Birkett attacks Blagojevich while courting Illinois voters
Illinois lieutenant governor candidate Joe Birkett accuses Gov. Rod Blagojevich of corruption and patronage, calling the state a laughingstock as he campaigns with Judy Baar Topinka. He cites media clippings and Fitzgerald’s investigations, while noting some probes do not lead to charges.
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Carbondale
Joe Birkett
DuPage County
Birkett
Illinois
Judy Baar Topinka
Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
U.S
Patrick Fitzgerald
Master archivist hired to organize SIU political papers
Walter D. Ray becomes SIU Carbondale’s first political papers archivist tasked with ordering hundreds of thousands of documents from figures like Sen. Paul Simon and Reps. Ken Gray and Glenn Poshard. He works in a climate controlled storage area awaiting Morris Library renovation set for 2008 completion. Funding comes from the chancellor’s office and the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.
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Carbondale
Walter D. Ray
Paul Simon
U.S
Ken Gray
Glenn Poshard
Ray
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Morris Library
Department of Defense
Morris Library
St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity
Minnesota
SIUC
Paul Simon Public Policy Institute
Steve Jahnke
THE
Southern
St. Paul, Minn
Clarence Harmon
Plagiarism Allegations Grow at SIU Group Claims More Infractions
Alumni and Faculty Against Corruption at SIU say additional university members commit plagiarism beyond prior cases involving Presidents Poshard and chancellors Vandegrift and Wendler. Tyson Giger cites more instances across Carbondale and Edwardsville, including library staff and an unknown attributed statement, as he forwards findings to attorney Jeff Ezra in Dussold's lawsuit.
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Southern Illinois University
SIU
Glenn Poshard
System
Edwardsville
Carbondale
Vaughn Vandegrift
Walter Wendler
Dussold
Jeff Ezra
University
Giger
Aftermath of Railroad Killer Case in Gorham Gorham double murder discussed
Jackson County officials recall the 1999 Gorham double homicide tied to the Railroad Killer. Sheriff Burns led the initial probe into George Morber and Carolyn Frederick, found shot and beaten near railroad tracks. State’s Attorney Wepsiec notes his role at the crime scene aids jury understanding amid past prosecutions.
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Jackson County
Michael Wepsiec
Gorham
Illinois
Wepsiec
Angel Resendiz
Rafael Resendez Ramirez
Texas
Claudia Benton
Robert Burns
Burns
George “Cork” Morber
Carolyn Frederick
Morber
Mississippi River
Union Pacific
Frederick
Chuck Novara
George Morber
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Williamson
County Fair
Topinka
Resendiz
Ashley Sons
Herrin Elementary School
Sparta
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