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Marion teacher accused of stealing $6K worth of Home Depot products (opens the original)
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MARIONÂ â The building trades teacher at Marion High School is accused of stealing nearly $6,000 worth of merchandise over the past 90 days from Home Depot. Lester James, 59, of Carbondale, was arrested by Marion police Tuesday afternoon after receiving a complaint from the chain hardware store of ongoing thefts. James faces six counts of retail theft, a Class 3 felony. He was granted pretrial release on Wednesday in Williamson County court. The probable cause affidavit submitted by Detective
Illinois legislators stand with Choate employees against cuts (opens the original)
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ANNA, Ill. â Southern Illinois legislators gathered with employees of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center to once again call for the reversal of cuts to the state-run facility. State Sens. Paul Jacobs and Terri Bryant and State Reps. Scott Doody, Patrick Windhorst, Dave Severin and David Friess stood by more than a dozen Choate employees for a press conference Monday morning. Also present was Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey. Jacobs cited a $13 million study conducted
SIU hosts vigil for 'kind, brilliant' professor (opens the original)
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CARBONDALE, Ill. â More than 200 people gathered Tuesday evening at the Agriculture Building for the vigil of Southern Illinois University professor Kofi Akamani. They included current and former SIU students, faculty and community members, as well as Akamani's family. His brother, Solomon Abache, said the turnout and outpouring of support since Akamani's death on Saturday have helped the family persevere through a challenging time. "I really appreciate the faculty and the community for showin
'It happened so quick': Business owner recounts devastating Du Quoin fire (opens the original)
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DU QUOIN, Ill. â Until around 1:30 p.m., it was a regular Wednesday for David Ciganovich. The owner of Croessmann Wholesale, Ciganovich was in his office when one of his employees warned him that a fire had broken out behind the store. âHe closed the garage door down, and I came running out and saw the fire come in,â Ciganovich said. âI started to grab some stuff and heard some popping and cracking, some stuff falling. Iâd like to have grabbed a couple things out of the office, but it
Mayor pledges to rebuild after devastating downtown Du Quoin fire (opens the original)
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DU QUOIN, Ill. â Requiring aid from 34 different fire departments, around 125 firefighters and an estimated two million gallons of water, the downtown Du Quoin fire was unprecedented in nearly every way. Du Quoin Fire Chief David Durkota said the scope of the incident from the initial 9-1-1 call at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday made it obvious it was going to be a difficult job. âWe went to a third alarm assignment straight away,â Durkota said. âItâs the quickest Iâve ever gone to a fifth alar
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