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Illinois college students eligible for over $1.1 billion in Pell Grants

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013, 12:00pm

DEERFIELD, IL (KFVS) - Illinois students filing for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) have already qualified for nearly $1.1 billion in federal Pell Grants for the 2013-14 school year, according to the Illinois Student
Assistance Commission.

"Students should be aware that even with projected funding for the state's Monetary Award Program exhausted, those who are MAP-eligible will likely also qualify for a Pell Grant, which can provide up to $5,645 annually when attending an eligible institution full time," said Illinois Student Assistance Commission Executive Director Eric Zarnikow.

Zarnikow adds that last year, students in Illinois received more than $1.7 billion in Pell Grants and MAP financial assistance combined.

For more information
about MAP, the FAFSA and Pell Grants, visit ISAC's website at www.isac.org.

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Murphysboro man sentenced to 5 years for aggravated DUI

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 4:41pm

Murphysboro man sentenced to 5 years for aggravated DUI

MURPHYSBORO, IL (KFVS) - Union County State's Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced Tuesday, March 26 that Angel L. Guajardo from Murphysboro has been sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Guajardo, 34, was sentenced after a guilty plea on one count of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested on Feb. 18 after a traffic stop by the Anna Police Department.

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IDOT announces 'Gear Up-Ride Smart' motorcycle safety campaign

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 3:54pm

IDOT announces 'Gear Up-Ride Smart' motorcycle safety campaign

MARION, IL (KFVS) - (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police, and motorcycle advocacy groups partner to promote motorcycle safety and drive down motorcycle fatalities.

The campaign will be Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 p.m. at Black Diamond Harley Davidson.

As a part of the “Gear Up - Ride Smart” campaign, IDOT is also introducing a new theme to bring awareness to all motorcyclists and encourage preparedness through training and wearing proper gear.

Those speaking at the event include:

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Teen crashes car into family's mobile home

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 10:52am

UNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS)- A teenage driver is recovering after he loses control of his car on Lick Creek Road on Monday afternoon.

Police say the 18-year-old driver left the roadway and ended up crashing into the front bedroom of the Sloan family's home.

"I was standing out here on the porch working on getting the rust off this strap when I heard squealing tires," said Paul Sloan. "I looked up the road and seen him coming. I thought he was going to hit the porch. And I was going to try to get on the roof as quickly as possible."

But, there was no time for Sloan to do anything but hang onto whatever he could as the car smashed into his house.

"That car moved this house. My door is sitting two feet further back then where it was," Sloan said.

The impact of the car crashing into the front wall of the trailer knocked furniture over in the living room. And the frame of the home off of it's cinder blocks.

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Teen crashes car into mobile home in Union Co.

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Monday, March 25th, 2013, 4:44pm

(Source: KFVS multimedia journalist Arnold Wyrick)

UNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS)- Union County deputies say an 18-year-old crashed a car into a mobile home on Lick Creek Road Monday.

According to deputies, speed and alcohol were a factor in the crash. The driver was taken to the hospital for his injuries.

Officers say those living in the mobile home are the family of the Anna teen who was allegedly beaten. They say the father was on the front porch when the car hit and saw the whole thing.

Stay with Heartland News as Arnold Wyrick brings us more on this story.

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Elementary students welcome home a war hero

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 10:25pm

JONESBORO, IL (KFVS)- Wednesday afternoon turned out to be a very special one for a soldier returning from the battlefields in Afghanistan, and the students at Jonesboro Elementary School.

They all came out to welcome home U.S. Army Specialist Jerod Schaefer.

As the sirens blared from the caravan escorting Schaefer through town and onto the school, the kids waved their flags and cheered his arrival.

And within seconds of stepping out of the car he was driving the hugs began, the first one from his grandmother.

Then it was a long awaited hug from his cousin Allison Toler.

"I just really missed him so much, it's unbelievable," said Allison. "And we're going to go riding four wheelers and everything else. And we're going to play in the dirt and go down the big hill and have some fun."

The ride is going to have to be on another day though because Specialist Schaefer had a few more kids to say hello too.

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