongoing with more details expected Friday in Washington and Miami.
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Miami
Chicago
Sears
U.S
FBI
Liberty City
Associated Press
al-Qaida
Washington
R. Alexander Acosta
Richard Kolko
Robert Mueller
Mixed reaction to new school fundraising law in Illinois
State lawmakers impose stricter rules on school fundraisers and large contracts, requiring pre approval by school boards for any deal generating over $1,000 and mandatory reporting with annual budgets. Andrea Preston from the Illinois State Board of Education notes added accountability.
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Illinois
Andrea Preston
Illinois State Board of Education
Senate
Preston
Morris named to replace Lockwood in Saline County court
Harrisburg civil attorney Walden Morris will become one of seven associate judges in the First Judicial Circuit on August 1, filling the vacancy from Judge Bracton Lockwood’s upcoming retirement. He will handle criminal cases and oversee the Saline County Drug Court, with Chief Judge Michael Henshaw underscoring the drug court’s continued importance and demanding workload.
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Morris
Lockwood
Saline County
Harrisburg
Walden Morris
Bracton Lockwood
Michael Henshaw
Henshaw
Walden
First Judicial Circuit
Judge Lockwood
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