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• Carbondale police recognized for work with National Guard
  CARBONDALE - A national organization recognized the Carbondale Police Department Thursday for building a positive relationship with employees serving in the Illinois National Guard.
  
• Rachel Gartner to direct River Region newscast
  CARBONDALE -- Rachel L. Gartner is returning to familiar surroundings as the new news director for Southern Illinois University Carbondale's acclaimed River Region Evening Edition.
  
• Prosecutors say Ryan shouldn't be released early
  CHICAGO (AP) - Prosecutors say they plan to oppose any move to free former Illinois Gov. George Ryan from prison early.
  
• Police identify woman found dead in Marion home
  MARION - Police have named the woman found dead inside her Marion home late Wednesday as 37-year-old Tina Pickens, but they have not yet said how she died.
  
• Poll: Most voters agree with Blago retrial
  CHICAGO (AP) - A new poll finds that 54 percent of Illinois voters agree with federal prosecutors' decision to retry impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
  
• Shimkus visit includes Pizza and Politics
  CARBONDALE - Congressman John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, made several visits in Carbondale on Wednesday, including the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute's Pizza and Politics.
  
• Refunds to be available from Snider show at PK?s
  CARBONDALE - Refunds will be available to those who purchased tickets to a performance by folk singer Todd Snider on Monday evening at PK's in Carbondale.
  
• RLC moves forward with expansion project
   
  
• Leaders focus on destination development
  CARTERVILLE - When it comes to destination developments, Bridgette Jobe has been there, done that - and she has some advice for the people of Southern Illinois, an area primed for its own destination
  
• Better cancer care coming to region with partnership
  CARBONDALE - A new partnership between Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Southern Illinois Healthcare will bring enhanced medical care to Southern Illinois residents battling cancer, officia
  
• Simon talks politics during stop in Marion
  MARION - Sheila Simon's view of politics is fairly simple - the more people who get involved in the process, the better the outcome.
  
• Universities mostly take a pass on borrowing money
  SPRINGFIELD - Earlier this year, Illinois universities fought for months for the authority to borrow money to pay their bills.
  
• Owner of pit bull charged after attack
  BENTON - A West City man was charged with three counts of child endangerment after his pit bull attacked a 9-year-old girl Saturday.
  
• Take it slow
  A fourth fatal crash in or near an Illinois Department of Transportation District 9 construction work zone this season has officials reminding motorists to slow down and stay alert while driving.
  
• Work coming along
  CARTERVILLE - Current building of the new Carterville High School is on schedule, said Superintendent Tim Bleyer.
  
• House fire under investigation in Harrisburg
  HARRISBURG - A representative from the Illinois State Fire Marshal's office is expected to arrive in Harrisburg Thursday to assist the city fire department in its investigation of a vacant house fire
  
• West City man charged after pit bull attack
  BENTON - A West City man was charged with three counts of child endangerment after his pit bull attacked a 9-year-old girl Saturday.
  
• Refunds now available for unfinished Todd Snider concert
  CARBONDALE - Refunds will be available to those who purchased tickets to a performance by folk singer Todd Snider Monday evening at PK's in Carbondale.
  
• Plant explosion debated by management, locked out workers
  METROPOLIS - A hydrogen explosion at the Honeywell plant in Metropolis on Sunday has become the latest topic in an ongoing dispute between plant officials and union workers, who have been locked out s
  
• Mosquitoes in Jackson Co. test positive for West Nile
  MURPHYSBORO - A batch of mosquitoes collected in Jackson County have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Jackson County Health Department.
  
• Coalition to support southwestern Ill. levees
  COLLINSVILLE (AP) - A coalition of business and civic groups, community leaders and residents is being formed to find ways to raise money and buy time to repair southwestern Illinois' Mississippi Rive
  
• 5-year-old found scooting along Old 13
  MURPHYSBORO - Deputies in Jackson County picked up a 5-year-old boy early Wednesday riding a scooter along Old Illinois 13 in Murphysboro.
  
• Madigan opposes promotion of cribs
  CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association plans for a national campaign promoting baby cribs amounts to peddling deadly merchandise.
  
• Status hearing for Blagojevich retrial set for today
  CHICAGO (AP) - Just how many lawyers will ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich be able to retain for his retrial next year on corruption charges?
  
• Mini conference to highlight Carbondale Chamber's September luncheon
  CARBONDALE - The Entrepreneurship and Business Development Unit at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will be hosting the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce's monthly luncheon next week, and those at
  

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