Who's guarding the city as Carbondale police resign
Quiet Carbondale Police Station after mass resignations. Jackson County Sheriff Deputies and SIU security police take over with 20 new deputies and patrols. Citizens flood lines seeking updates as officers adjust to new roles and deputies issue ID cards.
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Carbondale
Jackson County Sheriff’s
Jerry Nellis
Nellis
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Kirk
Thomas Leffler
SIU
Dillinger
Manslaughter charge filed in Buckner stabbing case
Betty Cunitz 39 of Moneaqua is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of Donna True in Club 14 tavern Buckner. True died at Miners Hospital Christopher after a Saturday night attack. Cunitz was held on bond and released pending Benton circuit court hearing. An inquest into True s death is set for Friday at Christopher City Hall.
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Betty Cunitz
Moneaqua
Benton
Franklin County
Robert Ice
Ice
Cunitz
Shelby County
Circuit Court
Donna True
Wilson St
Club 14
Buckner
Miners Hospital
Christopher
Three Hurt in Separate Illinois Traffic Accidents
Three people suffered minor injuries in separate crashes Wednesday. Terrell A. Chambers 31 Evansville left Schuline Road and refused treatment. Norbert Barton 58 Marissa collided with Mary D. Lively 65 Sparta, Lively taken to Sparta Community Hospital in fair condition. Richard Akins 21 Hurst ran off Blairsville road at Colp intersection.
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Terrell A. Chambers
Evansville
Schuline Road
Schuline
Chambers
Norbert Barton
Marissa
Mary D. Lively
Sparta
Hurst
Akins
Blairsville
Colp
Man Injured At Twin Mills Edger Saw
A rural Thompsonville man, Barney Smith aged 61, was hurt Wednesday when caught in an edger saw at Twin Mills in West Frankfort. He shut off the motor but blades moved, injuring his arm and shoulder blade. He was taken to Union Hospital at 3:30 p.m. in poor condition.
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Thompsonville
Twin Mills
West Frankfort
Barney Smith
Smith
Union Hospital
Carbondale housing project in jeopardy over site issues
Federal officials threaten cancellation of a 10 unit northeast Carbondale housing project as site selection disputes persist. Urban Renewal and Housing Authority leaders debate land purchase terms and potential recoupment of annual contributions, with a Murphysboro high rise eyed if units can be redistributed.
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Carbondale
Leon D. Urbain
Housing Assistance Office
Region Four
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jackson County Housing Authority
Washington
Housing Authority
Edward F. Arnolds
Housing Assistance
Urbain
Murphysboro
Hanson and
8Th Streets
Reid Troutman
JCHA
Bunton trial jury unable to reach verdict
A Benton circuit court jury failed to reach a verdict in the aggravated battery case against Michael Bunton of Du Quoin after four hours and 45 minutes of deliberation. The foreman indicated an 11 to 1 vote but did not disclose conviction or acquittal. The case remains subject to the 120 day limit, with retry by March 17. Bunton was arrested November 18 following allegations by Jerry Conner of Buckner.
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Benton
Michael Bunton
du Quoin
Franklin County
Eddie Griffin
Griffin
Joseph W. Hickman
Bunton
Jerry Conner
Buckner
Grand jury indicts Bujdoso brothers in seven counts
Grand jurors in Marion return seven indictments against Stephen and Tibor Bujdoso former operators of Grinnell Sash and Door Co. of Orndill for theft through fictitious invoices and disposal of collateral. Also named are John Banks Dalas Beavers Allen Richards Danny and Joe Brandon Paul Harper James Tyner and others in related charges. The panel issued three no bills after a three day session.
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Grinnell Sash and Door Co
Ordill
Marion
Stephen
Tibor
Ted’ Bujdoso
Stephen Bujdoso
New York
Tibor Bujdoso
Michigan
Marion Federal Penitentiary
Alabama
Harold Farner
Beavers
Peoria
Allen Richards
Richards
Marion Cab Co
Evansville
Ind
Marguerite Cagle
Tony Fontanetta
Tony
James Cagle
Cagle
Danny Brandon
Joe Brandon
Herrin
Billy D. Robinson
Parton Coal Co
James Tyner
Frank White
Carbondale officials weigh first 18 months of council manager rule
Former commissioners and new councilmen assess the shift to a city manager system in Carbondale. They praise clearer budgets and more policy focus, while noting persistent detail work and tax concerns amid a developing, bridged government led by City Manager C William Norman.
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SIU
Kirk
Mark Satterlee
William Norman
Satterlee
George Willhite
Mike Shane
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
William Eaton
Frank Kirk
Joseph Ragsdale
Eaton
Ragsdale
David Keene
Frank
Thomas Easterly
Jack Hazel
Norman
Tom Easterly
Ing
Easterly
C. William Norman
Randall Nelson
Norman Wilhelmy
Joe Ragsdale
Police and Fire Commissioners
Merit Board
Carbondale Police Walkout After Chief Hazel’s Firing
A sequence shows Public Safety Director Wilhelmy delivering the police chief's termination letter to Jack Hazel at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. By 4 p.m. officers were off the job as Sheriff Dillinger moved in with deputies and city officials arranged letters to Hazel and former officers.
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Carbondale
Public Safety
Richard Wilhelmy
C. William Norman
Wilhelmy
Jack Hazel
Hazel
City Hall
Raymond Dillinger
Dillinger
Southern Illinois University
Council
Merit Board
Eaton
Keene
City Atty
George Fleerlage
Mark Satterlee
Ragsdale
Plan Commission Rejects East West Traffic Couple Proposal
The Carbondale Plan Commission will recommend dropping the east west traffic couple as ineffective for easing congestion. A city hall site plan and rezoning near Rt 13 were discussed, with two subdivisions deferred and a one way Freeman Street entry approved to ease entry traffic.
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Carbondale Plan Commission
Commission
Walnut Street
John Lonergan
First National Bank
Good Luck Grove
East Main
Public Improvements Committee
J. W. Land Trust
Rt. 13
Freeman Street
University
Illinois Avenues
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Southern Illinois University Security Police
Carl Kirk
SIU Security Police
Chicago
Pyles Fork Creek
Jackson County
Harry Flynn
Clinical Laboratories
St. Louis
Maurice Harris
Jack Leslie
Grand Jury Reports
Bujdoso Brothers
Dalas Beavers
Carterville
Paul Harper
Machinery Transports Inc
Carbondale Government
Plan Commission
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