Choate and Hart forge a Southern Illinois power duo
In Springfield, Rep. Clyde Choate and Rep. Richard Hart form an unlikely alliance to block Walker administration bills. Choate, in his 15th hour on the House floor, uses tact and rallying support to influence Speaker votes while Hart shifts from past tensions to a cooperative bloc, reshaping Southern Illinois politics.
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Karen Rothe
Springfield
Clyde Choate
Illinois House
Choate
D-Anna
Chicago
Richard Daley
Daley
Gerald Bradley
Bloomington
Bradley
Anna Democrat
Sweet Reason
State Dept. of Transportation
Illinois
House
Charles Keller
D-Effingham
Robert C. Winchester
R-Rosidare
Keller
Downstate
Walker
Richard O. Hart
Benton
59Th District
Hart
Vaught
Ilinois Senate
Southern Illinois
Illinois districts share 16.7 million in Capital Development grants
Ten Illinois state area districts including West Frankfort Benton Anna Jonesboro Eldorado Sparta Carterville Mt Vernon Lesser and Johnston City received 16.7 million in grant awards from the Capital Development Board to fund new schools and additions. The board also broadened the matching funds period from 90 to 130 days and outlined local share responsibilities for each project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barb Leebens
Southern Illinoisan Ten
Southern Illinois School Districts
Capital Development Board
CDB
CDSB
Chicago
West Frankfort
Benton Grade
Anna-Jonesboro High
Eldorado
Sparta
Carterville
McLeansboro
Mt. Vernon
Johnston City
Don Norwood
Herrin Man Faces Six Charges Arraignment Planned
Jerry Williamson, 46, of 113 Kane Drive Herrin will be arraigned in Williamson County traffic court on six charges. State police charged him with driving while intoxicated and attempting to flee. Marion police charged him with improper backing failure to report an accident leaving the scene and failing to aid after an accident. Detective Cooper said Williamson backed from Mayer Brothers Auto Sales onto a frontage road toward the Holiday Inn collided with James Grisley of Route 1 Marion and fled, driving around the agency building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Williamson
Kane Drive
Herrin
Williamson County
Marion
Williamson
M. L. Kirsten
Illinois
New Illinois
Kirsten
B. J. Cooper
Cooper
Mayer Brothers
Holiday Inn
James Grisley
Auto Agency
Bad check artist hits Carbondale banks
A man described as well dressed, about 50, six feet tall and 200 pounds, cashed stolen checks totaling more than 750 dollars at two Carbondale banks on Friday after doing similar in Marion on Thursday. He used the name Kelley or a variation. In Carbondale he cashed a 376.51 dollar check at Bank of Carbondale on North Washington Street and an identical check at University Bank on West Main Street.
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Kelley
Carbondale
Marion
Bank of Carbondale
Washington St
University Bank
Main St
Man Held After Twice Fleeing From Police
Terry Crowell 26 of Herrin is jailed after twice fleeing police. He collided with a trailer laden with horses on I 57 near Johnston City. He was treated for a head cut, escaped the hospital, fled again at the courthouse, and was recaptured at a relative's home in Sunnyside. Charged with driving while intoxicated illegal transportation of liquor and fleeing a police officer.
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Terry Crowell
Box 63
Herrin
Williamson County
Crowell
Verlyn Dobbins
Johnston City
Dobbins
Virgil Vancil
Vancil
Sunnyside
Escapee Crain Escapes Franklin County Jail
Marion man Jack Crain 20 fled Franklin County Jail after a routine headlight stop, was recaptured and charged with fleeing eluding officers driving with no headlights DWI and suspended license. He escaped again and is jailed on one more charge.
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Marion
Franklin County
Everett Lewis
Bill Lampley
Terry Flatt
Jack Crain
S. Monroe St
Lampley
Flatt
Crain
South
Benton
Willis Malone to retire after long service to SIU
Willis E. Malone, longtime SIU Carbondale administrator, retires after 45 years in education and campus work. Starting as a student in 1930, he held roles from rural teacher trainer to acting chancellor and special assistant to President Brandt, guiding reopenings and strategic planning.
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Willis Malone
SIU
Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinois
Hamilton County
Willis E. Malone
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
SIUC
Malone
Warren W. Brandt
Thackeray
Dorothy
Southern
Southern Illinois Normal University
Carbondale
Roscoe Pulliam
Pulliam
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
College of Education
South Vietnam
SIU C
Siu-C
Illinois
University
Chapel Attendance at Southern Illinois in 1930
Willis E Malone recalls a compulsory 10 am chapel in Shryock Auditorium when the entire student body and faculty filled the space. He notes President Henry Shryock sat center stage with a seating chart and would name any student dozing. Dorothy Malone confirms her 1930 student status.
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Willis E. Malone
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Southern
Shryock Auditorium
Malone
Dorothy
Henry Shryock
Shryock
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Anna- Jonesboro
Eldorado School District
Sparta Community Unit
Carterville Unit
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Washington
Norwood
Remo Castrale
Monroe Street
Ralph Kelley
Brandt
SIU Board
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