City grants aim to boost homeownership in Carbondale
City officials enacted an ordinance to reward renters who become owners with a 5000 grant after occupying a home for at least two years. Exemptions on renovation permit fees and a plan to seek 400000 from the Illinois Housing Development Authority to aid low income residents who improve their houses were approved.
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Jeff Doherty
Carbondale
Doherty
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Blackwell Thomas
Blood drive at Marshall Browning Hospital today
Du Quoin hosts a blood drive from 1 to 5 p.m. on the second floor with recognition items for donors. Spokeswoman Pam Logan notes the blood supply is critical and states one American citizen needs blood every two seconds. For more details call 542-2146 ext. 433.
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Marshall Browning Hospital
du Quoin Hospital
Pam Logan
Logan
Cape Girardeau Haunted Hall of Horror Opens Soon
The Parks Department and River Radio sponsor 2007 Haunted Hall of Horror at A C Brase Arena. Event runs 7 p m to midnight Friday and Saturday and 7 to 11 p m on Thursday and a Wednesday from Oct 25 to Oct 31. ages 12 and under must be with an adult. admission 5 dollars for adults and 3 dollars for children 12 and under. Call 573 335 5421 for details.
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Cape Girardeau Parks Department
River Radio
A.C. Brase Arena
Longtime superintendent loses title at Frankfort park district
The Frankfort Community Park District board voted to end the title of Park Superintendent for Leon Sailliez, who has lived on park grounds for nine and a half years. He must vacate by December 31 as negotiations continue, with a special meeting set for October 22 to discuss terms. The district has faced financial strain, including an $84,000 interim loan from Banterra Bank to cover expenses.
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West Frankfort
Frankfort
Sailliez
Park Board
Brett Dunston
Dunston
Leon
Park District
Aquatic Center
Banterra Bank
Paul Newton
Leon Sailliez
Park District Board
Burke tells audience to love what you do at SIU Carbondale
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke urged the audience to love their work and let passion shape it during a 2007 Jeanne Hurley Simon Lecture at SIUC. The Chicago native highlighted her career, from teaching physical education to serving on the state Supreme Court, and noted her advocacy for impoverished and abused individuals and special needs children.
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Justice For All
Illinois Supreme Court
Anne Burke
SIUC
Amanda Whitlock
Southern Illinois Supreme Court
Carol Heggemeier
Mary Karmeier
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Burke
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Chicago
Jim Edgar
Paul Simon Public Policy Institute
Jeanne Hurley Simon
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Chicago Park District
Bend Lake College eyes VP duties cut if ad action taken
The Bend Lake College board plans a special Friday meeting to decide if permission will be granted to advertise for the vice president of student services. If approved, the job duties of the current vice president could be reduced by about half. Salah Shakir is mentioned in the agenda context.
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INA
Bend Lake College
Board of Trustees
Salah Shakir
Saluki Family Weekend at SIUC Highlights Berkshire Events
SIUC hosts its Saluki Family Weekend with new activities. An Autumn Harvest Brunch Buffet runs Sunday from 10 30 a m to 1 p m and a Saluki Family Tailgate occurs Saturday 10 30 a m to 1 p m. The events give students a chance to gather with family on campus in Carbondale.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Employers honored for disability in workplace
Two Southern Illinois employers were honored for hiring and promoting people with disabilities. Walgreens Distribution Center in Mount Vernon and the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Marion received plaques from Rob Kilbury of the Illinois DHS. Garrett highlighted Walgreens goal to employ at least 1,000 disabled workers nationwide, with the Mount Vernon site counting over two dozen disabled among about 1,600 staff.
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Mount Vernon
Illinois
Walgreens Distribution Center
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Marion
Robert Kilbury
Illinois Department of Human Services Division
Rehabilitation Services
Ethan P. Garrett
Walgreens
Garrett
South Carolina
Sitvejahnke
the Southern
Rob Kilbury
Illinois Department of Human Services
Rehabilitaton Services
Ethan Garrett
Walgreen
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