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Newspaper
Mount Carmel Register
Location
Mount Carmel, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 2018
Page
1
Wabash County Highway Department plans to purchase a CAT brand grader after evaluating bids from Fabick at 214977 and John Deere at 242018.76. Trade-in value for two old machines is set at 73000, leaving about 141977 to cover, with a 2019 model possible.
Urbana officials push back as the Discovery Partners Institute plans advance. Tim Killeen and other UI leaders face a Senate Higher Education Committee hearing on August 28 in Springfield. The institute links Urbana Champaign with Northwestern and the University of Chicago with $500 million in state funding. The plan targets 90 new faculty, up to 1,800 students, and aims to turn research into products while raising concerns about talent drain from UI. An implementation plan is due later this year.
The Diocese of Joliet says two retired priests James Nowak and Richard Jacklin are leaving a Naperville retirement villa near Kennedy Junior High School amid neighbor concerns. Jacklin faces charges of criminal sexual assault and misconduct. Nowak, listed for credible allegations, was removed from ministry in 2012.
Michael Whipkey II, 19, missing since July from Keensburg, located in Evansville. Sheriff Derek Morgan praises community help after the Facebook post shared over 600 times. Whipkey and his son are being contacted for follow up though no interview had occurred at press time. The teen had visited the Evansville Rescue Mission during the period away from home.
Governor Rauner signed a measure letting Firearm Owners Identification cards stay active for 60 business days while Illinois State Police reviews renewals, up from 30 days. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Barbara Wheeler and Sen. Antonio Munoz, also clarifies hospital reporting standards to aid crisis intervention. It also allows officers to seek mental health treatment without losing FDID cards if no danger is present.
The note lists daily forecasts with temperatures and conditions. Wednesday 79/56 partly cloudy, Thursday 80/60 mostly sunny, Friday 78/69, isolated thunderstorms, Saturday 85/73 with isolated storms.
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