Descendants retrace generals path through history in Thebes
Cynthia Logan Hawkins and sister Leslie Logan George visited Thebes and Southern Illinois to trace their ancestor General John A. Logan. They toured with museum director Mike Jones, heard stories of his prosecuting days, and speculated the 1848 courthouse may have housed his Ninth Judicial Circuit trials amid restoration work.
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Ava Tn
Cates
Cynthia Hankins
Leslie George
Thebes
John A. Logan
Hankins
California
George
Georgia
Illinois
Cynthia Logan Hawkins
Ninth Judicial Circuit
Leslie Logan George
Mike Jones
Logan
Mary McGuire
Alcohol played role in man's boating death
A weekend fishing trip at Zeigler Reservoir ended in tragedy when a paddle boat capsized Saturday night, killing 19 year old Michael L. Key of West Frankfort. Curtis and Gary Key, brothers, were with him as they checked trot lines. the boat took on water about 50 to 100 yards from shore and all three jumped. Curtis reached shore, Gary reported trying to reach Michael and was pulled under. Gary swam to shore and called 911. Authorities say the case remains under investigation.
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Zeigler
Zeigler Reservoir
Michael L. Key
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Curtis Key
Gary Key
Jones
Michael
Jerry Hiller
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Stopped traffic foils teacher's last graduation
Benton Consolidated High School teacher Sharon Hostetler, set to retire Wednesday after 26 years of service, misses her final BCHS graduation on May 13 due to a traffic jam caused by a semitrailer crash on Interstate 57 near the Johnston City exit. Hostetler, famed for perfect attendance, left early but still could not arrive in time as the backup stretched toward Marion.
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Benton
Sharon Hostetler
Benton Consolidated High School
Hostetler
BCHS
Marion
Johnston City
Governor signs budget amid push for education funding plan
Gov. Blagojevich signs a $55 million state budget while detailing a plan to boost public school funding. He aims to unveil a comprehensive education funding initiative in Chicago, backed by $415 million in new education money and a $45 million universal preschool program. A separate $10 million pilot would cut class sizes and $34.4 million would assist Illinois college students with costs.
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Springfield
Rod Blagojevich
Chicago
Blagojevich
James Meeks
Meeks
Dan Cronin
DuPage County
General Assembly
Cronin
Illinois budget funds ethanol research and transit expansion
Governor Blagojevich signed the state budget allocating 25 million for ethanol research, 12 million to expand Amtrak service linking Chicago with Carbondale St. Louis and Quincy, 8.4 million for about 300 state police cars, 1.65 million to subsidize air service between Chicago Marion Decatur and Quincy, and 1.9 million to start a methamphetamine addiction treatment program at Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center.
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Rod Blagojevich
Amtrak
Chicago
Carbondale
St. Louis
Quincy
Marion
Decatur
Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
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McGuire
Orange County
Calif
John A. Logan III
Kristen Cates
Darius Williams
de Soto
Miliquaire
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