City narrows park hours with curfew and 10 pm open times
Du Quoin officials adopt park curfews sunset to sunrise with $250 to $500 fines. Keyes City Park courts stay open to 10 pm, exits required, and new basketball areas planned near the pool open to 10 pm. Volunteers may work past sunset at parks. The ordinance covers the pool, Keyes City Park, and Mulberry Main mini park.
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Blaine Bastien
Keyes City Park
Mulberry and
Main Streets
State lawmaker pushing audits after RLCD bill defeated
Sen. Larry Woolard dissented against a state audit bill, citing cost and duplication of a RLCD forensics audit revealing misused funds. Former RLCD General Manager Kevin Davis and secretary Nancee Paul were fired after an internal probe. Granberg seeks a broader auditor general review to restore public trust and boost Southern Illinois development.
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Dcarterville
Woolard
RLCD
Kevin Davis
Davis
Nancee Paul
House
Senate
Granberg
Illinois
Conservancy District
ALCD
Southern
Wool
Varsity Theater in Carbondale to Screen Its Last Films
The Varsity, a historic Carbondale cinema dating to 1940, plans its final screenings as renovations and changing tastes shift how residents in Southern Illinois towns watch films. The building evolved from a single-screen, segregated venue to a three-screen complex, enduring a 1981 fire and numerous remodels before digital upgrades.
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Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville District
Varsity
Marvin Kleinau
Southern Illinois University
Cloris Leachman
The
Illinois
Kerasotes adopts new R rated film policy in Southern Illinois
The Springfield based Kerasotes Theatres drops guardian need for R rated films. Under 17 must have a parent to buy tickets and will be warned about behavior as guardians aren’t present. Unruly patrons may trigger refunds to parents after a conduct discussion.
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Southern Illinois
Springfield
Kerasotes
Kerasotes.com
Tornadoes Still Studied Across Southern Illinois Reach
Tornado reports spread from Horseshoe Lake near Miller City to Cairo and Joppa as the storm crossed four counties. Two deaths and more than 40 injuries accompanied extensive damage to homes and schools. The Weather Service noted over 200 tornado reports in four days, with a continued Midwest threat and a slight risk of severe weather on Saturday.
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Alexander County
Horseshoe Lake
Miller City
Cairo
Illinois
Metropolis
Joppa
Pulaski
Johnson
Pope
Weather Service
Storm Prediction Center
Midwest
Carbondale
Harrisburg
Sutherland
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Southern Illinois Unlimited Plan
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