Six candidates vie for 12th District seat at SIU forum
A forum at the WSIU-TV studios on the SIU campus gathered six candidates to discuss the 12th Congressional District race to replace U S Rep Jerry Costello. Democrats Chris Miller and Ken Wiezer joined Republicans Rodger Cook Theresa Kormos Teri Newman and Jason Plummer in St Libory Belleville O Fallon Granite City Carbondale and O Fallon areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
U.S
Jerry Costello
Southern Illinois
Wsiu-Tv
SIU
The
Southern Illinois Editorial Association
Chris Miller
Ken Wiezer
Granite City
Rodger Cook
St. Libory
Theresa Kormos
O'Fallon
Teri Newman
Belleville
Jason Plummer
Goodwill opens larger Carbondale store on Main Street
Goodwill unveiled a bigger Carbondale campus at 1145 E. Main St near University Mall replacing the former 701 E. Main St location. The new site in a Rex TV building offers about 50 percent more space, updated signage, and an upscale look, with donations and shopping details available on thepaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Goodwill
E. Main St
University Mall
Illinois 13
Rex TV
Lewis Chartock
State urged to rethink youth prisons in Illinois
The John Howard Association reports Illinois houses two thirds of its juvenile inmates in eight facilities like Harrisburg and Murphysboro, arguing many are nonviolent and better served by community programs rather than prison-like settings. The watchdog group calls for reevaluating resource use and improving outcomes for youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
John Howard Association
Department of Juvenile Justice
Harrisburg
Murphysboro
Smokers pledge to quit during Great American Smokeout
Charlene Borgsmiller of the SIU Student Health Services Center gave up smoking during the Great American Smokeout after briefly slipping earlier Thursday. She handed her lighter and cigarettes to colleague Emily Eldridge and vowed to stay smoke free for the rest of the day. The American Cancer Society started the event in 1975 to promote cessation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
SIU Student Health Services Center
Charlene Borgsmiller
Emily Eldridge
American Cancer Society
Steve Jahnke
SIU
Thesouthern
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congress
Costello
Kormos
Newman
Wiezer
Rob Crow
Paul Newton
David Yepsen
Thesouthern.com
BY Kurt Erickson
Southern
Scott Fitzgerald
Antas
Center Court
Illinois Star Centre Mall
Classib
Artio Adie
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!