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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 2002
Page
1
Column notes Murphysboro's police chief will give up the badge after three decades of service. Other briefs mention Lewis & Clark celebration plans in Carbondale and Benton court news about a defendant deemed competent to stand trial.
AFSCME Council 31 sues Anna Health Care Facilities in Union County Circuit Court alleging violation of a wage benefit and grievance contract at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. Anna Health Care, a Tutera division, runs the facility with 48 union workers serving more than 50 veterans as Illinois privatizes its homes. The union criticizes privatization as a failed policy and names Tutera as the vendor hired to operate the Anna home.
Carbondale fire department hosts the Chill Out in the Park spray event at Turley Park, with more than 40 children joining the water fun as part of a summer safety initiative by the Carbondale Park District. Families from the area describe the event as a first-time and favorite summer outing, amid talk of packed evenings at Turley Park and excitement over new equipment.
Judge Dame Janet Smith announced a yearlong inquiry found Dr Harold Shipman killed at least 200 more patients in Hyde England bringing the total to 494 deaths under his care from 1974 to 1998. The panel warned the number could be higher with 45 suspected additional deaths and 38 cases with insufficient information.
The Dow tumbles 390 points to 8019.26 and the S&P 500 slides to 847.75 as the stock market remains weak amid a tentative economic recovery. Goldman Sachs economist William Dudley warns about the risk of market weakness dragging the economy before profits rebound.
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