Legislature misses midnight deadline on half funded budget
Springfield AP Illinois began the new fiscal year with half of its 14.7 billion budget in place as lawmakers failed to finish the annual session by midnight. The Senate approved a pay raise for lawmakers but no House action occurred as paperwork delays and a late session left many tax and health-related measures in limbo. The six month session ends with questions about what it achieved.
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Springfield
Illinois
Senate
House
General Assembly
James R. Thompson
Chicago
Thompson unveils Vienna prison plan and state budget moves
Gov James R Thompson announced a 750 bed medium security prison for Vienna with a 425 person staff and $6.5 million payroll, costing $46 million. Bids could come in 1982 with completion in 1984. Separately the Illinois House voted to raise $190 million by taxing industrial equipment and delayed farmer tax relief for $20 million. The session also faced gridlock over redrawing maps amid party control shifts and a late constitutional deadline.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
Vienna
Scouts Remove Meters on Herrin Streets This Week
Herrin Troop 16 Scouts cleaned meters along Madison Street between 14th and 15th as city crews prepare to remove time limits. Don Snider Jay Persell and Keith Persell assisted on Tuesday afternoon.
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Herrin
Don
Snider
Jay Persell
Keith Persell
Madison
14Th
15Th Streets
Elderwell Day Care Centers Help Elderly Socialize
Karen Ramsey reports on the Elderwell program at Anna State Hospital in Union County. The program serves up to eight elderly participants with flexible, participant guided activities such as picnics, games, crafts, films, and transportation provided. Participants develop personalized care plans and recreation surveys to tailor activities. Families are invited to join, and the program emphasizes community involvement and reducing loneliness.
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Karen Ramsey
Southern Illinoisan
Elderwell
Anna
Union County Committee
Jerald Feingold
Feingold
Anna State Hospital
Summer heat prompts new coping habits in Southern Illinois
Residents across Southern Illinois adapt to heat waves with actions from extra fans and insulated drapes to relying on air conditioning. Mrs. Paul Andrews keeps cool with closed drapes and filtered AC while Mary Eckert depends on air conditioned comfort for home and car. Reverend Sherman Spiller plans to shuttle between air conditioned spaces and community sites, noting last year’s outages.
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R.C. Saponar
Paul Andrews
Energy
Mount Vernon
Mary Eckert
Carbondale
Illinois
Paul
Heat prompts reliance on air conditioning and fans across region
Johnston City calibration technician Moore recalls scorching days while others in the area buy air conditioners or plan cooling options. Wayne Miller builds a Lake of Egypt cabin to stay in shade near water as neighbors discuss ceiling fans and cooling comfort amid hot last summer.
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Robert Brewer
Perryville
Bonnie Glisson
Carbondale
Dick Surry
Pinckneyville
Bernice Allison
Murphysboro
Illinois forecast: warm humid nights and storms possible
The National Weather Service calls for warm humid conditions tonight with a chance of thunderstorms and lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. Thursday remains very warm and humid with afternoon storms and highs in the mid to upper 80s. Friday through Sunday show partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and daily highs mid 80s to low 90s and lows mid 60s to low 70s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
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