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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1972
Page
12
Illinois lawmakers may revive the House passed election consolidation bill this session. The measure would place all elections on two annual days and shift control to county clerks or city election boards, with costs billed to governments by ballot load.
A second hearing on the omnibus bill was held Monday by the House Elections Committee. Chairman Philip Ws Collins, R-Chicago, suggested further hearings later this week or early next week and indicated the committee may extend sessions into late summer and fall.
A Tuesday Illinois Transportation Study Commission meeting warned that cities failing to submit complete needs data will delay highway projects. Ellis Danner said late data risks 1974 or later paving delays and potential loss of 10 percent federal aid. Champaign and Decatur filed complete data. Macon County villages also submitted data. a data bank will provide 20 year needs figures once operational. Indians of Peru produced elaborate textiles as early as 4000 B.C.
The Illinois Supreme Court may decide this week on the constitutionality of the January passed financial disclosure law for state and local officials. A decision could affect prosecutions in Sangamon County against Sen. Bernard Neistein and former Sen. Everett Peters. The ruling may also alter access to disclosure forms and public records filed by about 1,200 people and local filers across 102 counties.
Rep. Charles Clabaugh proposes an amendment to a Senate appropriation bill to stop site improvements for the Middle Fork Reservoir on the Vermilion River. The $10.7 million project NW of Danville faces opposition over resource needs, environmental impact, and potential porkBarrel politics ahead of a House vote on related water resources spending.
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