Santorum to Speak at Herrin High School
Rick Santorum will speak at Herrin High School in Williamson County on a Saturday visit. Doors open at 7 p.m. with an expected 7:30 arrival, as officials navigate venue options and obtain district approval via Superintendent Mark Collins after spring break scheduling issues.
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Herrin
Williamson County
Sue Hamilton
Hamilton
Santorum
Herrin High School
Marion
Vic Ritter
Ritter
Mark Collins
Rend Lake gets Christmas trees recycled as fish habitat
U S Army Corps of Engineers and Illinois Department of Natural Resources staff plus volunteers place holiday trees into Rend Lake to create fish habitat and attractors. Biologist Mike Hope notes branches shelter small fish, promote periphyton growth, and raise sport fish density for anglers, with GPS coordinates shared for easy access.
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MAU Pet
Aca Awwaans
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bend Lake
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Fisheries
Mike Hope
Corps
IDNR
Rehab and Care Center bid discussion narrows options
Murphysboro officials weigh two bids to run the Jackson County Rehab and Care Center. RDK Management offers 750000 cash plus Medicaid receivables assistance while RFMS proposes up to two years of construction payments at Liberty Village, with county ownership of the facility intact. The committee will review data Monday at the Jackson County Courthouse and report to the County Board by Wednesday.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County
RDK Management Services Inc
Rfms Inc
Frank Puttman
Wendy Wells
Management Performance Associates
RDK
RFMS
Carbondale
Liberty Village
Benton
Harrisburg
Carrier Mills
Parkway Manor
Marion
Lion Management LLC
David Aryeh
SIU Family Aids Harrisburg Tornado Recovery Effort
SIU Carbondale students faculty and staff joined campus police in Harrisburg after the February 29 deadly tornado. They donated time energy money and supplies to assist the town and its recovery efforts.
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SIU Carbondale
Harrisburg
Curfew lifted in Harrisburg tornado zones this week
Harrisburg officials announced the curfew for devastated neighborhoods, set 6 PM to 6 AM with a 7 AM extension on Sunday for daylight savings, will be lifted this week. Mayor Eric Gregg said he had word of the lift but needed confirmation with city law enforcement.
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Harrisburg
Bill Smith
Eric Gregg
David Morris
Morris
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