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Monday Nov 2 | KFVS12

110-year-old home on the move

Construction may be up, but one southern Illinois couple says they found the perfect reason not to tear their house down.

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Wed Sep 30, 2009

The Capitol Fax Blog

*** UPDATED - Quinn to appeal decision *** Judge halts Quinn "layoff" plan

Quinn will appeal the judge's ruling in favor of AFSCME. From a press release The State of Illinois will be appealing today's ruling.

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Related Topix: Illinois, East Moline, IL, Menard Correctional Center, State Prisons, Prison

Mon Sep 28, 2009

WIFR

Judge puts Quinn's Planned Layoffs on Hold

Gov. Pat Quinn's planned state layoffs are on hold. Saline County Judge Todd Lambert today issued a preliminary injunction sought by a major union to block Quinn's push to lay off some 2,600 state workers.

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Related Topix: Saline County, IL

Wed Sep 23, 2009

KFVS12

AFSCME takes State of Illinois to court over layoffs

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees hopes a court injunction will stop job cuts at six Illinois prisons, including the Vienna Correctional Center.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Illinois Government, State Prisons, Vienna Correctional Center, Prison, Harrisburg, IL

WBBM-AM Chicago

Hearing begins in union's bid to block layoffs

A major union is in court seeking an order to block Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to lay off about 2,600 state employees.

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Wed Sep 16, 2009

Cousinconnect.com

Genealogy Query - ANDERSON : AXLEY

I'm looking for any information pertaining to the paternal lineage of Martin Luther Anderson of Vienna, Illinois.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Genealogy, Vienna, IL

Tue Sep 01, 2009

WTHI-TV Terre Haute

Hearing set for suit over Ill. layoffs

A hearing is scheduled next week in southern Illinois in a major union's lawsuit meant to block Illinois Gov.

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Related Topix: State Prisons, Vienna Correctional Center, Prison

Wed Aug 26, 2009

The Times

State employees union lawsuit seeks to prevent layoffs

A lawsuit filed Monday by the union representing guards at the East Moline Correctional Center seeks an injunction to stop the layoff of some 2,600 state employees, including 74 from the local prison.

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Related Topix: East Moline Correctional Center, State Prisons, Prison, East Moline, IL

Tue Aug 11, 2009

WSIL

Fifty Prison Layoffs Expected in Vienna

The Illinois Department of Corrections will cut 419 jobs at six prisons by then end of September.

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Related Topix: Prison

Thu Aug 06, 2009

WSIL

Fifty Prison Layoffs Expected in Vienna

The Illinois Department of Corrections will cut 419 jobs at six prisons by then end of September.

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Related Topix: Prison

Wed Jun 24, 2009

WPSD-TV Paducah

Hot Weather Leads To Buckling On Several Area Roads

Johnson County, IL-It may just seem like a bump in the road, but to motorcycle riders like Thomas Legens one section of road on Highway 146 about a mile outside of Vienna sits an accident waiting to happen.

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Related Topix: Weather

Mon Jun 15, 2009

KFVS12

Junior firefighters help take the heat

It was a busy day for volunteer firefighters in Johnson County, Illinois as they took on two blazes Sunday.

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Related Topix: Karnak, IL, Fire

Tue Jun 09, 2009

TMCnet

Wireless Phone Users in Johnson County, Illinois, Now Experience Even ...

Verizon Wireless, the wireless company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated a new cell site in Johnson County, which will enable more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ...

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Related Topix: Illinois, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Stonefort, IL, Ozark, IL

Mon Apr 27, 2009

Illinois Government News Network

ICCB Increasing Effort To Reach High School Dropouts

The number of adults in Illinois with less than a ninth-grade education is growing, and costing the state billions of dollars, the Illinois Community College Board warns.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Northeastern University, Alexander, IL, Jackson County, IL

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