Marion council hears open meetings charge over notices
Marion Illinois council faces Open Meetings Act scrutiny for meetings held since January with no 24 hour public notice. Mayor Butler defends sessions as open and city hall only, while others say housing and personnel talks occurred behind closed doors. News outlet alerted by radio led to protests over a North State Street housing project.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Iindisan
Marion City
Illinois
Robert L. Butler
Sonnel
City Hall
Butler
Marion Housing Authority
State Street
Housing Authority
Wddd-Fm
Rob Sumner
North State
Sumner
Jerry Eldridge
Holly Park Nursery
Second District Appellate Court
Public Health and Safety
George A. Williams
Williams
Henry Burress
West Frankfort to host National Coal Museum site plan
The National Coal Museum acquired 60 acres near West Frankfort with a 10 acre donation from the chamber and 6 month options on 20 and 30 acre plots. Executive Director Paul Morrill aims for a $25 million complex with three buildings including a coal history gallery, a mine memorial, and an industrial development display. He expects to gauge funding by May or June and relies on coal industry support for startup and long term viability.
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National Coal Museum
West Frankfort
Morrill
U.S
Kenneth Gray
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Foundation
SIUC
Seniors Find Work in Shawnee National Forest
About 40 older Southern Illinois residents participate in a Comprehensive Employment Training Act program at Shawnee National Forest. Seniors like 77-year-old Glenn Keller and Minnie Wheatley work up to 20 hours weekly on repairs, cooking, and maintenance at Murphysboro and Golconda facilities. They value steady pay and purpose, with duties spanning indoor and outdoor tasks and a strong work ethic noted by District Ranger Gary Cole.
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Southern Illinois
Shawnee National Forest
Glenn Keller
Murphysboro
Keller
Minnie Wheatley
Job Corps Training Center
Golconda
Ranger District
Gary Cole
Cole
NOW leaders rally for ERA at Illinois session in Carbondale
Shawnee Chapter host of the Illinois NOW session in Carbondale voices demand for Equal Rights Amendment. Sheila Clark of Galena stresses ERA as top goal, plus concerns over coal miners’ black lung benefits, budget impacts, and opposition to a new human life amendment. Conference aims include constitutional change to ERA passage and lobbying for legislative projects.
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Sal Stacey
Illinois National Organization For Women (Now
Illinois State Council
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Mount Vernon
Sheila Clark
Galena
Illinois Now
Clark
Milwaukee
Illinois
ERA
NOW
U.S
Reagan
Republican Party
SIU-C cuts hours for spring break at campus centers
Southern Illinois University Carbondale extends reduced hours through Sunday March 22. Student Center closes today and opens 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. during break. Old Main Room, craft shop, cafeteria, and pizza parlor close all break. Morris Library and Recreation Center hours also adjusted with special weekend and spring break timings.
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Southern
Oasis Room
Morris Library
Purple martin housing guide from Southern Illinois scout season
Ben Gelman explains how to attract and house purple martins in Southern Illinois. Outsiders advise hollow gourds or metal towers, timing arrivals by late March, proper house dimensions and entrance sizes, cleaning between broods, and placing houses 45 feet from obstructions with nearby water to lure the migratory birds.
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Illinois
America
Allan
Helen Cruickshank
Purple Martin Junction
Griggsville
Ill
The
Nature Society
Nature Society News
Purple Martin News
Martin House
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Southern Illinoisan
Dave DeWitte
Illinois Farmer’s Union
Joe Jines
SIU
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