Blagojevich seeks local help for statewide building plan
Governor Rod Blagojevich asks mayors business groups and social service agencies to back a 25 billion bricks and mortar program and tax rebates for families and firms. Some mayors demand details on funding before signing on, while hearings by SIU president and former speaker bolster the lobbying effort.
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Springfield
Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
Southern Illinois University
Glenn Poshard
U.S. House
Dennis Hastert
Low-interest loans aid flood victims in 19 Illinois counties
State Treasurer Giannoulias expands the Illinois Disaster Recovery Loan program to 19 flood-devastated counties in Southern Illinois. Eligible residents can borrow up to their verified damage amount through participating banks with rates capped at 4.5 percent, repayment up to five years with some options for interest-only payments. The program backs loans since May 1995, with a March 20 start date for the countdown in affected areas and a Disaster Recovery hotline for information.
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Alexi Giannoulias
Alexander
Fayette
Franklin
Gallatin
Hamilton
Hardin
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnson
Massac
Perry
Pope
Pulaski
Randolph
Saline
Union
White
Williamson
Giannoulias
Ryan Buckingham
Franklin County Emergency Management Agency
Harrisburg Flood of 1937 Devastates City and Region
Harrisburg still assesses flood damage with federal aid awaiting. The 1937 flood from the Ohio River and tributaries stretched over 40 miles, leaving thousands homeless as water reached 15 feet in places. Railways and highways flooded, exits limited, and churches and schools turned into shelters. The Ohio River valley suffered widely, with Shawneetown relocated to higher ground.
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Harrisburg
Shawneetown
Hovie Stinson
Dorrisville
Gaskins City
Carrier Mills
Uptown
Main
Granger
McKinley
Charles Blackman
Blackman
Ohio
National Guard
Ohio River Valley
Stinson
Tetanus shot clinic in West Frankfort Wednesday
Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department will run a tetanus vaccine clinic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the West Frankfort Fire Department, 201 E. Nolen St. Entry is via the rear bay. The clinic is open to anyone exposed to recent floodwaters in Franklin or Williamson counties and eligible for boosters or initial series.
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Franklin-Williamson
Health Department
Road Closures Hit Southern Illinois Highways Due to Flooding
Sections of U S 45 at Harrisburg and Saline County Illinois 37 south of Perks Road to Illinois 146 in Johnson County and Old Illinois 13 in Junction remain closed as of 6 a m Monday per the Illinois Department of Transportation. Rural Jackson County roads including Town Creek Road at Sand Ridge bridge Indian Mound area Big Lake Road Jones Ridge Road and several others are closed. Illinois 3 in Jackson County remains open. Further updates via dot il gov or District 9 at 351 5248.
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Kimmel Bridge
Smokey Road
Saupe Road
Crews Road
Lower Carbon Lake Road
McLaughlin Road
Reed Station
Birdhouse Lane
Glendale School Road
Kimmel Bridge Road
Whispering Pines
Dumaroo
Illinois
Jackson County
Dot.il
District 9
Levees Hold in Southern Illinois as Rains Ease
Army Corps of Engineers officials say the two to three inch rainfall could test water levels, but levees along the Big Muddy and Mississippi held, despite past flooding and a recent 100 year event. Volunteers in Grand Tower filled sandbags to patch weak spots.
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NWS
Illinois
Army Corps of Engineers
Grand Tower
Mississippi
Corps
Alan Dooley
Dooley
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