Arrest warrant issued for former ethics chief in Chicago
An arrest warrant has been issued for Gary M. ONeill, former director of Chicago's Board of Ethics, in connection with a Baton Rouge barroom incident. ONeill resigned amid an ethics probe as Louisiana authorities pursue possible ethics violations. Baton Rouge police seek his extradition to face second degree battery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethics
Chicago
Board of Ethics
Louisiana
Gary M. O'Neill
O'Neill
Baton Rouge
O’ Neill
Barry Dean Lay Jr
Dean
Gary Wesley
Highland, II
Highland
William Pierce
Danielle Sherman
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ilinois
Highland Police Department
Riverboat gambling bill eyes Illinois towns
Illinois moves to legalize riverboat gambling with a 20 percent tax on chips and revenues split between local governments, a state gaming board, and education. Jumer Hotels plots a Rock Island boat, while cities from Alton to Peoria anticipate economic boosts and hotel traffic despite local opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Illinois
Alton
Rock Island
Mark Schwiebert
Quad Cities
James R. Thompson
Cook County
Lake Michigan
Illinois Department of Revenue
Jumer Hotels Ltd
Mississippi River
Rock Island Boat Works
Iowa
Quake disaster plan urged for Southern Illinois towns
Southern Illinois faces severe earthquake risk along the New Madrid fault with potential to destroy hundreds of buildings and kill thousands. Officials warned dams and levees could fail, flooding communities. testifiers urged quicker emergency planning and stronger code enforcement. City leaders and engineers cited underprepared infrastructure and river towns as especially vulnerable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale, Ill
New Madrid
Illinois
Thomas W. Orteiger
Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
San Francisco
Carbondale
Neil Dillard
Marked Tree
Ark
Cairo
Yeutter jokes irk Iowa as drought quip sparks flare
Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter sparked anger in Iowa with jokes about the state's drought during a Topeka fundraiser. Iowa Secretary Dale Cochran condemned the remarks, noting 60 percent of Iowans depend on agriculture and stressing the severe, ongoing drought measurable since 1989 as the seventh driest year in 117 years, with 1988 and 1989 among the driest two-year span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Clayton Yeutter
Yeutter
Dale Cochran
Kan
Kansas
Nebraska
Bob
Cochran
Rockton and South Beloit win enterprise zone status
Illinois lawmakers approved an enterprise zone for Rockton and South Beloit to spur commercial and industrial growth. Officials hailed the swift action, noting tax breaks on building materials and machinery as incentives while Gov. Thompson must still sign. A nearby $10 million ice machine plant in South Beloit promises 480 jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Ill
Illinois General Assembly
Rockton
Beloit
William A. Vedra
House
Senate
Springfield
Winnebago County
James R. Thompson
South Beloit
Gary E. Pierce
Gov
Thompson
Willow Brook Road
Illinois
Civil suit filed in river spill in Illinois
A 1 million civil lawsuit filed in Douglas County charges Quantum Chemical Corp. with two major spills polluting the Kaskaskia River. Attorney General Neil Hartigan called the incidents frightening examples of hazardous chemicals without proper handling. Quantum said it regrets the suit and hopes to work with all parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscola, Ill
Quantum Chemical Corp
Kaskaskia River
Neil Hartigan
Douglas County
Cincinnati
Ohio
Quantum
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rom Associated Press
Keisha Maxey
Satan
Det
Patrick McDonald
Dennis Dwyer
Brenda Maxey
Edward Wodnick
Associated Press
Mississippi
Robert Tanzi
Rock Island Plaza Hotel
Metro East
St. Louis
Mary Kane
Southwestern Illinois Development Authority
Peoria
Jumer
Illinois River
Ron Nell
Jim Jumer
Dorothy Sinclair
David Koehler
Jerry Tracek
Evangelical Ministerial Association
Tracek
S. Beloit
Joyce Miller
Medical Arts Clinic
Dixon Area
First St
Dee Ford
John Thompson
Karen Morrison
Wendy Johnson
Venith
Zenith
Space Command
Prescott
Northland
Sterling
Ine
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!