Schools resist Thompson bid to switch aid
Southern Illinois educators warn the governor’s proposed shifts in education aid payments will cost districts money. The plan would move June checks into July, creating cashflow gaps and forcing districts to borrow or delay obligations. Officials say the $127 million shift hurts districts differently, with Chicago and poorer districts most at risk.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Arthur Quern
Illinois
General Assembly
Treasury
Robert Mandeville
Mandeville
Washington
Robert Leininger
State Board of Education
Chicago
Elvis Nolen
Franklin County
Nolen
Snow coats Southern Illinois roads in first winter storm
The season’s first measurable snowfall plus ice disrupted rush hour travel across Southern Illinois with 1 to 2 inch accumulations. Snow began between 4 and 5 a.m. and eased to flurries by 6 30. Police reported several minor accidents, mostly in Jackson Williamson Union and Johnson counties, while many roads remained hazardous and schools closed in some districts.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Illinois
du Quoin
Chester
Eldorado
Jackson
Williamson
Union
Johnson
Perry
Randolph
Franklin
Randolph County
Franklin County
West Frankfort
Steven Piltz
Carbondale
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Oklahoma
Piltz
Jackson County
Illinois 127
Murphysboro
Illinois 149
de Soto
Illinois 13
Sheriff's Department
Williamson County
Williamson County Sheriff's Department
Dongola
Century High
Allin
Williamson County Highway Department
Paul Cash
Wayne Wheeles
Wheeles
Carmi
Cairo
Alexander
Pulaski
Massac
Pope
Hardin
Metropolis
Odell Korte
Elgin
Rock Island
Rockford
la Salle- Peru
McHenry
Kane
DeKalb
Senator Johns testimony delayed as weather halts trial
State Senator Gene Johns faced further delays in his campaign finance trial as ice and snow blocked Interstate travel. Circuit Judge Stephen Spomer canceled morning sessions, resuming at 1 p.m. Johns had been expected to testify in his defense about discrepancies in 1978 79 and 80 campaign filings while prosecutors presented witnesses from the Illinois Board of Elections.
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O.R. Walley
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Gene Johns
Marion
Stephen Spomer
Metropolis
Williamson County Jury Commission
Flodene Henson
William A. Armstrong
Johns
Spomer
Illinois Board of Elections
Barbara Mason
Ms. Mason
Rupert Borgsmiller
Sen. Johns
Borgsmiller
Elections Board
Susan Rogers
Armstrong
Marti
Weather outlook stays fair and cold through weekend
The National Weather Service forecasts a fair and cold night with a low between 8 and 15 degrees. Saturday through Monday will be mostly sunny and cold with highs in the 20s to 30s and lows in the teens, gradually moderating into the 30s Monday.
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National Weather Service
Illinois districts list aid due in June delayed to July
Springfield AP notes Governor Thompson seeks to push back June state education aid payments. Figures from the State Board of Education show amounts for districts in Illinois including Chicago 41 million Alton 692 thousand Belleville high 453 thousand Carbondale elementary 90 thousand Carbondale Community high 107 thousand Champaign 307 thousand Decatur 1.1 million Effingham 142 thousand Mt Vernon elementary 182 thousand Mt Vernon high 161 thousand Springfield 556 thousand.
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Illinois
James R. Thompson
State Board of Education
Chicago
Alton
Belleville
Carbondale
Carbondale Community
Champaign
Decatur
Effingham
Mt. Vernon Elementary
Mt. Vernon High
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