Three Executives Indicted Over Rat Infested Food Warehouse
CHICAGO AP A cold storage firm LaGrou Cold Storage Inc and three executives were indicted on conspiracy charges after federal agents seized more than 22 million pounds of spoiled meat and food products from the rats infested Pershing Road warehouse. The 86 year old facility covered 500000 square feet. Meat weighing 62000 pounds was destroyed to halt rat damage. Charged are LaGrou president and CEO Jack Stewart Michael Faucher director of sales and warehouse manager David Smith.
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LaGrou Cold Storage Inc
U.S. Agriculture Department
Food and Drug Administration
Pershing Road
LaGrou
Jack Stewart
Burr Ridge
Michael Faucher
Western Springs
David Smith
Frankfort
Regional superintendent grilled over family payroll and contracts
Audit shows Kohl paid wife Janine 34250 as In touch Communication Specialist and awarded a 10000 contract for an Education Labor Relations Board Study Group. He also paid his son and stepson 18850 for janitorial and office work at Project ECHO, a Williamson County alternative school. Critics say appearances of impropriety, while Kohl defends legality and notes time cards and reports were incomplete during review. Audit also flags 54999 excess pay, 68683 misallocated grant funds, 2266.87 late credit card fees, and 3859.55 unlinked food purchases. Madigan reviewing potential legal breaches.
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Education Labor Relations Board
Mary Ann Adams
Project Echo
Williamson County
William G. Holland
Eileen Lyons
Western Springs
Legislative Audit Commission
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Senate
Holland
Janine Kohl
Janine Hunter
Illinois
Lisa Madigan
Melissa Merz
Madigan
Gaming Board chief resigns for Harrah's job in Illinois
Illinois Gaming Board administrator Philip C. Parenti resigned to become a vice president at Harrah's Entertainment Inc. He says the move complies with the board's code of conduct which bars involvement with riverboat licensees for a year after leaving. Harrah's operates riverboat casinos in Metropolis and Joliet. Parenti will not engage with Illinois properties or expansion efforts during the term. The board's chairman Elzie Higginbottom commented on the transition.
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Illinois Gaming Board
Harrah's Entertainment Inc
Philip C. Parenti
Parenti
Harrah’s
Metropolis
Joliet
Harrah
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Safe
Elzie Higginbottom
Education funding sparks questions on regional offices role
Legislators pressed Wednesday at an Legislative Audit Commission meeting about who would run the regional offices of education if funding is cut from the fiscal 2004 budget. They noted risks to teacher certification and building inspections and debated shifting duties to other groups unless the law is changed.
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Rod Blagojevich
Robert A. Biggins
Belmhurst
Biggins
Legislative Audit Commission
George P. Shadid
D Edwards
Shahid
Blagojevich
Robert E. Schiller
Illinois State Board of Education
Schiller
Vince Demuzio
Dcarlinville
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