I-57 rumors link crashes and crime to Marion area
Local discussion questions whether Interstate 57 raises crime and crash rates in Marion as accidents double from about 300 to over 700 annually. Officials note mixed views. some credit more cars for higher accidents, while others deny I-57 as a crime driver. Speed limits on Rt. 13 and traffic planning are cited as keys.
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Marion
Rt. 13
Robert Hall
Williamson County
Russell Oxford
FBI
L. B. Hunter
Hunter
Glenn Clarida
Clarida
Cicass
Capane
Porch
Uneee
Robert Butler
Oxford
Butler
Interstate 57 fuels Marion business boom and growth
The Marion area cites I-57 and Route 13 as major draw cards drawing motels, shops, and offices to the exits. Officials note expanded water and sewer services and an upcoming industrial park, with retailers citing 80 percent sales gains after relocating to the new shopping center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 13
Country Village
Marion
Milt Witt
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Witt
Marion Market
Carbon Street
Charles Todd Uniform and Linen
Robert Butler
Jim Cooper
Midwest Mortgage Consultants Inc
Herrin
Orville Dickhaut
Midwest Mortgages
P&n Hirsch Co
Hirsch
Public Square
Carriage Room
Jack Mukley
Ben Franklin
Tve
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Eagle Scout Falmier to be honored at Carterville Court
Eagle Scout candidate David A. Falmier will receive the rank at a 2:30 p.m. Sunday Court of Honor at the First United Methodist Church in Carterville. A Carterville High School sophomore and member of Troop 77 for four years, his focus has been conservation and his project created a community Christmas tree. He and fellow scouts transplanted a large tree from Twinkle Tree Farm to the town center and cleaned the surrounding area.
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David A. Falmier
First United Methodist Church
Carterville
David
Fred Falmier
Carterville High School
Methodist Church
Twinkle Tree Farm
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Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
I-57
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Southern Special Price
Torino
Bob Morgan
Bob Skidmore
Bobby Morgan
Bill Cardwell
FORD
OPP Furniture
N. Emma
Christopher
Jack Davis
Murphysboro Township
Shirley
Parrish
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc
Jackson County Board of Review
Shirley Parrish
Rt. 1
Bowlin’s
Bowlin’s Foodland
Elkville
Sesser, Zeigier
Jim Pearl
Jim Hartman
DE Loyde Litton
Bill Arnold
Gene Crawshaw
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Sam Silas
Jim Pearl, Inc
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Pontiac
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