Woman Injured After Jumping From Train Embankment in Murphysboro
A 38 year old woman, walking on Union Pacific tracks in Murphysboro, slipped and fell down a steep embankment as a train stopped emergency distance away. She was treated for an ankle injury at St Joseph Memorial Hospital. investigation continues. Bethany Krajelis
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Jackson County Sheriffs Department
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St. Joseph’s Memorial Hospital
Hearing Set for Man Accused of Harassment
In Williamson County Circuit Court a preliminary hearing for 20 year old Bill Stout of Carterville is scheduled for November 19 regarding felony telephone harassment of a black male juvenile in Marion. Carterville and Marion police cooperated in the arrest, with Judge John Speroni presiding.
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Williamson County
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John Speroni
Health fair in West Frankfort offers free screenings
John Homan Franklin Williamson Healthy Communities Coalition sponsors a health fair at the West Frankfort Aquatic Center Banquet Hall 1100 E Cleveland St from 8 to 11 am Thursday. Free bone density cholesterol blood pressure glucose screenings with a 12 hour fast for best results. A 9 am bone density presentation precedes informational booths. Call Robin Koehl 993-8111 or Jane Rogers 997-2320 for details.
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Franklin- Williamson Healthy Communities Coalition
West Frankfort Aquatic Center
Cleveland St
Robin Koehl
Jane Rogers
Johnston City to upgrade technology in schools
Johnston City superintendent Gary Schurz urged the school board to invest in tech tools and reading and writing curriculum. He cited a national video on knowledge, says students will have 10 to 14 jobs by 38, and stresses teaching higher thinking and discerning good information. The district plans a grant from the Enhancing Education through Technology program and $150,000 in equipment upgrades while building infrastructure for future classes.
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Peoria tour links farms to heirloom flavors
The Peoria Charter Coach Farm Fresh Tour guides a bus through Congerville to Blue Schoolhouse Farm. Mercy Davison presents platters of heirloom tomatoes as Chef Sally Davis explains the quest to reveal narratives behind local food and resist mass production.
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Bill and
Mercy Davison
Sally Davis
Peoria
Davis
Police to review Tunney ticket incident in Chicago
Chicago police said they will investigate whether city policy was violated after returning Alderman Thomas Tunney a driver’s license following a handheld cell phone ticket. Tunney said he did not seek special treatment. officer followed standard procedure and returned the license to the ward office.
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Chicago
Thomas Tunney
North Side
Tunney
Monique Bond
Bond
Teens warned of alcohol crash dangers by speaker
A speaker explains drinking and driving kills teens and outlines nationwide and Illinois teen death stats. She cites 43 000 US traffic deaths yearly with 17 000 alcohol related and 2 300 teen deaths, noting 193 Illinois teens died in 2005. State Farm urges family and community dialogue to improve teen road safety.
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Belluschi
America
Illinois
State Farm Insurance
Mary Crego
State Farm
Substantial changes eyed in Rend Lake investigation
Simpson said major organizational changes to procedures policies and structure are likely after discussions with the president and recommendations. He noted personnel changes are not imminent and a special board session Friday will consider actions, with ongoing talks planned through November to protect students faculty and staff.
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Simpson
Logan college lecture recalls Civil War era leader
Historian Woodworth portrays John A Logan as a Union supporter who transformed on slavery and faced death threats for backing Lincoln. John A Logan College hosts a lecture with Civil War re enactors, an Abraham Lincoln impersonator, and a ribbon cutting at the 1818 Hunter Cabin.
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Abraham Lincoln
Steve O’keefe
John A. Logan College
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Lincoln
Hunter Cabin
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