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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 2002
Page
3
A basement fire in a two story Chicago home left a 7 year old girl dead and three other children critically or seriously injured. Authorities suspect an electrical fault sparked the blaze and an aunt was in the home but unharmed.
Illinois Gov George Ryan advocates lifting the Cuba embargo during a trip to Havana. Two of three Republican candidates Jim Durbin and John Cox oppose lifting it and favor no diplomatic ties, while James Oberweis supports ending the embargo and restoring relations. Durbin says the U S must stand firm against Cuba's leadership.
Illinois candidates vote on the Cuba embargo. Cox and Durkin favor keeping the embargo with limited humanitarian exceptions and cautious diplomacy. Oberweis and Durbin push for engagement and trade with Cuba while promoting reforms and expanded rights.
An Illinois State Police reconstruction finds crossing gates malfunctioned when an Amtrak City of New Orleans train struck a 37,000 pound steel laden tractor trailer in Bourbonnais on March 15, 1999, killing 11 and injuring over 100. Truck driver John Stokes was fatigued but not culpable, per the report. The gate failure and nonstandard warning timing are cited, while the NTSB plans to release its findings next. Stokes faces separate sleep and logbook charges.
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