Benton High Students Arrested Over School Gun Incident
Two Benton Consolidated High School students, a 15-year-old boy from Macedonia and a 16-year-old girl, were taken into custody after a handgun was found at school last week. Police say there was no intent to use the weapon and describe the incident as isolated, with praise for the student who reported it.
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Benton
Benton Consolidated High School
Mike O'Neill
Macedonia
O'Neill
O’neill
Durbin and Obama press VA on Marion mortality and credentialing
U.S. Sens Durbin and Obama demand answers from VA Secretary Jim Nicholson after a Marion VA Medical Center probe found high mortality in complex surgeries. They question six points including Dr Veizaga Mendez’s involvement, tenure, and credentialing failures amid an unusual spike in deaths at the Marion facility.
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Durbin
Obama
Marion
U.S
Dick Durbin
Barack Obama
Jim Nicholson
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Washington
Department of Veterans Affairs
Jose Veizaga-Mendez
Massachusetts
VAMC
Sturgeon
Veizaga-Mendez
Illinois Works plan pushed to fund Southern Illinois needs
Harrisburg report says state Senator Gary Forby backs using a Chicago publicly owned casino and three boats to finance a $24.5 billion capital program. The plan, passed unanimously in the Senate, aims to fund schools roads bridges transit environment and energy with projected 725000 construction jobs. Governors office backing by Secretary Milt Sees adds weight to cross party support and House action.
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John D. Homan
Southern Illinois Department of Transportation
Milt Sees
Harrisburg
Sees
Illinois Works
U.S. 45
Illinois 13
Brandon Phelps
Lees
Gary Forby
Chicago
Illinois
Forby
Benton
Senate
House
Bees spill from truck cause West City roadway swarm
A truck carrying bee containers spilled along Illinois 14 in West City. Bees swarmed storefronts prompting police and fire department warnings. A CVS employee reported a child stung and a customer with an allergic reaction. No further details released.
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West City
Illinois 14
Shell Station
Illinois
CVS
Glenda Lohmann
Lohmann
Fire Departments
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Mind & Body
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Herrin Elementary
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Tara Fasci
Carbondale
Centralia
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