Baker named to replace Kohl State Board of Education
Baker, 42, will lead the Williamson County Regional Delivery System overseeing five high schools. She aims to improve morale and transparency, with Stewart and Barnett praising her qualifications and drive. She will serve about 13 months until July 2007 when the elected successor takes office.
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Illinois lottery eyed as education funding lever
Filan says the administration prioritizes education health care and public safety as the state weighs selling a government run lottery. The plan, valued at about 10 billion with 1 billion annual investment, would direct funds to schools, special education, preschool expansion and reforms while final terms depend on lease partners. Dunn and Tusk emphasize benefits to Southern Illinois schools and Blagojevich’s ambitious education agenda in a term two push.
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Witness Testimony Details Gandy Murder Plot and Bloodshed
Eyewitness Holt testifies to a brutal sequence in which Gandy is lured back with a TV, beaten with a wrench, kicked, stabbed, burned, and left in a cemetery. He describes Maki and John Bryant handling cash and cocaine, while Lisa Bryant reacts frantically. Autopsy notes difficulty linking wounds to a weapon, but suggests small knives may have been used. The courtroom session faces interruptions as Judge Grace warns against audience influence. more witnesses are slated as the trial proceeds Tuesday and through Wednesday.
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Rescue Pup Saved After Makanda Creek Delay
Makanda Township firefighters freed the trapped puppy Sherkera after nearly an hour of digging through mud and rocks. Firefighters Jesse Riechman Alex Nicholson and Jim Bilderback moved creeks and debris while the dog howled, then pulled to safety without a scratch. Montplaisir praised the responders for going above the call of duty and delivering a happy ending for the kids.
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