City council may curb underage drinking at local bars
Mayor Hans Fischer warned during a long liquor control meeting after Gatsby's was found guilty on multiple counts of selling to minors and given a six day license suspension. T. J. McFly's was cleared of one charge. Bar management described checks on ID and stamp policies as officers ejected dozens of underage patrons.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Hans Fischer
Liquor Control Commission
Sgt. T. J. McFly
Gatsby’s
McFly’s
Aninor
Gatsby
Fischer
Melanie Armstrong
T. J. McFly’s
Carbondale Bars Face Possible Stricter Controls Says Officials
City officials and police leaders warn that local taverns risk severe business cuts if underage drinking and fake IDs are not tackled. Supervisor Fischer and Police Chief Hogan clash over city involvement, fines, and training programs, while bar representatives urge targeted enforcement and shared responsibility.
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Fischer
Edward Hogan
Democrats stage own Senate coup in Illinois backroom clash
Democrats in the Illinois Senate walked onto the floor before noon and elected Sen. Philip J. Rock president, denying Republicans a journal vote. The move followed a prior high court dispute over who presided, with Shapiro blocked from the podium and Republicans calling the action illegal and meaningless.
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Mike Lawrence
Springfield
Senate
Illinois Senate
Philip J. Rock
Oak Park
Rock
Shapiro
Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
Thompson backs gas tax hike amid delayed sales tax relief
Springfield AP Gov James R Thompson used the State of the State address to warn that recession may defer sales tax relief and trigger cuts in optional Medicaid services while endorsing a gasoline tax increase as part of a transportation plan to fix Illinois highways and aid Chicago area mass transit He outlined a tight next year with only 400 million in new revenues and proposed delaying or rolling back certain tax cuts to preserve a 200 million cushion and reduce spending pressures.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
Illinois
Chicago
Thompson
Illinois General Assembly
Michigan
Kentucky
Missouri
General Assembly
Government Career Day 81 At SIUC Attracts Students
In Carbondale Illinois a Government Career Day at Southern Illinois University offered students including Cathy Heile a chance to explore jobs with a wide range of government agency representatives. Albert Tong of Peace Corps explained his agency to attendees as tables were set up in the SIUC Student Center Ballroom.
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Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Cathy Heile
Stington Heights
Albert Tong
Peace Corp
Ms. Heile
Aencies
SIUC
Weather forecast for New York area turns cold tonight
The National Weather Service forecasts fair but very cold conditions tonight with a low between zero and five above. Wednesday will be sunny and still cold with highs in the teens or lower 20s, followed by a Thursday through Saturday period of fair weather with highs in the 40s and overnight lows in the 20s.
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National Weather Service
Pinckneyville loses K-Mart plan for new store
Mayor John Boyd told the city council K-Mart is pulling back on plans to site a 39 acre development on the town edge. Michigan developer Walker/Weatherford cited high interest rates and unstable economics. Kroger also paused consideration for 12 to 18 months. Boyd remains hopeful for future growth.
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John Boyd
K-Mart
Michigan
Rick Walker
Walker/Weatherford Developers
Farmington Hills
Mich
Kroger Co
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Wal-art
Walker
Boyd
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Gatsbys
Gilbert
Hogan
McFly
David C. Shapiro
R-Amboy
Illinois Supreme Court
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ED Greer
Ann Landers
Brad Betker
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