Two Women Die In Spillertown Lightning Fire
Lightning likely struck a Spillertown home early Saturday triggering a blaze that killed Roberta Russell 89 and Lucille Stroud 78 at 108 N Spillertown Road. Fire responders found the house fully engulfed. authorities, including the Illinois State Fire Marshal, consider lightning the probable cause.
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Spillertown
Roberta Russell
Lucille Stroud
N. Spillertown Road
Williamson County
Mike Burke
Don Swiatkowski
Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office
Swiatkowski
Illinois
Midwest
Pamela Kay Schmalenberger
Salukis stay unbeaten by routing Arkansas Pine Bluff
Arkee Whitlock leads LIU in a 48-16 Salukis win over Arkansas Pine Bluff as kickoff field position seals the upset bid. Braden Jones faces Remo Gay near the goal line in the second quarter, while notes recap give stats and key observations from the victory.
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Arkee Whitlock
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Amp Boone
Aaron
Salukis
Braden Jones
Remo Gay
Arkansas Pine Bluff
Prison workers push for more help instead of overtime pay
Karen Beecher, a Pontiac Correctional Center nurse, earned over 38,000 in overtime in 2005, lifting her total pay to 104,600 and placing her among the state's top prison salaries. The payroll review shows more than two dozen rank and file staff in similar situations, suggesting workers would trade OT pay for additional staff.
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Springfield
Karen Beecher
Pontiac
Illinois Department of Corrections
Sealing our border in the nation’s political debate
The United States Mexico border spans about 2000 miles with sections in Arizona California New Mexico and Texas where fences posts and riverbanks mark the line. Public opinion favors tougher immigration controls while lawmakers push for 700 miles of fencing and Senate action follows a House proposal to build 370 miles earlier.
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Arizona
California
New Mexico
Texas
Rio Grande
Capitol Hill
U.S. House of Representatives
Senate
SIU president inauguration interview highlights Morris legacy
SIU President Glenn Poshard reflects on Delyte Morris’s education research and service mission as he prepares for his inauguration. Morris, seen as a founding figure, transformed a small college into a multi campus research university, a benchmark Poshard says others will strive to match.
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Carbondale
Delyte Morris
Southern Illinois University
Morris
SIU
John Haller
Glenn Poshard
Dr. Morris
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