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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1980
Page
8
Audit finds shoddy administration and weak controls at the Public Aid Department. Cronson cites fraud, ineligible recipients, and poor postpayment reviews, with insufficient supervisory staff and weak documentation. Department defends responses but concedes management issues and delayed audit completion.
Two St. Clair County boys, Bryan Christ and Ryan Schrader, underwent the wrong surgeries due to name similarities. Hospital officials review the incident. both boys later received correct procedures, and families urge stricter safeguards. Bryan’s mistaken tonsil adenoids removal caused no harm, while Ryan’s actual urinary tract procedure proceeded the next day.
Don Levener reports that a House approved resolution would convene Illinois Legislative Small Business Conferences this fall to gather input from owners, tackle red tape, and boost export opportunities. Rep. Harris notes 200000 Illinois small businesses and 150000 with 10 or fewer workers. The plan seeks bipartisan support and regional meetings in Chicago and Southern Illinois.
Gerald Emerson Miley III and Ben Olson were arrested on theft charges with Olson also facing two counts of solicitation to commit murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder. Police recovered two etchings, a lithograph, and a Gregorian chant print. the framed chant was missing. Miley and Olson lived on campus. Olson is a Stronghurst chemistry major and commodities broker officer.
The Associated Press reports haying and other Illinois field work will face delays into the weekend as showers and thunderstorms dampen much of the state. A cool front to the west will bring wet weather, especially in the north, through early Saturday with lingering showers in the south. Rain totals will vary due to the storm system’s patchy nature.
The 4th District Appellate Court upheld a Champaign County judge’s order removing a toddler from James C. and Paula Carr. It found the child’s environment injurious and that the state proved by clear and convincing evidence the parents were unfit. The boy has resided with a foster family outside Champaign County for a year.
A House Agriculture Committee heard a plan to issue tax free revenue bonds to back loans for large farm equipment and land purchases. E.F. Hutton and Clayton Brown & Associates propose state financed loans guaranteed by the Farmers Home Administration to help small family farms obtain credit at far below market rates. Local lenders would provide 10 percent of the funds and administer the loans, with the rest from state bonds.
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