Local events and meetings across southern Illinois today
A list of community events and agency meetings across Murphysboro Carbondale Harrisburg Benton Cairo Creal Springs West Frankfort Mount Vernon Chester and Saline County. Activities include a book fair 9 am to 3 pm at St Joseph Memorial Hospital and safety programs at Carbondale Senior Center plus public board meetings at civic centers.
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St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
AARP
Carbondale Senior Center
N. Springer St
Veterans Drive
Harrisburg
Wuar's Coming Yard Sale for AIDS Victims Aid
Community yard sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at St. Francis Xavier Hall in Carbondale to aid AIDS victims in Africa. Includes Backpacking 101 at Carbondale Township Office at 217 E Main St at 10 a.m. and a Great Horned Owl program at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to noon. Contact Bob Pauls at 618 549 9408 or 618 528 9595 or visit thesouthern.com.
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Africa
St. Francis Xavier Hall
Poplar and
Walnut Streets
Carbondale
Carbondale Township
Main St
Bob Pauls
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Mason
Doctor proposes purchase of West Frankfort Old City Hall
Dr. Ted Van Acker of Southern Illinois Dermatology offered to acquire West Frankfort’s Old City Hall amid a clash between the City Council and Civic Center Authority over demolition. He intends to use the north wing for medical office space and a dermatology clinic, open a Derma Care Body Boutique branch, and convert the courtroom and rear spaces into banquet and meeting rooms for community use while preserving a National Register listing.
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West Frankfort
Herrin
Old City Hall
City of
Civic Center Authority Board
Ted van Acker
Southern Illinois Dermatology
van Acker
Southern Illinois
Doug Moore
Council
Murphysboro
Michigan
Detroit
Cobden Museum to get new home as renovations seek funding
Cobden resident Pat Brumleve plans moving the Cobden Museum artifacts to the DuBois building in downtown Cobden under the Union County Historical and Genealogy Society. The project sought a $20,000 tourism matching grant but was denied amid state budget cuts to tourism. The historical society persists, aiming to open the new Union County Museum despite possible debt.
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Cobden
Pat Brumleve
Illinois
Brumleve
Union County Museum
Union County Historical and Genealogy Society
Historical Society
Rod Blagojevich
DuBois
Bonnie Heidinger
Pat
The
Heidinger
Illinois Tourism Bureau
Cindy Benefield
Benefield
Steve Jahnke
Cobden Museum
Park district revamping Carbondale softball program new coed league
Carbondale Park District plans a two division men s softball format with end of season three game series and a five game final to crown a champion. Recreation coordinator Jeff Ratajczak seeks to revive interest with longer, two division playoffs and a planned coed league this season.
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Carbondale
Carbondale Park District
Jeff Ratajczak
Ratajczak
Park District
Evergreen Park
Murder suspect faces new charges in Du Quoin killing
Mindy Creekpaum, 31, appeared in Perry County Circuit Court where amended charges were filed just before a preliminary hearing. She now faces two counts of first degree murder without accountability, plus a forcible felony armed robbery allegation and armed robbery and concealment in connection with Marshall Irvin’s death. The state planned to present evidence to bind her over for trial.
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Perry County
Mindy Creekpaum
Marshall Irvin
Creekpaum
David Stanton
Irvin
Hull campaigns in Carbondale amid poll shift
Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Blair Hull toured Carbondale on a whistle stop, meeting at Mary Lou's Grill and Harbaugh's Cafe before continuing to the Metro East. He touted independence from special interests, health care reform, and campaign finance changes, stressing tort reform as a unique Democrat position.
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Carbondale
U.S. Senate
Blair Hull
Illinois
Hull
America
Mary Lou’s Grill
Harbaugh’s Cafe
Metro East Region
Southern Illinois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Benton
Benton Civic Center Management Board
Civic Center
Cairo
Garrison Board
Creal Springs Athletic Association
City Hall
Franklin County Housing Authority
E. Elm St
Herrin Park District
Fifth St
Jackson County Board
Lake of Egypt
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek Conservancy Committee
Water Plant Road
Kinkaid-Reed’s Creek
Mount Vernon
Oakland Ave
Percy
Randolph County 911 Board
Chester
Royalton Safety and Health Committee
S. Main St
Saline County Road and Bridge Committee
S. Feazel St
Tamaroa
Wuar
Www
Thesouthern.com
Gail Riss Thomas
Caleb Hale
WE Jahnke
du Quoin
Christi Mathis
Senate
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