Carbondale eminent domain fight hinges on city laws
The Carbondale downtown hotel convention center case tests the city ordinances used to seize property. Judge Richman pushed written briefs from May 25 to June 1 with a June 14 ruling date, after trimming state statute references. Broom argues the ordinances violate due process and Home Rule, while Zimmer defends the city authority.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Jackson County
Richard Richman
William Broom
Walnut Street
James Zimmer
Richman
Zimmer
Broom
Carroll) Fry
Illinois
U.S
Franklin County dog control program shows few complaints
After 11 months of Operation Cities Franklin County communities report limited issues with the dog control program. Officials praise Raymond Britton's work but cite needing another officer to cover multiple towns. The system handles about 800 animals, with costs and response efficiency noted by village leaders.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin County Animal Control Program
Tomanovich
Orient
John Tedeschi
Environment and Health Committee
Tedeschi
Illinois 37
Odd Fellows
Valier
Martin Buchanan
Bill Klingle
Christopher
Lesser
Royalton Village
Willard Caldwell
Thompsonville
Darla Hargett
Williamson volunteers boost rural patrols with vans
Williamson County Sheriff Jerald Kobler reports adding a crime scene and mobile operations center van plus 20 auxiliary volunteers to expand patrols in rural areas. The vehicles, seized in drug cases, will support focused patrols in high activity areas like Lake of Egypt, reducing deputy response times while normal duties continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. R. Walley
Southern Illinois
Williamson County
Jerald Kobler
Kobler
Lake of Egypt
Rend Lake College to hire attorney for conduct probe
Rend Lake College in Ina will hire an outside attorney to investigate personnel and professional conduct amid undisclosed accusations. Board President Harry Braun said the inquiry, authorized after an executive session, aims to complete the probe within two weeks and then disclose findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rend Lake College
Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinosian
Ina
Board of Trustees
RLC
Harry Braun
Braun
Peabody lays off 174 at River King No.6 mine
Peabody Coal Co announced a second Illinois layoff this year, cutting 174 of 401 workers at the River King No 6 surface mine near Marissa effective May 31. Earlier, 140 were laid off from the River King underground mine near Freeburg in February. Illinois Division President Wayne T. Ewing cited weak demand and extended mine life by reducing production.
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Peabody Coal Co
Illinois
Marissa
Peabody
Freeburg
Wayne T. Ewing
Ewing
Thompson releases funds for SIUC power project
Governor James R. Thompson announces funding for Southern Illinois University Carbondale to replace 3,000 feet of 5,000-volt feeder cable serving 15 buildings including the Small Group Housing area and Agriculture Building. Also funds wetlands purchase near Button Land Swamp and cooling system work at SIU Edwardsville with bids to proceed.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Johnson and Pulaski
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forestry
Les Pauly
Capital Development Board
Department of Conservation
Cache River
Johnson
Aski
Robert Corrigan
The
Conservation Department
William Donels
Button Land
Donels
SIU
Edwardsville
Books tell of area desperado Logan Belt
Ben Gelman reviews two privately printed volumes on Logan Belt the famed Southern Illinois desperado. The Life of Logan Belt traces his Civil War era life and death with evidence of his 19th century trials while Who Killed Logan Belt expands the saga with new archival research. The pieces recount Belt’s murder trial fate and ultimate assassination in 1887, noting Hardin County lore and kinship to Belt family. The books are available by mail order for 15 dollars plus postage with library access via Shawnee Library System.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Shawnee Library System
Logan Belt
Shadrach L. Jackson
John M. Belt
Cave-in-Rock
Illinois
Luke Hambrink
Elizabethtown
Hardin County
Hell On the
Ohio
Ford
Ford’s Ferry
Murrell
His Ang
Big Harp
Little Harp
Williamson County
Belt
Oldham
Odum
48Th Kentucky Infantry
Justice of the Peace
Tom Oldham
Elisha T
Doc
Tom
Shawneetown
Gallatin County
Hambrink
Belts
Logan
Jonathan
Doc’’ Oldham
Joliet
Ham
Shadrach
Shady” Jackson
U.S. 45 South
Harrisburg
Ill
P.O. Box
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John McCutchen
Rickey Snowman
Jonial Drive
Katie Hopkins
Ann
John Hopkins
Melissa van Sambeck
Carol
Jerry van Sambeck
Ethan Zeman
Nanc
Marvin Zeman
Franklin
Benton
Leland L. Brown
Brown
Raymond Britton
West Frankfort
Zeigler
Coello
Buckner
West City
Raymond E. Owens
Mike McClatchey
Orient Village
Rose Tomanovich
Shirley Smith
River King
Thompson
Siuc Power Project
Cache River Lands Purchase
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