Woman charged with animal cruelty out of control
Barbara C. Munroe, 65, a former modeling student and schoolteacher, faces 10 counts of animal cruelty after authorities found more than 200 dead animals and about 300 alive on her Rochelle property. Neighbors described a private, guarded life as officials called the case one of Illinois’ worst hoarding incidents.
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Rochelle
Barbara C. Munroe
Barbara Munroe
Chicago Tribune
Munroe
Ginny Alberini
Alberini
Colleen O’keefe
State Department of Agriculture
Linda Voelke
the Tribune
Lee County
Voelke
Reinhardt Wins County Clerk and Recorder Award
Reinhardt, longtime local official, named county clerk and recorder in a dual role, overseeing elections and vital records. He left strip mining for public service, noting elections are the busiest part of the year, and contributes to real estate and vital records while serving the Jackson County Board. He coexists with family life, vintage baseball, and car repair as hobbies.
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Steve Jahnke
the Southern
Reinhardt
Jackson County Board
Mickey Korando
Johnson County
Robin Harper Whitehead
Clerks’ Organization
Cheryl
Amanda
Alyssa
Murphysboro
Firefighter resuscitates kittens after West Frankfort blaze
Firefighter Chuck Chambers performed mouth to snout resuscitation with oxygen on two kittens and both revived. He noted one jumped into his lap and began purring while another is saved, reflecting a lifelong commitment to safeguarding pets.
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Chambers
Craig Lemmon
West Frankfort
Ron Rains
Rains
National Fire Protection Association
Nfpa.org
Carbondale High School Book Fair and Community Blood Drives
Carbondale Community High School hosts a scholastic book fair at Walnut Street and Giant City entrances with evening hours through Thursday and Friday morning at Giant City, proceeds support the CCHS Media Center. Blood drives are scheduled at New Life Church of God Benton, IDOT Carbondale, and Pyatt Harrawood Funeral Home Carbondale with varying times.
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Carbondale Community High School
Walnut Street
Cchs Media Center
New Life Church of God
Benton
Idot
Carbondale
Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home
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Joliet
Chicago
Sandra Schroeder
Nctm Remalgrate
Snenter
Mion Pal Cilhien
Ube
Anne Ce
Goodys
University Mall
Bethany. Krajelis
Yahoo.com
Kitten
Cat
Tara
Thesouthern
Modern J OF America
Larry Roberts
Hudgens
Marion
Larry.d.roberts
Mwarep.or
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