Miracle recovery fuels hope after girl regains mobility
KayLee, once paralyzed and on a ventilator, recovered to walk unaided after three operations and weeks in hospital. Her family credits persistent therapy and wide prayer networks, saying doctors called it a miracle. She plans to resume school at Jefferson Grade School in Johnston City next fall.
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Johnson
KayLee
Cardinal Glennon
Shriner’s Hospital
Stacie Little
Stacie
Kay Lee
Jefferson Grade School
Johnston City
Southern Illinois
WRECK Leaves Family in Grief After Accident Involving Kemper
Stephanie Crow and family cope after an accident hospitalized Kemper, a Sierra Bravo mechanic and painter in Lesser. His wife Melissa and two children, LeeAnne and Nathan, mourn as relatives describe a disrupted life while medical updates remain limited. Kemper’s parents, siblings, and extended family in Missouri and Murphysboro send condolences.
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Kemper
Sierra Bravo
Lesser
Melissa
LeeAnne
Nathan
Laura Hill
Murphysboro
Danny Kemper
Margaret
Versailles
Firefighters avert explosive tanker blaze in Mount Vernon
A tanker carrying 6,000 to 7,000 gallons of ethylbenzene caught fire on I-57 near Huck's gas station. Mount Vernon firefighters battled the flames with foam, securing control in 10 minutes and awaiting transfer of the hazardous load to a safe tanker, with police prepared to evacuate within a half mile if needed.
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Mount
Charles Lamont
Mount Vernon
Interstate 57
Huck’s
Lamont
Regional reaction to possible nine percent natural gas rate hike
Area residents and industry leaders voice concern over IP's planned rate increase seen as over nine percent, with costs rising for Wilges and Spartan Light Metal. City officials in Sparta anticipated a smaller impact, while regulators review the sale to Ameren Corp.IP serves 650000 customers in central Illinois and prepares to recover 440 million annually from upgrades.
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Welge
Sparta
Richard Cavalier
Cavalier
Spartan Light Metal Products Inc
Spartan Light Metal Company
Citizens Utility Board
Martin Cohen
Cohen
Houston
Dynegy Inc
Young
Decatur
Illinois
Quad Cities
Metro East Area
St. Louis
Illinois adds over twenty thousand jobs in early year
Carroll of the state department of employment security notes Illinois gained more than 21 000 jobs from January to April. She adds that month to month figures mislead and emphasizes long term trends while May unemployment stands at 6.4 percent with 23 555 job vacancies statewide.
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Carroll
State Department of Employment Security
Illinois
Midwest
Chester approves extended summer patrols and parking curb
Chester enacts overnight truck parking prohibition near riverfront from boat ramp to Buena Vista Street with signs and tagging. Police will patrol downtown Chester square nightly 6 to 10 p.m. in summer to monitor businesses and area.
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River Front
Buena Vista Street
Chester Square
Chester Council
Park Board
van Zant Street
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