Vienna Correctional Center fate hinges on budget cuts
The state weighs closing Vienna, an aged minimum-security prison opened in 1965, to save 25 million dollars and address a 6.5 million savings plan. IDOC counts 300 to 350 workers affected, with 124 remaining to stay, while union leaders push for voluntary furloughs and contract changes. Negotiations continue as closures loom and budget gaps persist.
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Snyder
Vienna
Illinois Department of Corrections
Ryan
IDOC
Brian Fairchild
Kwan’s Olympic gold bid fades in controversial night
Michelle Kwan, 21, from Torrance California, earns bronze as Sarah Hughes wins gold. Irina Slutskaya takes silver. Kwan’s flawed long program keeps her from defending titles amid a season of upheaval including quitting choreographer Lori Nichol and coach Frank Carroll.
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Salt Lake City
Michelle Kwan
Sarah Hughes
Kwan
Torrance
Calif
U.S
Lori Nichol
Frank Carroll
Danny Kwan
Slutskaya
Cohen
Hughes
Nagano
Japan
Tara Lipinski
Turin
Italy
Maria Butyrskaya
Benton Robberies Probe Linked to Multiple Thefts
Benton police report more than 1200 dollars missing from a Huck’s burglary on North Main Street. Ronald L. Burgess, 19, Benton, was arrested two days after the incident. Police say several robberies use different MO and may involve more than one suspect. investigation ongoing with new officers on duty and a public tip line at 439-4504.
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Ronald L. Burgess
Benton
Phil Werkmeister
Werkmeister
Southern
Main Street
Huck’s
Melvin Dixon
Kevin Elko
Kenny Cochrum
Taxes spark confusion over new law and credits
The IRS reports over 1 million returns with errors tied to the new credit on line 47 of the 1040. Some filers can claim it if they received nothing or less than the full amount, while others with full refunds cannot. The changes include a higher child tax credit to 600 and AMT exemptions rising, while most income tax rates drop by 1 point. The IRS projects 132 million returns with 45 million filed electronically and a deadline of April 15, with a four month extension available for filing but not for owed taxes. Earlier refunds average 2210 dollars, up 12 percent year over year, aided by lower rates and bigger child credits.
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IRS
Internal Revenue Service
Accuracy Hotline Notice For The Southern Illinoisan
The alert requests readers to report inaccuracies via the accuracy hotline with local and toll free numbers. It cites two corrections: a Murphysboro Unit 186 policy item misreporting Katie Schwebel’s volleyball tryout outcome and a Tuesday note misstating the first phase length of the Chester Bike Path as 3,700 feet.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Katie Schwebel
Chester
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