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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 2012
Page
1
In Carbondale the IAFF Local 1961 votes on December 13 with 15 no confidence, 3 confidence and 3 abstentions among 21 members, signaling a push to replace Chief John Michalesko. City Manager Kevin Baily and others declined further comment while a labor management meeting is sought.
Linda Rush reports that 2011 was among the wettest years in Southern Illinois. National Weather Service forecaster Chris Noles notes 70.03 inches of precipitation at the Carbondale Cooperative Station in 2011, making it possibly the second wettest year on record, compared with 32.78 inches in 2010 and a historic 74.5 inches in 1945.
National Weather Service Paducah forecasts falling temperatures and accumulating snow for Southern Illinois as an arctic cold front approaches. Meteorologists expect colder air to move in and snowfall appears likely in the near term.
Ida White was stabbed in 1981 in Mount Vernon. Grover Thompson, found sleeping near a post office, was convicted and sentenced to 40 years before dying in prison in 1996. Serial killer Timothy Krajch, serving life, has confessed to stabbing White.
Springfield advocates say Grover Thompson could not have killed Ida White in 1981 due to a leg injury that left him hobbling. Jamison, nephew of the man who died in prison, urged the Illinois Prisoner Review Board to clear his uncle’s name as supporters gathered Wednesday.
Lisa Lindsay, a breast cancer survivor with limited income, was visited by Illinois State Police to be jailed for an unpaid $280 medical bill. She had taken another job to pay, but a creditor filed a complaint and the hearing was rescheduled. she learned of the missed hearing only when troopers arrived at her home.
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