Death of boy under 3 in Vienna sparks task force probe
Vienna Police Chief Jim Miller said a child under three died and trigger led the Child Death Task Force with Illinois State Police local authorities and the Department of Children and Family Services. The body was pronounced at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Details withheld until family notified. Coroner will release information. The task force aids small towns and streamlines contact. This is the chief's first child death probe since 1999.
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Vienna
Jim Miller
Illinois State Police
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Miller
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Marion
Williamson County
Scott Rice
Illinois
Linda Rush
Misdirected texts lead to arrest in Xanax case
Metropolis police arrested Israel Avila at his East 7th Street home after a resident received unwanted drug sale texts. Avila, 45, faces possession with intent to deliver charges after 45 Xanax tablets were found. Avila admitted obtaining a Xanax prescription earlier and attempting to sell part of it.
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Metropolis
Mike Worth
Israel Avila
East 7Th Street
Avila
Metropolis Police Department
Bond Hearing for Deputy Todd Fort Delayed to Be Determined
A bond-reduction hearing for former Saline County deputy Todd Fort was postponed to a date and time to be set. Fort faces multiple counts of sexual assault and official misconduct tied to alleged relationships with a 17 year old department employee. Judge Walden Morris cited a jury trial for another defendant charged with escape from a residential treatment center as the scheduling conflict. Scott Fitzgerald the southern.
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Saline County
Todd Fort
Walden Morris
Chester coach arrested after school outside Chester High
Chester High School basketball coach Robert Bell was arrested outside the school by Randolph County deputies on charges of leaving the scene and failing to report an accident from a January crash on Oakdale Road. Driver Mendy Yankey was also jailed after admitting she drove the vehicle. Bell had just completed his second season as head coach.
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Robert K. Bell
Randolph County
Bell
Herrin
Sheriff’s Office
Oakdale Road
Pas
Senger
Sheriff’s Department
Mendy L. Yankey
Ellis Grove
Yankey
Yellow Jackets
New Athens
Chester Community School District
Robert Bell
Road linking SIU park under construction in Carbondale
Construction began in January on a new two lane access road to the Southern Illinois Research Park in Carbondale. The project includes a new bridge over Pile's Creek and drainage work with a completion expected in August. SIU Board approved a 1.25 million dollar IDOT contract with E T Simonds Construction to build the access road that will enable future campus development including the Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center.
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Carbondale
Keith Roberts
District 9
Illinois Department of Transportation
SIU Board of Trustees
IDOT
E.T. Simonds Construction
U.S. 51
Saluki Boulevard
Roberts
Pile’s Creek
SIUC
Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center
Ameren seeks $100 million cut for Grand Tower plant
Ameren Energy Resources requests a fair cash value reduction of over $100 million for the Grand Tower power plant, proposing a $30 million value backed by an independent assessment. The Jackson County Board of Review will continue the hearing at 1 p.m. on April 8 to review the appeal and affected taxing bodies.
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Murphysboro
Ameren Energy Resources Co
Grand Tower
Ameren
Jackson County Board of Review
Jackson County
Board of Review
Shawnee
Garnall’s 21st Golf Day aims to aid abused children
Williamson County hosts the Chuck Garnall Golf Day to support the Williamson County Child Advocacy Center and Court Appointed Special Advocates as funding dries up. Garnall warned that economic hardship worsens child abuse cases and urged community efforts for the June 8 event.
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Williamson County
Chuck Garnall
Williamson County Court
Garnall
Southern
Ed Schullian
Herrin
Chuck Garnati
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