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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 2002
Page
1
Column details hospital patient move in Marion and runway lights nearing completion in Williamson County. Pinckneyville reports a Du Quoin man pleading guilty to criminal sexual assault. State news notes Governor ends effort to lay off 1000 state workers.
Washington AP reports Trent Lott resigns as Senate Republican leader amid racially charged remarks, paving the way for Bill Frist to assume the role as the GOP takes control next month. Frist has secured broad support from many colleagues, including long-time veteran John Warner and several new senators, as pressure mounts over the crisis.
More than 600 developmentally disabled residents from Southern Illinois attended the Eighth Annual Kiwanis Bend Lake Conservancy District Christmas Party at Rend Lake Golf Course near Whittington. The event featured music by attendees, Santa visits, a holiday meal, Shriner Krazy Klowns, gifts, and a chorus of festive carols. Kiwanis clubs from 14 communities supported the celebration, led by RLCD General Manager Kevin Davis who called the gathering the best part of Christmas for many attendees.
Jackson County Sheriff Bill Kilquist asks the county board to raise his Emergency Management Agency coordinator salary by about 5150 yearly to cover health insurance costs. Kilquist would repay the raise later, hoping to increase IMRF retirement benefits tied to his last four years.
Federal filings in Chicago accuse Mike Chamness of unorthodox practices while in the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office in the 1990s. The 49 year old Chamness, now IEMA director, is linked to bribe related license actions and shredded papers in a broader probe touching Gov. George Ryan and Scott Fawell. Chamness has not been charged.
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