Jones faces up to 60 years for SIU campus assault
Jamal Patrick Jones, 21, was convicted by a Jackson County jury of two Class X felonies for aggravated sexual assault from a May 2011 attack on a SIU student near Faner Hall. He awaits sentencing at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in Jackson County Jail, after fleeing to Philadelphia and being extradited to Illinois. Police also report local burglaries and note a murder-for-hire pre trial set for Oct. 19.
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SIU Student Falls From Dorm Window Into ICU
An SIU freshman, Tyler Gravitt of Matteson, remained in a St. Louis hospital ICU after falling from a fourth floor window at University Hall on the east side of campus near Brush Towers.
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Teaching Local Sikh Woman Hosts Gaia House Dinners
Ranjeet Chhabra of Marion shares Sikh culture at the Rice and Spice International Slow Food dinner at Gaia House in Carbondale, a weekly meal started after the May 8, 2009 derecho to feed the community and teach culture.
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City settles with former chief over 2008 remark
Former Mayor Joe Holder made a 2008 TV remark about replacing police chief Buddy Day with younger staff. Day sued for age discrimination, the city approved an 80,000 settlement. insurer covers half. Kellerman confirmed the deal and the payout totals 40,000 to Day's counsel.
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Rend Lake College ranks high in nation graduation rates
INA Rend Lake College shows first time full time students complete degrees 50.3 percent, placing fifth among peers in the Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac. RLC President Wilkerson notes continued work, emphasizing student success and personal attention in smaller campuses. Lake Area Technical Institute tops the list at 73.5 percent. Foothill College ranks 10th at 45.6 percent.
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Consolidation Question Headed For November Ballots
Franklin and Williamson counties will vote on consolidating Christopher CUSD 99 and Zeigler Royalton CUSD 188. A new district would elect a board and levy up to 3.4664 percent in taxes, with bases of about 1.72 million and 500 thousand for debt service, contingent on state construction funds.
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