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HOTEL-MOTEL TAX PASSES IN MARION…BARELY
MARION, Ill.—At last night’s (Monday, June 9, 2014) Marion City Council meeting, the council passed an ordinance for a Hotel-Motel Tax called “the Sunset effect.” The ordinance was adopted in May and...
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Tax fraud, corruption in Williamson County dissected and exposed
(This is the first in a series of articles that will run throughout the summer exposing the appearance of misuse of Tax Increment Financing [TIF] District and other funds as it was discovered by...
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Nightly NewsCap: A day’s worth of headlines all in AUDIO
Here’s our Lyndi with your Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Tuesday, June 10, 2014! Topics covered include: Hotel-motel tax in Marion causes a bit of feather-ruffling on the city council; young woman...
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CARBONDALE MAN SENTENCED ON HEROIN OFFENSE
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT ILLINOIS (Benton)—On June 11, 2014, Michael Burns, 45, of Carbondale, Illinois, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for a heroin offense, the United States...
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THIS MONTH’S PRINT HEADLINES, JUNE 2014!
What’s that? A single-month-named issue? YOU BET. Because it’s summertime…and that means a new edition of Disclosure every THREE WEEKS until October! Which is all the more reason for you to hurry out...
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Nightly NewsCap: Quite the day in the coverage area, brought to you in AUDIO
Here’s Lyndi with the roundup of the headlines for the evening of Wednesday, June 11, 2014! Topics covered include: Tim Going charged with Unauthorized Videotaping in St. Clair County; a busted up...
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HARDIN COUNTY DEPUTY ON SUSPENSION AFTER JOHNSON COUNTY FELONIES FILED
JOHNSON/HARDIN COs., Ill.—Hardin County’s chief deputy was placed on unpaid leave this morning after felony charges were filed against him in Johnson County June 5. Robert (Bobby) Deppen, 47, of...
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ALLEGED ILLEGAL MEETING REPORTED TO AUTHORITIES AFTER COTTAGE GROVE TOWNSHIP...
Tim Tuttle, in orange, standing next to his attorney Sam Beggs, with Judy Kellen immediately behind them, during the May 12 Cottage Grove Township hearing on Tuttle’s resignation. SALINE CO., Ill.—The...
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ELDORADO MAN SENTENCED TO 32 YEARS IN MURDER-FOR-HIRE CASE
SALINE CO.— The 63-year-old Eldorado man who was convicted in April of trying to hire a hit man to kill his wife has been sentenced to 32 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, a $10,000 fine...
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Nightly NewsCap: A BUSY news day in the area, all in AUDIO
Wrapping up a really heavy news day in the Disclosure readership area, here’s Lyndi with the Nightly NewsCap for the evening of Thursday, June 12, 2014! Topics covered include: Hardin County chief...
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HEARING AT COTTAGE GROVE ROAD HERALDS POSSIBLE CHANGE FOR THE FUTURE OF...
Newly appointed Road Commissioner Michael (Mike) Karns speaking to those in attendance. SALINE CO., Ill. — A hearing on the closure of Cottage Grove Road last night left locals feeling a mixture of...
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ANOTHER AREA EDUCATOR BUSTED ON UNDERAGE VIDEOTAPING CHARGE
JACKSON CO., Ill.—A Carterville teacher joins the list of those who have been accused of crimes against children of a sexual nature. Michael Norrington’s Jackson County mugshot Michael Norrington, 40,...
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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH HEROIN CONSPIRACY
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, BENTON, Ill.—On June 3, 2014, Frank R. Johnson, a/k/a “Mo,” 44, of Elkville, and George A. Mayo, 33, of West Frankfort, were charged by indictment with conspiracy to distribute...
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COLP, CARBONDALE RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH CRACK, HEROIN CONSPIRACY
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, BENTON, Ill.—On May 21, 2014, Ahamad R. Atkins, a/k/a “Omar,” and “O,” 33, of Colp, and Antuan D. Perkins, a/k/a “Little Man,” 22, of Carbondale, were charged by indictment with...
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HERRIN MAN CHARGED WITH HEROIN CONSPIRACY
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, BENTON, Ill.—On June 3, 2014, Adam M. Calvert, 30, of Herrin, was charged by indictment with conspiracy to distribute heroin, the United States Attorney for the Southern District...
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Nightly NewsCap: Capping off a week, rounding out a day of news in AUDIO
Lyndi returns to “cap” off the week with the day’s news for Friday, June 13, 2014, in the Nightly NewsCap, AUDIO style! Topics covered include: last night’s hearing on Cottage Grove Road in Saline...
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ANOTHER PUBLIC OFFICIAL RESIGNS OVER ALLEGED MONEY THEFT IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
FRANKLIN CO., Ill.—Charges of Official Misconduct and Theft have been filed against yet ANOTHER public employee, this one in Franklin County. Kindra Eickelman, Franklin County mugshot Kindra Eickelman,...
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Wing A Ma Jig in Full Swing at Harrisburg Town Square
SALINE CO., Ill. (Harrisburg) — The second annual Wing A Ma Jig is in full swing this afternoon at the Harrisburg Town Square, and the public is invited and encouraged to join in on the fun and food...
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UPDATE: THREE-MOTORCYCLE CRASH REPORTED, ONE FATALITY
UPDATE: HARDIN CO.— Sources have indicated there were only two motorcycles involved the fatal an accident this morning (Saturday, June 14) instead of three which earlier reports indicated. Details are...
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So there’s this water survey thing in Harrisburg….
HARRISBURG—We come back from spending several days at the farm to find this in the PO box: Let’s have a little closer look at this, shall we? Notice anything? Deadline to submit, per the EPA or we’re...
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