Sailor and Grandfather Killed in Mascoutah Crash
Navy man Joseph Casson 22 and his grandfather David Casson Sr. 80 died when their Buick was struck by a Nissan at a Mascoutah intersection. Tammy Small 44 of Pinckneyville was cited for running a red light. Joseph had just acquired the used car before returning to the Navy in Georgia. The crash occurred near Illinois 161 and Illinois 4.
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Mascoutah
Navy
Joseph A. Casson
David E. Casson Sr
East Main Street
Belleville
Joseph
Illinois 161
David Casson
Georgia
Illinois 4
Bruce W. Fleshren
Fleshren
Small
Jeff Casson
Swansea
Five Anna residents charged with meth manufacture
Five Anna residents Brett Crank Charles Brimm Travis Farris Gary Taborn and Tiny Barlow were charged after a Union County Sheriff Drug Task Force Illinois State Fire Marshal and Anna Police investigation. Crank faces conspiracy to manufacture meth possession of waste and manufacture charges. All five are detained at Jackson County Jail.
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Anna
Brett A. Crank
Charles J. Brimm
Travis Farris
Gary L. Taborn
Tiny M. Barlow
Union County Sheriff's Office
Illinois State Fire Marshal
Anna Police Department
Jackson County
Union County
Tyler Edmonds
Crank
Brimm
Farris and
Taborn
House declines to alter university tuition waiver program
Republicans who represent major state universities urge keeping the tuition waiver despite budget challenges. House Rep Dana Brady of Illinois State University district seeks to preserve the benefit, arguing against elimination of the waiver.
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House
Dana Brady
Panel backs job cuts not elimination of local superintendents
Superintendent Matt Donkin of Franklin and Williamson counties says a panel favors reducing staff rather than wiping out the regional offices. The offices certify teachers and bus drivers, review construction projects, and liaise between districts and the state Board of Education. Quinn had proposed eliminating the offices and shifting duties to local districts.
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Matt Donkin
Franklin
Williamson
Quinn
Cross-cultural dialogue at SIU aims to foster understanding
About 100 people gathered at Southern Illinois University to discuss faith and cross-cultural living. Alexander described cross-cultural living as mutually enhancing, unlike multi-cultural interaction which may cause harmony or discord. Sabri Yilmaz of the Intercultural Dialogue Student Association emphasized uniting diverse beliefs to shed prejudices and build friendships.
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Siu
Alexander
Sabri Yilmaz
Intercultural Dialogue Student Association
Yilmaz
Illinois House approves austere spending limits
The Illinois House approved a budget outline that would force broad cuts across government including a $2.7 billion Medicaid reduction and about 5 percent in programs from schools to prisons. The plan aims to close an $8 billion unpaid bills backlog and shifts funds toward creditors, with education funding dropping and pension costs rising.
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Springfield
Illinois House
Sara Feigenholtz
Chicago
Illinois
House
State Senate
Pat Quinn
Mary Flowers
John Bradley
Marion
House Revenue Committee
Illinois House OKs ban on password snooping by bosses
The Illinois House approved a bill barring employers from demanding social media passwords from workers and applicants. It would prohibit signing into accounts during interviews while allowing access to public information and monitoring work devices. Rep. La Shawn Ford framed privacy rights as central to the measure. The vote was 78 to 30.
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Springfield
Facebook
Illinois House
la Shawn Ford
Chicago
Ford
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Associated Press
Illinois State University
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