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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 2002
Page
3
A Will County judge ruled the public can view sealed court records detailing how the Catholic Diocese of Joliet handled priest sexual abuse claims. Documents will be released Friday after officials seek to redact victims and non suspect staff names and allow time for an appeal. The diocese indicated no appeal planned.
Springfield The U.S. attorney in Chicago charged Roger Stanley a former Republican state legislator with taking bribes to win 4 million dollars in Metra contracts. Also indicted were Robert Doyle and Stanley Stewart as part of the Operation Safe Road probe. The case links to broader Illinois campaign finance and licensing bribery investigations in the Ryan era.
Policymakers and health experts gather to address mold asbestos and bus exhaust in classrooms. They call for teacher training inspections and new environmental standards with public inspection results and potential state law to mandate safer school environments.
Illinois plans a public aid web site listing parents $5,000+ behind in child support, with names, addresses and owed amounts. The law takes effect July 1, but delays push the site back. Officials say the tool may pressure nonpayers, though its effectiveness is uncertain.
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