Herrin Festa Italiana ends with record crowds and sun
Jim Gentile and Sue Douglas hailed Herrin Festa Italiana as a success after a five day run with record gate attendance and perfect weather aside from heat. Gentile noted Friday and Sunday likely set attendance records while Douglas praised the entertainment and absence of rain. Volunteers’ year round work paid off as families enjoyed midways and memories for future generations.
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Herrin
Jim Gentile
Gentile
Sue Douglas
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Douglas
Festa
Southern Illinois groups to receive funding amounts listed
Funding support goes to Bethany Village Anna 25000 Cairo Women's Shelter Cairo 58080 Good Samaritan Ministries Carbondale 25000 The Women's Center Carbondale 24034 Egyptian Health Department Enfield 28000 Anna Bixby Women's Center Harrisburg 27000 Williamson County Family Crisis Herrin 27465 Salvation Army Marion 42200 Guardian Family Services Center Metropolis 39330 The Women's Center West Frankfort 35481.
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Cairo
Guardian Family Services Center
Metropolis
the Women’s Center
West Frankfort
Governor awards $332000 in shelter grants to Southern Illinois
Governor Rod Blagojevich announced nearly 332000 in Emergency Shelter Grants for Southern Illinois agencies across Anna Cairo Carbondale Enfield Harrisburg Herrin Marion Metropolis and West Frankfort. Local lawmakers praised the action noting grants will rehabilitate renovate and operate shelters and provide services to homeless and at risk residents.
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Wadar Maragni
Southern Carbondale
Good Samaritan House
Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
Anna
Cairo
Carbondale
Enfield
Harrisburg
Herrin
Marion
Metropolis
West Frankfort
John Bradley
D-Marion
Brandon Phelps
Dorris City
U.S. Department of Housing
Dollar General Burglary Spree Strikes Southern Illinois Stores
Four Southern Illinois law enforcement agencies plan a meeting to compare notes on three Dollar General burglaries that netted thieves thousands. The Steeleville break-in opened with a rear-door entry before 7 am with cash and merchandise stolen. The Randolph County theft totaled 2,500 dollars in cash and merchandise. A separate Sesser break-in saw about 6,000 dollars taken in cash and checks.
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Illinois
Dollar General
Steeleville
Jeff Glenn
Glenn
Randolph County
Sesser Dollar General Store
Sesser
Muhammad convicted of six more sniper slayings
Rockville Maryland Muhammad convicted of six additional Washington area sniper killings. He faces life in prison without parole for Maryland murders while already on death row in Virginia. Jury deliberated just over four hours as he acted as his own attorney.
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Rockville
John Allen Muhammad
Muhammad
Lee Boyd Malvo
Vicki Snider
James L
Sonny” Buchanan
Virginia
Maryland
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Herrin Festa
Ashley. Wiehle
Thesouthem
Mary Thomas Layton
Sarah Panici
Dongola
Blagojevich
Samaritan
Petey
Syglance
Bethany Village
Southern Illinois
Nicole
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Gary Forby
D-Benton
Niole
Arielle Gilbert
de Soto
Abby
Dollar General Stores
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