Tamaroa derailment class action suit under review
The Tamaroa area derailment case seeks class action status with plaintiffs from Tamaroa and nearby towns alleging health, property, and inconvenience damages after the Feb 9 2003 derailment. The railroad contests numerosity and seeks individual trials. if certified the suit proceeds in St. Clair County with Perry County as trial venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kautz
Marion
Metropolis
Leberman
Tamaroa
O’malley
Railroad
Perry County
St. Clair County
Marvin
Roberta Smith
Pam Runnells
Mark Chaney
Teddie Maxton
Ax Dearman
Thomas Trigg
Cheryl Trigg
Klaudine Kwiatakowski
Larry
Shirley Galbraith
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Canadian National
Illinois Central Railroad
Bill Place
Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois Central
D Day re enactment team members from Carbondale travel to Normandy
Byron Winyard of Steeleville and his sons Lucas and Brandon from Carbondale belong to the World War II Airborne Demonstration Team based in Lawton Oklahoma. They will join veterans for the Normandy trip, jump June 4 or 5, and attend a Bush anniversary ceremony while filming for NBC Today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Winyard
Steeleville
Lucas
Brandon
Carbondale
Lawton
Oklo
Federal Aviation Administration
Normandy
D-Day
Byron
Brandon Winyard
82Nd
101St Airborne
Vinyards
NBC
Omaha
Utah
Carentan
Ste. Mere
Europe
Eindhoven
Holland
Bastogne
Belgium
RLCD confronts May contract as audits loom and board splits
General manager Gary May faces contract renewal amid a pending state audit due in June and a federal subpoena covering six years of district finances. Investigations by the U S attorney and IRS are ongoing, while board members dispute May’s status and press for timely decision before the June 28 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RLCD
Kevin Davis
May
ALCD
Bob Steffey
Mountt Vernon
Dale Carson
Benton
Mike Davidson
Buddy Allen
Mount Vernon
Pete Micheletto
Christopher
Black
Conservancy District
Larry Warren
West Frankfort
Gary
Warren
Keith Ward
Lesser
Ward
U.S
Internal Revenue Service
Davis
Illinois State Police award honors officers and staff
The Illinois State Police recognize officers telecommunicators and forensic scientists of the year across districts. Huls and Putzek receive medals for acts protecting residents during a high risk incident and a gunfire event at a Carbondale high school entrance.
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Huls
Place
Tamaroa
du Quoin
Perry County
Michael R. Putzek
Southern Illinois Forensic Science Lab
Carbondale
Putzek
Carbondale High School
Blagojevich
Illinois
Illinois State Police
Hull
District 13
Nathan A. Douglas
Carmi
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Hcis
Walnut ST. Murphysboro
Sherri Eldridge
Sun
Community Health & Emergency Services Ine
Mey
Feter
Ken.seeber
Thesouthern
Corey Mace
Byron Vinyard
Lucas Vinyard
Ralph Manley
Charlie Bonner
Jake McNiece
Lloyd Neblet
Raymond Kicielinsky
Shawneelink
Police
IRS
Harris & Company
The
Wall Street Journal
Mardale Water District
HscHi
Esteleia
North Market
West Main
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