Carbondale police seek armed shooting suspect Donnelle Campbell
Police issue a warrant for 35 year old Donnelle Campbell after a Tuesday night shooting in Carbondale left a Campbell resident with non life threatening foot injuries. Bond set at 1 million dollars. Calls to 618 457 3200 or Crime Stoppers 618 549 2677 urged. A separate youth art show at Varsity Center for the Arts 4 to 6 pm Saturday benefits medical costs for the family of Rachel Jamison. Proceeds support Alice Wright and Kids Korner families. For info call 618 529 4147.
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Campbell
Donnelle Campbell
N. Marion Street
Carbondale
East Birch St
Robert A. Stalls Ave
Carbondale Park District
Varsity Center For the Arts
Kids Korner
Alice Wright
Rachel Jamison
Three-vehicle crash on I-57 injures one near Johnston City
At 3 p.m. on Interstate 57 north of Johnston City three vehicles collided. Vyto K. Simulis of Herrin was taken to Herrin Hospital with non life threatening injuries. Guillermo Gonzalez of Laredo Texas received a ticket for following too closely after driving a semitrailer into Simulis F150. Gonzalez and Carol A. Frey of Marion were stopped for construction when the semi jackknifed and struck Frey’s car.
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Johnston City
Illinois
Vyto K. Simulis
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Guillermo Gonzalez
Laredo
Texas
Simulis
Carol A. Frey
Marion
Frey
Illinois Senate approves 17 year old voting in primaries
The Illinois Senate approved House Bill 6 by a 43 to 9 vote, proposing to allow 17 year olds to vote in primary elections if they will be 18 by the November general elections. The measure heads to Governor Quinn for final action.
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Senate
Illinois
Pat Quinn
Tay Sachs fight gets a big boost in Carbondale
Florida venture capitalist Kenneth Bihn of the Cure Tay Sachs Foundation accepted a $140,000 donation from Joseph Whelihan at Barrett Rochman's Carbondale residence near Castle Park. Whelihan traveled from Atlanta to Cincinnati for the presentation, underscoring strong community support for Tay Sachs research.
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Carbondale
Florida
Tay Sachs Research
Kenneth Bihn
Cure Tay Sachs Foundation
Cleveland
Ohio
Bihn
Joseph Whelihan
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Barrett Rochman
Castle Park
Giant City Road
Rochman
Scott Fitzgerald
Southern Florida
Cure Tay-Sachs Foundation
Dakota Jean Bihn
Murphysboro Church Plants Tree For Two Local Icons
St Peters United Church of Christ honored Bill Daum and his late wife Maxine with a dogwood planting at the Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce. The tree is part of Mission 4/1 Earth Project with 19 trees planted across town including Longfellow Riverside parks and local institutions.
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Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce
Bill Daum
Maxine
St. Peters United Church of Christ
Longfellow
Riverside Parks
Illinois Masonic Children’s Home
John A. Logan
Church
Paul Newton
Murphysboro
Seven YC teachers cut at Illinois Youth Center Harrisburg
Seven of the Illinois Youth Center Harrisburg teaching staff will be terminated June 30 leaving incarcerated teens’ education in limbo. AFSCME representative Ty Petersen said the move affects one third of the center's teachers and eliminates the high school curriculum.
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Illinois Youth Center
Harrisburg
Ty Petersen
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Petersen
Company looks at bus driver's language
Officials with a private school busing company retained by the Herrin Community Unit School District are reviewing parents complaints about a bus driver's language directed at elementary students. The incident is said to have occurred earlier this month. See bus driver on page 5A.
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Scott Fitzgerald
Herrin
Herrin Community Unit
Allen named West Frankfort fire chief
Allen, a 1999 full time firefighter and longtime volunteer, was unanimously named chief of the West Frankfort Fire Department by the city council after serving as acting chief since February. Mayor Jordan praised his leadership and peacemaker approach as he succeeds Wes Taylor who retired last year. The council also approved a draft policy manual for the police department for feedback.
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West Frankfort
Jody Allen
Tom Jordan
Allen
Jordan
Wes Taylor
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