Colp man slain in Springfield mass murder
Four people were killed in Springfield in the citys worst mass homicide. Bernard Bowen 26 and Lonnie Davis 27 were cousins and among the victims. Police named Gary Jones as a suspect and said the shooters likely acted to prevent witnesses. Investigators linked the killings to drug or prostitution elements though no drugs were found. Victims included Davis sister Jonetta Leake 33 and his girlfriend Helen Annette Singleton 19. Evidence pointed to a .45 revolver and a 9 mm gun at the scene.
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Anthony Man
Springfield
Bernard Bowen
Ages East Side
Stanley Troyer
Lonnie Davis
Troyer
Gary Jones
Davis
Jonetta Leake
Dothan
Ala
Helen Annet
Te Singleton
Decatur
Peyton Place
Royer
Illinois power rates could rise sharply, officials warn
An Illinois Power Co. rate hike of over 80 percent is projected due to Clinton Nuclear plant costs, based on a Governor's Office study by MHB Technical Associates. The Illinois Public Action Council cites 71.7 percent, based on figures the utility supplied to the Illinois Commerce Commission, which the company rejected.
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Springfield
Illinois Power Co
Clinton
Governor’s Office of Consumer Services
MHB Technical Associates
San Jose
Calif
State Consumer Agency
William Herrmann
Illinois Public Action Council
Pat Harvey
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Democrats snub Build Illinois funding plan
Senate Democrats scrap Gov. Thompson plan to borrow 1.3 billion for Build Illinois and favor pay as you go funding. Sen. Howard Carroll says the shift would save over 2 billion in interest and speed repeal of the used car sales tax. Thompson aide Mandeville criticizes the plan as diverting funds from general treasury and other programs.
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Springfield
Senate
Democrats
Thompson
Illinois
Howard Carroll
Chicago
Appropriations Committee
Carroll
Mandeville
Upson
Senate Executive Committee
Weather Today Sunny and Warmer
A brief weather note reports today as sunny and warmer with tonight remaining fair. Page 6 offers fuller details and regional outlooks for the area.
160 Firms OK Record Cleanup in Major Settlement
Nearly 160 companies agreed to spend 19 million dollars on hazardous waste cleanup in one of the largest settlements of its kind. The decree, filed in Cincinnati, involves Allied Chemical, Koppers Co., Sangamo Weston Electric and others. The government will be reimbursed for cleanup costs and Ohio natural resources damages, with a 30 day comment period before finalization.
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Washington
Allied Chemical and Koppers Co
Sangamo-Weston Electric
Justice Department
Hamilton
Ohio
U.S. District Court
Cincinnati
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Land and Natural Resources Division
State of Ohio
Ohio Fund
Versical Chemical
Rohm & Haas
Ciba-Geigy Corp
FMC Corp
Koppers Co
Koppers Likely Close Carbondale Hazardous Waste Site
Koppers plans to shutter its Carbondale hazardous waste storage site as stricter handling rules shift shipments and disposal. Creosote barrels stored at the North Marion Street facility will be incinerated or buried within 90 days, per Tom Marr of the company. An IEPA closure request is pending, with details available from the Division of Land Pollution Control.
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Dave DeWitte
Oepers Company
Carbondale
North Marion Street
Tom Marr
Marr
Boney
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
A’s Division of Land Pollution Control
Sabine Commie Dad
IEPA
Springfield
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Illinois State Board of Education
Ted Sanders
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Walter Naumer
Naumer
du Quoin
Southern Illinoisan
Dwight Nale
Deluxury
Turley Park
General Revenue Fund
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