Steroid recall hits Herrin area patients and clinics
About 2,000 Logan Primary Care patients in Herrin and West Frankfort who received preservative free methylprednisolone acetate injections between December 6 and April 24 are being notified after a federal announcement of a possible contaminated batch. The FDA and authorities investigate the source, with cases tied to Main Street Family Pharmacy.
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Logan Primary Care
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Main Street
Logan Med Station
Logan Primary
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HerrinFesta Italiana Draws Crowds For Weekend Fun
Friday crowd enjoys parades rides and music at HerrinFesta Italiana with more family activities planned through Monday. For a full schedule visit the southern dot com online.
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Thesouthern.com
Steve Matzker
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Justice
Woman gets three years in death of her daughter
Parnell, 25, pleaded guilty in March to involuntary manslaughter after authorities learned she threw away the baby she had just birthed at a Carbondale house party in January 2011. Jackson County State's Attorney Michael Carr announced the sentencing Friday morning. See PARNELL / PAGE 5A.
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Casey M. Parnell
Carbondale
Jackson County
Michael Carr
Former GOP candidates sue county over district map
Jackson County Republican candidates file a federal suit alleging the county board drew the election map with no honest good faith and to gain partisan advantage for the Democratic Party. The suit claims districts were crafted to help Democrats. See lawsuit on page 5A.
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Illinois House approves concealed carry bill 85-30
The Illinois House cleared a landmark concealed carry proposal on an 85-30 vote sent to the Senate amid calls for a major overhaul. Gov. Pat Quinn criticized the bill while Southern Illinois lawmakers supported it, with the General Assembly racing to meet a June 9 federal deadline.
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Illinois
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