Blagojevich denies charges amid personal reminiscences
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich began testimony with personal reminiscences about his upbringing and early life before addressing a range of corruption charges. He denied several high profile accusations while the most serious charge about selling Obama's Senate seat did not surface on the first day. He rejected claims of pressuring a race track owner for campaign money and denying seeking a contribution in exchange for a state lottery job for Jesse Jackson Jr.’s wife.
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Chicago
Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
Barack Obama
Senate
U.S
Jesse Jackson Jr
Jackson
Southern Illinois weather storm brings minor damages
Sigh of relief as skies cleared, Southern Illinois sustained mostly minor to moderate damage to trees and power lines. Emergency officials surveyed Thursday with Jackson County reporting few impacts and no major damage, deputy EMA coordinator Shawn Priddy noting downed limbs and minor effects.
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Illinois
Joplin
Oklahoma City
Jackson County
Shawn Priddy
Emergency Management Agency
Storm damage photos flood in from region
The Southern showcases more user submitted storm damage images from around the region on its Facebook page. A storm spotter in Murphysboro chats about monitoring severe weather since 1967, with a video at www.thesouthern.com.
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Murphysboro
Thesouthern.com
Jefferson County town hit by apparent tornado in Boyd
Jefferson County residents recount a tornado strike in Boyd that ripped a roof, damaged a garage and van, toppled utility poles and trees along Boyd Lane. No injuries reported as neighbors describe widespread destruction and a sudden, explosive event before the storm passed.
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Becky Malkovich
Beverly Montgomery
Baptist Disaster Relief Chain Saw Team
Boyd
Jefferson County
Robert Ross
Ross
Boyd Lane
Gertie Bubert
Mural Returns to Herrin Post Office Wall
Gustaf Dalstrom’s George Rogers Clark Conferring with Indians near Herrin Illinois mural is rededicated at the Herrin Post Office after four decades away. Mayor Vic Ritter calls the moment a credit to the town as residents and donors celebrate the restoration with special guest Tom Popham of Stillwater, Oklahoma, whose father Paul salvaged the piece in 1968.
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Gustaf Dalstrom
George Rogers Clark
Illinois
Vic Ritter
Tom Popham
Stillwater
Okla
Paul
Alan Rogers
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