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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 2008
Page
8
Senate votes to accept Blagojevich changes to budget bill SB 783, approving $560 million in added special education funding for about 800 Illinois districts this year. House action expected with Speaker Madigan signaling approval.
In Marion, Krajcir, 63, a Pennsylvania native, is charged with two counts of murder for the 1978 killing of Virginia Witte. A Jan 18 preliminary hearing was set. he waived the death penalty citing cooperation, with potential sentencing options under 1978 or updated 2008 statutes. He has linked to nine killings across four states between 1977 and 1982.
Cates blasts untrue ads and says a $50,000 corporate donation to Westten's campaign funds shows politics as usual. She stresses she would not take such a check, noting her largest donation is $2,500 and urging voters to hear her message for change.
Illinois lawmakers and a state task force examine laws to curb cell phone use while driving after a fatal bicycle collision. Testimony from the Wilhelms supports a negligent vehicular homicide charge carrying jail time. IDOT logged 1277 cell phone related crashes in 2006. HB1382 seeks up to one year in jail for such incidents.
In Springfield a mix of downstate lawmakers supported Chicago area transit funding allowing gasoline tax revenues to aid urban systems and local tax hikes near the city, while others demanded a statewide capital plan first. Several Republicans and Democrats argued for compromise as transit agencies warned of cuts and fare hikes.
Williamson County Sheriff's deputies, Illinois State Police, and local agencies respond after a student reportedly threatens another and implies a handgun. A bus was stopped on Fifth Street in Bush, searched, and the accused student was questioned and released to parents. No weapon found. investigation continues.
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