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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 2002
Page
3
McDonough County authorities charged 22 year old Thomas P Degrado with first degree murder in the death of Dr Arthur Thrasher Thrasher 51 found dead in his Colchester home after failing to report for work He was shot twice in the head.
Saline County tax officials rejected American Coal Co. request to cut the Galatia mine’s property tax bill by about 900000 dollars. Lawyers may appeal to the state Property Tax Appeal Board. School officials welcomed the decision saying it would avoid reduced funding for local schools.
SB 1658 would require parental consent forms for mouth piercings to include risks such as cracked teeth tongue swelling infections and blood clots. State Rep David Miller a dentist backs the measure saying a piercing is a foreign object that can harbor bacteria and cause infections.
Chicago marks the 10th anniversary of the 1992 freight tunnel flood under the Chicago River. Raymond Orozco recalls reports of fish in Marshall Field's basement and a city emergency with 250 million gallons of river water flooding downtown. Evacuations ran through the workday, $1 billion in losses were feared, but no deaths occurred. Authorities still debate preparedness.
Metra confirmed federal investigators subpoenaed contracts with Universal Statistical Inc. and Midwest Computer Service Inc. linked to former lawmaker Roger Stanley amid a broad bribes for licenses probe. Stanley, unnamed in the indictment, allegedly provided favors to Scott Fawell as Gov. George Ryan’s campaign faced criminal charges.
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