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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 2011
Page
1
Rend Lake Conservancy District threatens to cut off Sesser water if the city does not place withheld and future payments into escrow by Friday. The dispute stems from a $5,000 withholding claimed as an overbilling due to a faulty master meter, with the issue now in court.
Hundreds line Broadway Street in Mount Vernon as The Bandit Run rolls through town. The event honors the 1977 Smokey and the Bandit film and the iconic Pontiac Trans Am SE that starred in the chase from Texarkana to Atlanta, with video clips available online.
Williamson County Board unanimously approved a four month effort to adjust payroll to IRS accounting standards for government bodies. A deferred pay window runs April 25 to 29 using accrued hours including overtime and vacation to cover current wages, with a return to regular biweekly pay for hours worked. Board Chairman Tracey Glenn noted prior audits showed employees were paid for time not yet worked. See Williamson Board Page 6A.
Gov Pat Quinn and business groups signaled willingness to compromise Tuesday on workers compensation reform. Quinn told the Illinois Chamber of Commerce in downtown Springfield that reform would be enacted this year, arguing the current system costs too much and pushes employers to leave the state.
Dale Vitt of SIUC's Department of Plant Biology was named Outstanding Scholar for the fall semester. He delivered the Outstanding Scholar Lecture in the Student Center Auditorium, with Chancellor Rita Cheng and Vice Chancellor John Koropchak presenting a framed plaque. Vitt's work on Canadian peatlands uses climate change research methods and data to highlight the world’s largest carbon source.
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