Coulterville Woman Dies After Single Vehicle Crash
Kristin Wooten, 26, of Coulterville died from injuries after a Sunday night single vehicle crash on Washington County Route 16. The pickup left the road, overturned into a roadside ditch, ejecting her. she was airlifted to St. Louis University Hospital and died Monday evening.
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Coulterville
Kristin Wooten
Washington County
Wooten
St. Louis University Hospital
The
Southern
Hamilton County
Hamilton County Memorial Hospital
Gloria Grimes
Duane McPherson
McLeansboro
Grimes
McPherson
Missy Davis
Katie Davis
Dahlgren
Lindsey Payne-Favors
Mount Vernon
Daniel Marrath
Macedonia
Tara Keown
Murphysboro approves highway business rezoning near Wal-Mart
The Murphysboro City Council unanimously rezoned land east of town along Illinois 13 to highway business for the future Wal-Mart site. City attorney says the action will stand if no court appeal is filed. Public input was not taken, and a resident was silenced during a public statement at the meeting.
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Murphysboro
Wal-Mart
Ed Heller
Illinois 13
Country Club Road
Ken Johnson
Wal-Mart Supercenter
Ron Williams
Protecting Vulnerable Adults Act Aims at Nursing Homes
Murphysboro sees Attorney General Lisa Madigan promote House Bill 4785 to require nursing homes to perform criminal history checks on all current and new residents within 60 days. The Illinois Department of Public Health would analyze identified records within 14 days and issue case specific care plans. Sex offenders would receive separate evaluations and be placed in single rooms without roommates.
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Murphysboro
Lisa Madigan
Madigan
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois bill targets sex offenders in nursing homes
House Bill 4785 would become law with the governor’s signature. It requires nursing homes to cooperate with IDPH to identify residents who are sex offenders or felons and to implement care plans for safety. The bill would also require public posting about residents’ rights to know if offenders reside in the facility, with annual reporting to state authorities. AARP Illinois and Attorney General Lisa Madigan supported the measure, which IDPH now backs after prior opposition.
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Illinois Department of Public Health
Aarp Illinois
Lisa Madigan
IDPH
Pinckneyville man dies in farming accident
A rural Pinckneyville man, James Jim William Lunnemann, 54, died when a tractor overturned while spreading manure on a hilly field near Lunnemann Zinnia road. He was found by his teenage son after family worried when he did not return home. The death was ruled due to major chest and neck trauma. He operated the grain and livestock farm and is survived by his wife Julie and five children.
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Pinckneyville
Pere County
Keith Kellerman
Julie Lunnemann
Sheriff's Department
Zinnia Road
Kellerman
James
Jim
William Lunnemann
Lunnemann
Perry County
Paul Searby
Jason
Lunneman
Julie
Jennifer
Williamson County approves long term lease for Public Building Commission
Williamson County commissioners vote to renew a long term lease with the Public Building Commission enabling smooth daily operations of public facilities. Chairman Robert Barnett praised Assistant State's Attorney Michael Ruffley for negotiating the complex agreement and moving the process forward.
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Williamson County
Thompson
Marion
Williamson County Commission
Public Building Commission
Robert Barnett
Michael Ruffley
Mike
Barnett
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