IEPA probes State Pond site in Union County
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency announced a Friday investigation into the rural Union County State Pond property where mercury and asbestos disposal were alleged. On March 8 IEPA teams collected samples for tests, awaiting results, spurred by citizen calls and a Feb. 26 Southern Illinoisan report.
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Jonesboro
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
State Pond
Union County
Carson
IEPA
The
Southern
Jefferson County Tornado Kills Mobile Home Resident
A rural Jefferson County woman, Pat Brown, 60, was killed Friday when a tornado lifted her double wide mobile home and hurled it across the street. A male occupant and another man injured by flying debris were treated. the storm moved from southwest to northeast, with spotters and Mount Vernon officers tracking the cell near Opdyke before 1:30 p.m.
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Jefferson County
Pat Brown
Roger Mulch
Mulch
Opdyke
Mount Vernon
Here
Alan Rogers
Brown
Storms Spare Most Southern Illinois Counties
Rest of region largely unharmed by storms with Franklin County as an exception. A Friday storm pattern entered the region before noon bringing at least one brief tornado touchdown and large hail. Metropolis in Massac County saw .75 inch precipitation at 11:26 a.m. Spotters reported hail near Simpson and Carrier Mills. A funnel cloud was seen 5 miles north of De Soto. Jackson County reports a carport destroyed and several trees down. sheriff's office notes trees down south of Murphysboro.
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Franklin County
Illinois
National Weather Service
Metropolis
Massac County
Simpson
Johnson County
Carrier Mills
Saline County
de Soto
Jackson County
Derek Misener
Illinois Senate panel rejects revolving door bill for lawmakers
A Senate committee in Springfield blocked Senate Bill 3649 that would bar lawmakers from becoming lobbyists for at least one year after leaving office. The measure, led by State Sen. Darin LaHood, faces a pause for the spring session amid broader anti corruption efforts as several former lawmakers have recently joined lobbying firms.
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Springfield
Senate
Darin LaHood
R-Peoria
General Assembly
LaHood
Kevin McCarthy
D-Orland Park
House
ComEd
McCarthy
A.J. Wilhelmi
D-Joliet
Illinois Hospital Association
Chuck Hartke
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