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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1981
Page
7
Illinois state senator John Davidson proposes a Class X burglary felony with a six to 30 year prison term and no probation for first offenders. He cites 1979 burglary figures showing nearly 132000 offenses and over 76 billion dollars in stolen property, mostly home burglaries.
A bipartisan group in the Illinois House seeks to lift interest rate caps on consumer, retail, and mortgage accounts. The bill, introduced by Speaker George Ryan and co sponsors including William Redmond, would allow higher rates to reflect market levels, though critics warn of higher costs for consumers and larger profits for lenders. Supporters say lifting limits could lower rates overall by aligning with prime rates of 18 to 21 percent and stimulating lending.
Chicago area residents would face a 0.5 percent rise in the state income tax and a 0.8 percent hike in the regional corporate rate to fund free bus and rail service for six counties. Sen. Frank Savickas framed the plan as a rapid fix to the RTA’s finances, noting Gov. Thompson has not yet offered a solution.
Gregory L. Coler, head of the Department of Children and Family Services, endorses an Illinois bill to add a capital murder type for premeditated child abuse. The move follows the January beating death of 5 year old Alan Madden in Quincy, amid agency staffing failures and renewed abuse reports. Coler acknowledged past agency bungling, fired two workers, demoted two, and suspended three. He also traveled to Quincy to sign a pact with police to ensure joint investigations of future abuses.
Rep. Michael F. McClain of Quincy introduced a package aimed at overhauling child abuse foster care and adoption handling. The plan would make failure to report abuse a misdemeanor, require protective service units to hire an experienced investigator and a nurse, and authorize DCFS to obtain criminal records of suspected abusers.
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