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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 2001
Page
3
Federal agents and Chicago police arrested twenty suspected Black P Stone Nation members across Chicago’s South Side and southern suburbs and in Evanston on cocaine and crack conspiracy charges. A Madison Wisconsin house linked to one suspect was seized by the government.
Interim Sheriff Earnie Bigelow will serve the remainder of the term after Sheriff Bill Myers resignation amid a spending investigation. Bigelow, former chief deputy, was appointed by the county board on a 12-2 vote and will serve through November 2002 without plans to run for office.
Calvin Prescott, 76, of Ridgeville Indiana, faced three misdemeanor vehicular homicide counts after crashing into a van in May, killing Donald Bookwalter 47, his son Travis 22, and James Lenzie 16 of Essex. He could face up to six months jailed and $1,000 fines per count. Eleanor Daley 94, mother of Mayor Richard Daley, improved to good after a fall and mild stroke. hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial.
Clayton Lee Waagner, once among the FBI's 10 most-wanted fugitives after fleeing Clinton jail, awaits transfer to Illinois for sentencing on interstate vehicle theft and felon in possession charges. He faces at least 15 years to life with potential 10 more years for escape, amid ongoing federal custody decisions.
Springfield bureau reports a looming closure of the Lincoln Developmental Center could force 645 workers from their jobs and uproot residents like Brian Spoonamore. Advocates urge community living, cost cuts, and safety, while unions and families argue about ideology and job stability. Gov Ryan has delayed a decision with moves for resident relocations already underway.
East Peoria resident Jon Miller, 36, preserves his father Robert E. Miller’s legacy from the destroyer USS Mullany. He owns about 1700 pounds of ship parts, keeps a memory collection, and organizes Mullany veterans reunions after discovering items and stories through surviving shipmates.
MACOMB AP Rewards totaling 15000 dollars are offered for information leading to an arsonist who set fires at Western Illinois University dormitory Thompson Hall damaging a floor and prompting permanent resident relocation. Fires hit multiple lounges in the men’s wing. no injuries reported. Floor nine with 33 residents remains closed as others relocate through week end.
Bipartisan House measure would provide up to an extra 225 million for Kerr McGee Chemical site cleanup in West Chicago that once produced thorium for nuclear programs. The plan aims to cover other sites with a study to gauge overall needs and was advanced by key Republicans and Democrats.
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