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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1982
Page
5
Governor Thompson's proposed budget faces pressure as weaker economy and lower tax receipts strain state funds. Forecasters warn of slow recovery and potential tax increases after fall elections. Federal actions reduce Illinois revenue, while revisions show overestimated industrial tax losses, signaling deeper budget challenges ahead.
Illinois AFDC rolls show only minor declines after October eligibility changes. A state study notes a drop of about 7 500 cases and 4 730 individuals through December, with total recipients at 711 293 in December. Officials say economy instability complicates projections and most cuts affected borderline cases and students aged 18 to 21.
Springfield lawmakers weigh deep cuts in the budget with the Unified Delinquency Intervention Service at risk. The UD IS provides counseling to about 204 youths and costs 4 000 per participant versus 25 579 for detention, while state officials debate keeping essential human services. The Illinois Collaboration on Youth campaigns to preserve the program ahead of Gov. James R. Thompson's fiscal 1983 budget reveal.
Chicago reporters and watchdog J Terrence Brunner demand concrete reform. He says life threatening conditions at Howe Developmental Center in Tinley Park must be addressed by removing patients from Hickory Hall. Gov Thompson ordered Dixon center closure and transfer of patients to other state hospitals.
ALTON AP The Illinois Attorney General's office will seek a delay in enforcing a Circuit Court ruling that Illinois fluoridation law is unconstitutional Judge Ronald Neimann handed down the decision Friday Richard W Cosby first assistant Illinois attorney general said an appeal is planned If worded differently the ruling could apply statewide but likely has no immediate effect beyond Alton Minneapolis attorney John Graham who represented the plaintiffs called the ruling potentially nationally and internationally significant He said the decision proves in court that substantial harm exists and is splendid news for similar cases in other states
Illinois stopped funding extraditions for crimes such as aggravated battery theft burglary arson and reckless homicide. The change, described by counties and the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement as a cost saving, shifted most costs away from the state and upended past practice.
The Associated Press reports two remaining ice jams may renew flooding along the Kankakee River near Wilmington. About 30 families evacuated near the Will-Grundy line returned as the Wilmington jam showed signs of cracking after weekend rises. If levels drop another two to three feet, residents on a river island near Wilmington could return home.
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