Franklin-Jefferson Special Education to cut 38 jobs
The Franklin-Jefferson Special Education District votes to eliminate 38 positions including teachers and support staff as it overhauls delivery across 26 schools in Franklin and Jefferson counties. District director Kimberly Byars cites cost reductions and shifting services to students’ home schools. West Frankfort’s Greg Goins notes three Denning School classrooms will mostly operate under his district next year.
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Dairy Queen No 1 opens for season in Carbondale
In Carbondale Dairy Queen No 1 at 508 S. Illinois Ave. opens for spring with Sandra Bollinger, a 14 year veteran, making Dilly Bars. Fans see the small counter and candy coating as a labor of love in the region’s spring harbinger.
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Sandra Bollinger
Carbondale Dairy Queen
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Casting call for Man of Steel at Metropolis celebration
Metropolis hosts a Superman Celebration from June 12 to 15 seeking a new actor to portray the Man of Steel. Open auditions run through April 26 with video submissions online. The chairperson emphasizes a good personality and physical fit, aiming for a roughly 6-foot tall, dark-haired, fit male.
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Karla Ogle
Krypton
Illinois eyes VW U S factory in bid to boost jobs
Illinois officials say VW could choose a U S site this summer for a factory producing up to 150000 vehicles annually. State spokespeople decline details, noting ongoing efforts to woo the German automaker while other states and past auto site talks are cited.
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Lincoln
Marcelyn Love
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
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Pennsylvania
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Mitsubishi Motors North
Honda
Champaign
Danville
Indiana
Blagojevich
Judy Baar Topinka
Hughes murder trial date set in Murphysboro
Quincy Darnell Hughes, 37, pleads not guilty to four counts of murder in the 1991 death of Cindy Pavey in Murphysboro. A May trial date was set after a preliminary hearing in Jackson County as DNA evidence from a vaginal swab and seminal fluid on a T shirt tied Hughes to the crime scene. Family members attended the 30 minute hearing as State's Attorney Wepsiec outlined part of the case.
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