Carpenters and builders reach tentative settlement
Union carpenters and contractors have agreed to a two year contract with wage increases totaling 3.70 per hour and retroactive pay, with ratification voting set for May 26. About 1,500 workers across 11 locals in 13 counties halted major Southern Illinois construction since May 5. Pickets will come down as the vote nears and work resumes as weather allows.
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Illinois
Linois Builder’s Association
Butler
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Johnson
Union
Saline
Gallatin
Pepe
Pulaski
Hardin
Massac
Alexander Counties
SIBA
Egyptians Contractors Association
Herrin
Association of General Contractors of
Springfield
Break in dam threatens 10 Johnston City homes
A growing gap in the Johnston City Lake dam threatened about 10 southern Johnston City homes as a 30 foot long breach widened from a two foot hole. Mayor Bill Stevens and City Engineer Larry Lipe said the dam could fail if not repaired. Army Corps of Engineers were called to survey. The town planned to drain the lake to reduce flood risk.
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Johnston City
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Johnston City Lake
Bill Stevens
City
Engi
Neer
Larry Lipe
Lipe
Stevens
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bend Lake
Johnston City Lake Dam
Lakes overflow as heavy rains raise area water levels
Heavy rains push Crab Orchard Rend and Kinkaid lakes above spillways while Lake of Egypt nears spillway level. Marion reservoir climbs about two feet as Limb Branch Creek fills upstream ponds. Bend Lake tops inches over spillway, Misissippi River at Chester rises nine feet. Local roads flood, bridges closed, forecasts call for clearing skies and 70s later week.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Jean Ness
Crab Orchard
Rend
Kinkaid
Lake of Egypt
Marion City
Robert L
Dog” Connell
Limb Branch
Marion
Connell
Crab Orchard Lake
Bend Lake
Phil Jenkins
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Franklin
Jefferson Counties
Mer Pool
Jenkins
Kinkaid Lakes
National Weather Service
Mildred Mignone
GNP gain marks three year high in first quarter
The Commerce Department reports GNP rose 8.4 percent in the first three months, the sharpest gain in nearly three years. Inflation measured by the GNP deflator is pegged at 10 percent, with corporate profits up and personal consumption slipping in April.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Weather Outlook for Illinois Through Saturday
The National Weather Service calls for showers ending tonight with partial clearing and a low in the upper 40s. Wednesday brings mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures with a high in the 70s. The extended forecast shows fair and mild weather Thursday through Saturday.
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Marion
Southern Illinois
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Bend Lake Dam
Boyton
South Market Street
Herrin-Freeman
Williamson County
Union County Sheriff’s Department
Illinois 3
Illinois 146
Jonesboro
Cobden
Weather Service
National Weather Service
Illinois
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