Smokeout campaign urges quitting with turkey bowl fundraiser
The event urged quitting smoking to improve health while raising funds for food pantries through a five lane turkey bowl using frozen turkeys as bowling balls. Participants donated five dollars instead of a cigarette purchase and non perishables plus cash aided local shelters. Local organizers cited rising cigarette costs and health risks to motivate youth to quit, with fitness center outreach offering a free workout day for smokers.
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McLernon
Carbondale Community High School
SportsBlast
Walnut
Joan Sherwood
Bid to override Illinois concealed carry denied
Johnson calls for federal action to supersede Illinois gun laws citing inequality. He argues Congress should use the Second and 14th Amendments to allow Illinois citizens to carry firearms. At least two lawsuits challenging Illinois concealed weapons ban are pending in U.S. district courts.
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Illinois
Chicago
Congress
U.S
Wissmann’s abrupt exit sparks questions at Carbondale City Hall
City manager Wissmann, hired in 2008, will retire at year end after a sudden absence from participation in Tuesday’s closed session. Councilors Fritzler and Monty called the move unusual, citing past criticisms of openness and communications related to the Jody O’Guinn handgun case and FOIA handling.
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City Hall
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Don Monty
Wissmann
Monty
Jody O’guinn
Carbondale
Deannta Spencer
Council
Tax bailout plans for CME face opposition in Capitol testimony
Small business owners pressed lawmakers to drop or delay a plan to fund a CME Group package by decoupling from a federal depreciation write off, warning it would create tax liabilities and hurt customers. They urged alternatives and timing be reconsidered to allow planning.
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General Assembly
CME Group Inc
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Derek Stevens
Petersburg
CME
Stevens
Linda Beers
Quincy
Sears Holdings Corp
John Bradley
Marion
House Revenue Committee
Tom Johnson
Taxpayer’s Federation of Illinois
Johnson
Counties rehearse vast disaster drill across Southern Illinois
More than 100 state and local agencies join a three day emergency response exercise simulating a catastrophic Southern Illinois earthquake. Participating counties include Calhoun, Crawford, Gallatin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Jersey, Lawrence, Madison, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson, plus Jackson, Perry and Franklin. Coordinated by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Perry County EMA directs on site in Du Quoin with agency reps from health, highway and sheriff’s offices along with fire and police. The drill tests coordination, resources, and response timing across counties and towns including Carbondale and Mount Vernon.
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Saline
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Wayne
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Carbondale
du Quoin
Fairview Heights
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Mount Vernon
Perry County
Willisville
Searby
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