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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 2003
Page
2
Illinois Governor Blagojevich outlines a 100 day plan to trim spending from last year while preserving funds for education health care and public safety. Senator Woolard and SIU Carbondale Chancellor Wendler express support, noting tough decisions ahead for state finances.
Cairo mayor announces resignation and immediate overhaul plan. He will replace city clerk Lori Hesselrode, treasurer Preston Ewing, interim police chief Calvin Box, fire chief Harvey Clark, street superintendent Ronnie Harris, and city attorney Jim Flummer. New council members are Bo Purchase, Bobby Whitaker, Sandra Tarver, Linda Jackson, Carolyn Ponting, Joseph Thurston, and Farris. New CPA to audit assets and a purchase order system planned.
Two Southern Illinois field offices of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in Anna and Cairo earned Council on Accreditation accreditation. The Anna office at 108 Denny Industrial Drive and Cairo at 1815 Washington Ave meet top national standards. DCFS began accreditation in 1996, making it the largest state child welfare agency and second statewide agency nationwide to achieve the honor. Caleb Hale.
The Southern Illinoisan incorrectly listed the women's division winner in a bodybuilding event at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The correct winner is Karen Armour, age 22. The newspaper acknowledges the error and provides hotlines for corrections.
An independent audit details $216,400 in additional biweekly allowances to RLCD general manager Davis and more than $145,000 in unrelated reimbursements. It also cites $38,000 in district MasterCard charges, $12,000 in dry cleaning, $3,700 for pontoon boat work, and over $108,000 in unauthorized staff payments. Interfund transfers exceeding $10 million are flagged as potential mismanagement.
A centenarian from Marion Illinois, born 1890, long tied to the Cubs. She worked briefly as a teacher, cared for family after 1917, attended world fairs in the 1930s and later in Montreal and New York. Her daughter Elizabeth died in 1966, leaving grandsons Brian and Craig Brosi.
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