Free senior bus rides expand in Illinois start today
Illinois seniors begin free rides on most bus routes with a statewide push to extend benefits to veterans and the disabled debated in Springfield. Transit officials welcome increased use but warn funding must be found as gas and operating costs rise. The plan ties to Gov Blagojevich budget moves and Chicago area sales tax compromise.
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Illinois
Jeff Nelson
Quad Cities
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Nelson
Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
Chicago
Bloomington
Decatur
St. Louis
SIUC Irish Studies Credibility Against Ivy peers
Former SIUC Irish Studies director Charles Fanning notes SIUC resources rival larger programs. He built the collection starting in 1993, aiming for original research. Current student Amy Nefezbleb researches Flann O'Brien, with SIUC boasting James Joyce items and Yeats material alongside the Abbey Theatre.
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Boston College
Notre Dame
University of California At Berkeley
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SIUC
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Amy Nefezbleb
Croessmann
du Quoin
William Butler Yeats
Dublin
Abbey Theatre
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Salukis face Oklahoma State in NIT opener
Southern Illinois University men’s basketball eyes a postseason run in the NIT after missing the NCAA field. The Salukis host Oklahoma State at 8 p.m. Tuesday as Bryan Mullins sits out with an injury.
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Salukis
SIU
Oklahoma State
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Bunnies Advised Against as Easter Gifts in Campaign
Columbus campaign Make Mine Chocolate urges shoppers to choose chocolate bunnies over live rabbits for Easter. Local shelters warn rabbits are often impulse gifts soon abandoned, leading to later surges in surrendered pets and poor outcomes for the animals.
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Ohio
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Carbondale
Columbus House Rabbit Society
Nigra
Karen Mullins
The
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Murphysboro
Mullins
Laverne
Shirley
Two Shot At Colp Tavern In Williamson County
Early Sunday at County Line Tavern in Colp two people were wounded by gunfire and rushed to area hospitals. Deputies found one victim in the parking lot and another brought inside by patrons. Names withheld pending investigation. Both victims expected to recover.
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