Chester Teachers Raise Concerns Over New Duties and Pay
Chester teachers protest new after school duties with no extra pay while negotiations linger. Union cites $854,701 education fund as potential share, notes insurance costs rising from 224.79 to 315.70 monthly for teachers. Superintendent says negotiations were difficult but now behind, urging focus on students.
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Presentation Sunday on effigy gravestones in southern Illinois
The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois hosts Gravestone Mike McNerney at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the John A. Logan College library Carterville. He and Herb Meyer report 229 effigy markers across six states with dates 1785 to 1863. The talk covers origins and meanings. free to attend. library open noon to 4 30 Sunday.
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Marion council weighs derelict property control plan
City commissioner Gary Turnbull urged Marion to form a committee to draft an ordinance addressing derelict properties. He cited Du Quoin’s two year old condemnation law as a model and said repairs should be preferred to demolition when feasible. The council formed a committee with Turnbull and local safety and police chiefs, aiming to finalize a plan within two weeks.
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Du Quoin man charged with attempted murder
Christopher W. Bunton, 30, was charged in Perry County Circuit Court with two counts of attempted first degree murder for stabbing Terry Brown, 50, in a downtown Du Quoin parking lot. Brown remains in stable condition at Marshall Browning Hospital.
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Murder trial nears in Herrin case over Sgt. Brown death
Coroner's jury heard testimony that Jones had multiple gunshot wounds when found. Autopsy linked Jones death to a bullet wound tearing the iliac artery. Hanson, released Aug 8 from Hill Correctional Center, had prior convictions in Williamson County for burglary and property damage, serving concurrent sentences. Hanson remains in Williamson County Jail in Marion.
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