Thompson promotes Build Illinois in Harrisburg school visit
Governor Jim Thompson met sixth graders at East Side Grade School in Harrisburg and pledged additional education funding and facility rebuilding as part of his Build Illinois program. He urged investing in Illinois to create jobs, highlighted infrastructure needs, and discussed transportation upgrades to strengthen the state's economy.
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Tim Landis
Southern Illinoisan
East Side
Harrisburg
Illinois
Jim Thompson
Thompson
Harris
Linois
Ilinois
United pilots strike erupts as airports halt service
United Airlines pilots walked out at least seven cities after the midnight deadline, with 5,300 pilots striking while the airline cut service to 89 airports. Talks with ALPA under federal mediation stalled over lower pay for starting pilots. The strike marks United’s first since 1951 and spreads to Chicago San Francisco Denver Portland Honolulu Los Angeles and Seattle.
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United Airlines
Air Line Pilots Association
United
Boston
Chicago
San Francisco
Denver
Portland
Ore
Honolulu
Los Angeles
Seattle
Makanda toddler rescued after hourslong missing search
Rescuers scrambled through Makanda Illinois after Jason Newsome two 1/2, missing Thursday afternoon. Dozens of residents joined a wide search aided by Jackson County deputies German shepherds and a helicopter with heat-sensing gear. Two hours later the 2 1/2 year old boy was found on a rocky ridge nearly two miles away waving to his relieved parents.
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Im Newsome
Jason
Illinois Department of Transportation
Makanda
Jackson County
Colby
Stella Rowan
Newsome’s
Kim
John
District 95 delays on cutbacks
District 95 will delay voting on eliminating positions to trim a budget deficit projected to reach 750000 dollars. The board informally tabled eliminations, hoping retirements and resignations will reduce needed cuts, with key aims including the business manager, a Lincoln Junior High two teachers and librarians among those reconsidered.
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Nancy Weil
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
William Thomas
Thomas
Lincoln Junior High School
LJHS
Teenager to stand trial as adult in sister murder case
Kenneth Seleck 14 of rural Mill Creek was ruled to face murder and aggravated arson charges as an adult after a gag order was lifted. His sister Laura Selock 16 was shot four times with a .22 rifle and the family home burned last Nov. 29. Bond set at 100000, preliminary hearing June 13. potential murder sentence up to 40 years.
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Southern
Laura Selock
Wilkins
Daniel Selock
Ious
Kenneth
Daniel Seleck
Anna-Jonesboro
Bigler
Selock
Illinois Juvenile Detention Center
Charleston
Southern Illinoisan
Anna Gazette Democrat
Illinois News Broadcasters Association
Illinois Press Association
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