Carbondale labs faces shutdown under Quinn plan
Gov Quinn proposes closing the Southern Illinois Forensic Lab in Carbondale and the nearby Adult Transition Center. The lab would close June 30, and the transition center August 31, risking case backlogs and forcing staff reassignment to Belleville and other labs. Local officials warn of higher costs, longer trials, and more early releases.
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Tamms Supermax closure sparks regional debate over costs and jobs
Illinois faces a clash over closing Tamms Correctional Center as lawmakers weigh saving 300 jobs against high operating costs. Supporters say the jail houses the worst offenders with cheaper, humane housing elsewhere, while opponents warn of unemployment in Alexander County and the impact on safety signals statewide. Local officials note Tamms is a major employer and advocate broader study before final action.
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Chicago
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IYC Murphysboro Center Targeted Amid Budget Plan
Governor Quinn aims to close IYC Murphysboro to save about 6.8 million annually with youth and staff transitioning to Pere Marquette and IYC Harrisburg. Local officials vow to fight, citing economic impact and potential reallocation to adult facilities or other centers.
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Illinois governor unveils pension and prison plans in budget address
Governor Quinn warns Illinois pension funds face an $83 billion gap and pledges a pension working group to deliver recommendations by April 17. He pledges Medicaid cuts and calls for closing two juvenile prisons, a Tamms supermax, a Dwight women’s prison, six halfway houses, four mental institutions, and other facilities amid overcrowding. Reacting, House Speaker Madigan supports confronting the crisis while Republicans deride the plan as rearranging deck chairs.
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On This Day February 23 in History
Historic events list includes 1942 Santa Barbara oil refinery shelling by Japan and 1965 Stan Laurel death. Also notes Handel birth in 1685, Alamo siege in 1836, Lincoln arrival in 1861, Coolidge FCC creation in 1927, Iwo Jima Mount Suribachi in 1945, polio vaccine start in 1954, 1981 Spain coup attempt, 1992 Albertville Winter Games, Betancourt kidnapping ten years earlier, and Penn State pole vaulter Kevin Dare’s death.
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