Fair housing bill dies as Senate blocks end of debate
The Senate blocked ending debate on a fair housing bill 54 to 43, killing its chances in the lame duck session. Senator Baker pledged to push a stronger bill next session, while supporters argued timeliness amid civil rights history and sparring with conservative Republicans over proof of intent and jury rights.
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Washington
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert C. Byrd
Sen
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Subsidized Housing Expansion Planned in Marion
Marion Housing Authority aims to add 25 to 30 two and three bedroom subsidized units next year while seeking higher HUD rent subsidies under Section 8. Executive director Ruby Connett says current $207 monthly limits hinder finding suitable rentals as 31 families await units. The authority plans to keep 50 subsidized units, with 35 elderly and disabled and 15 low income, and meets to discuss guarantees on a North Market Street senior high rise roof alongside ongoing construction slated for completion next fall.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinois
Marion Housing Authority
Ruby Connett
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Marion
Jackson County Housing Authority
Connett
Earl Jent
Housing Authority
North Market Street
Dale Lovelace
Lovelace
Williamson County State's Attorney completes staff
Williamson County State's Attorney Randy Patchett will have a new staff lineup when the third prosecutor arrives Monday. Tom Coleman of Anna and Jack Price of Mount Vernon join, with Rusty Price set to follow, creating a seasoned team.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County
Randy Patchett
Tom Coleman
Anna
Jack Price
Mount Vernon
Patchett
Rusty Price
Charles Garnall
Oleman
Robert Howerton
Jastromb named to Illinois teachers retirement board
Chicago financial analyst Joel H. Jastromb was appointed by Gov. James R. Thompson to the 2.4 billion Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System board, replacing Don Browning. The board, facing controversy after two resignations protest, includes four elected teachers, the state superintendent, and four gubernatorial appointees.
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Springfield
Joel H. Jastromb
Chicago
Illinois
Jastromb
James R. Thompson
Don Browning
Princeton
Education Special Interests
Illinois Education Association
IEA
Thompson
IBA
Robert Daniels
Decatur
John Barr
Stevenson to rejoin Mayer Brown after Senate tenure
Illinois Senator Adlai E Stevenson will retire at year end and return to the Chicago law firm Mayer Brown & Platt where he will serve as a partner. He previously joined the firm as an associate in 1958 and left in 1967 to become Illinois state treasurer.
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Washington
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago
Mayer, Brown & Platt
Stevenson
Senate
Prisons gain new beds as Menard population falls
About half of Menard Correctional Center inmates moved to Graham Hillsboro and Centralia Correctional Center. Hillsboro houses 200 inmates and Centralia 200, with plans for 750 capacity each. Transfers reduced Menard population from 2,614 to 2,528, while overall state total remains about 11,862.
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Tas Pute
Menard
Chester
Graham Correctional Center
Hillsboro
Centralia Correctional Center
Melody McDowell
State Department of Corrections
Centralia
Study committee meets without head Altekruse
The Carbondale class size study panel meets for a second time without chairman Michael Altekruse who missed both sessions due to teaching duties. Members plan a teacher survey on kindergarten and first grade class sizes and will report progress to the board at the December 18 meeting.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Michael Altekruse
Carbondale
Altekruse
Southern Illinois
Debora Beverly
Winkler
Larry Drake
Board of Education
Valier residents seek use of vacated Sesser-Valier schools
At a District 196 board meeting on Monday, about 400 Valier residents signed petitions asking to transfer vacated elementary and high school buildings for civic use. No action was taken as two board members were absent, since state code requires a full board vote on school property disposition.
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Valier
Sesser-Valier Community Unit District 196
Board of Education
Sarah Burgess
Walier Club
Cambria Teens Arrested After Robbery and Hostage Claim
Two male juveniles from Carterville and Cambria were arrested after allegedly robbing a Cambria woman of $20 and holding her hostage in a mobile home for about 90 minutes. The youths, ages 14 and 15, threatened the victim with a pellet handgun and were charged with home invasion and armed robbery.
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Carterville
Cambria
Menanei
Robert Miller
Logan Street
Millie Pinkston
Miller
Williamson County Detective Unit
St. Clair County
Belleville
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