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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 2004
Page
1
Column notes a backer of Blagojevich awarded a state contract, highlighting political connections and contract awarding practices. The item is brief and centered on the decision's implications for state government ethics and influence.
Paula Jane Williams, 35, was arrested by Benton police after an investigation into alleged offenses including child pornography, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation of a child. Each charge carries prison ranges from two to five years, one to three years, and six to thirty years respectively.
Williamson County reports Herrin expects its first dividend from a new 1 cent sales tax enacted after home rule. Mayor Vic Ritter cites projected January through April yields of 60 000 to 70 000 and outlines uses to pay loans, fund infrastructure, and emergency services while noting declines in state tax shares and loss of a photoprocessing tax and landfill impact. He promotes home rule as economic development and local control.
Former congressman Glenn Poshard was named chairman of the Southern Illinois University board of trustees at Thursday’s SIUC Student Center meeting. He succeeds Molly D Esposito who resigned in February amid ethics conflicts. D Esposito had announced her departure in December. Poshard, longtime SIU ally, began his tenure by overseeing a discussion on tuition increases and thanked board colleagues for their trust.
Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes said the Democratic nomination race for U S Senate has narrowed to two contenders, Barack Obama and Hynes, during a stop in Carbondale. He dismissed a Tribune poll showing him trailing Obama as unreliable and volatile.
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