Quinn Targets Facilities in Narrow Illinois Budget Plan
Gov. Pat Quinn plans a budget outline that could close 14 state facilities and restructure agency operations in downstate Illinois. The proposal targets Tamms Correctional Center and Dwight women’s prison, six adult inmate transition centers, a youth prison in Murphysboro, a developmental disabilities center in Centralia, and a Rockford psychiatric hospital, plus consolidation of 24 DHS county offices and 16 ISP communication centers.
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Pat Quinn
Illinois
Tamms
Dwight
Quinn
Carbondale
Decatur
Murphysboro
Centralia
Rockford
Chicago Democrat
Department of Human Services
State OK'd local contract despite fraud probe
Illinois officials renewed a 2008 contract with Downstate Transportation Services Inc despite a 2007 federal Medicaid fraud conviction. The investigation found the mental health division knew of the blacklisting a year earlier but continued business. Four DHS staffers faced discipline amid a vendor kept for patient transport to psychiatric facilities.
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Springfield
Illinois Department of Human Services
Rickman-Jones
State Senate
Emil Jones
Chicago
DHS
Illinois Guard 662nd Fire Fighting Team Deploys to Afghanistan
Friends and colleagues honored seven Illinois National Guard soldiers including Station Chief Christopher Haiken and Sgt James Cissell before their six month deployment to Afghanistan. The unit trains briefly at Fort Bliss Texas to provide fire department support for deployed forces covering fire prevention protection structural and aircraft firefighting vehicle rescue and hazmat response.
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Illinois National Guard
Afghanistan
Christopher Haiken
James Cissell
Zachary Defreitas
Shawn Smith
Timothy Thomason
Jerry Radcliffe
Scott Sauberlich
Fort Bliss
Texas
Fire Department
CLICK CONNECT VIDEO AND PHOTO GALLERY OF CEREMONY
See video and a photo gallery from the ceremony at thesouthern.com. The story invites readers to view multimedia coverage and engage with the event online.
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Thesouthern.com
Early Tuesday 4.0 quake rattles nine states near Sikeston Mo
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake near Sikeston Missouri rattled nine states and prompted no injuries or damage reports in Southern Illinois. The tremor was felt around 3 58 to 4 00 a m with objects displaced in homes across Illinois Indiana Kentucky Missouri and nearby areas. Officials say the event serves as a warning to stay prepared as the USGS notes the seismic activity in the region.
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Illinois
Sikeston
Alexander County
Thebes
U.S. Geological Survey
Indiana
Kentucky
Creal Springs to remain a K-8 school
MARION The Unit 2 Board of Education approved a budget reduction plan by a 5-2 vote to keep Creal Springs as a K-8 facility and cut four fewer teachers than the alternative. Proponents cited last minute input from Michael Absher while Joseph Bleyer and Jay Schafer objected. The finance committee had proposed a plan in December to balance the budget by June 2013.
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Unit 2 Board of Education
Creal Springs
Michael Absher
Joseph Bleyer
Jay Schafer
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