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 Local Arrests For TuesdayWBGZ Radio | Sep 7, 2010 Wood River Police were holding 18 year old Latrisha Thomas of the 1200 block of Garden in Alton for retail theft. 18 year old Andrea Causey of the 700 block of 6th in Alton, held on an outstanding warrant and retail theft. 18 year old Breyana Malone of the 700 block of 6th in Alton, held for retail theft.[Full Story] |
 Illinois Flash Index  WBGZ Radio | Sep 7, 2010 Recovery from the recession will take more time, according to a monthly report from the University of Illinois . Fred Giertz, an economics professor who compiles the Flash Index for the university’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs, says the current recession is probably the worst of most of our lifetimes in terms of its length, though 1980 – at its deepest – was probably worse.[Full Story] |
 Labor WBGZ Radio | Sep 7, 2010 Labor Day this year found workers in a difficult position. There’s no money to go around, and everybody knows it, says Tom Balanoff, head of the Illinois Council of the Service Employees International Union, who says the problems are facing all workers right now include a squeeze on wages, hours and the ability to hold onto benefits.[Full Story] |
 Quinn Helmets To Hardhats WBGZ Radio | Sep 7, 2010 Governor Pat Quinn spent part of his Labor Day weekend touting a program that provides job training to veterans looking to get back into the workforce. Quinn says the "Helmets to Hardhats" program helps returning soldiers land good-paying construction jobs. [Full Story] |
 Pat on Brady WBGZ Radio | Sep 7, 2010 Gov. Pat Quinn is frustrated with the reticence of State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington), the Republican candidate for governor. Quinn supports a 1-percentage point income tax increase, which would raise $3 billion and reduce a sizeable portion of the state’s budget deficit, but which is a political liability. [Full Story] |
 Summertime: Rainy and Warm WBGZ Radio | Sep 7, 2010 The Illinois State Water Survey says the summer months were wet and warm, and has the numbers to prove it. State climatologist Jim Angel says the summer—June through August—brought 16.7 inches of rainfall, which was 5.2 inches above normal, ranking as the sixth rainiest summer on record. [Full Story] |
 High School Rodeo WBGZ Radio | Sep 7, 2010 Not only are Illinois high school football teams trying to get to the state finals, so to are rodeo cowboys and cowgirls. The Illinois High School Rodeo Association runs eight rodeos in the fall and spring, crowning state champions in several events. Those winners then go to a national championship in Wyoming. [Full Story] |
 Clean-Up Around Earthtones Festival WBGZ Radio | Sep 6, 2010 The Mississippi Earthtones Festival is less than two weeks away, and the community is invited to the event on the Alton riverfront. Formerly known as the "It's Our River Day" festival, organizers have expanded the scope of the day, which will include live music, vendors and groups that will be conducting a river shoreline and island clean-up beginning at 9am September 18.[Full Story] |
 Labor of Love Music Festival WBGZ Radio | Sep 6, 2010 This Labor Day weekend wraps up tonight with several area musicians performing at the Alton's Riverfront Amphitheater. It's the Labor of Love Music Festival this evening beginning at 5pm. Local musician Ralph Butler is not only playing at the show, but promoting it as well.[Full Story] |
 Police Reports WBGZ Radio | Sep 6, 2010 Wood River police were holding 22-year-old Thomas Buie of the 100 block of East Acton in Wood River on outstanding warrants. Also held was 35-year-old Richard Hennemann of the 5000 block of Indian Hills in Edwardsville on a warrant for retail theft. [Full Story] |
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