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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 2002
Page
3
Former Mayor Jerry Genova received a five year prison term and a 12,500 dollar fine for racketeering after taking kickbacks and steering city workers to campaign on city time. He must report June 19 and faces three years probation.
The defendant Joseph Konopka, 25, charged with storing deadly cyanide in Chicago's subway system, waives a bond hearing. Federal Magistrate Edward A. Bobrick calls him an extreme danger to the community and would not grant bond even if requested. Konopka is returned to the Metropolitan Correctional Center after the brief appearance.
A nine month study of Chief Illiniwek found no compromise could resolve the dispute over the mascot. The Illinois Board of Trustees received a report proposing two options: retire the Chief and replace the symbol or keep the Chief with changes. The board did not vote, and debate is expected to continue.
A Chicago judge ordered preservation of all evidence and records in the Hancock Center scaffolding disaster to aid investigators for victims families. The suit names Shorenstein Co and AMS Architectural Technologies withBeeche Systems Corp and Prime Staging for safety failures. Nanatta Cameron’s husband Harvey Cameron is also represented in a related suit.
A Brown Line train struck a taxi at street level in Chicago sending two men aged 28 and 26 to Illinois Masonic Hospital in good condition. Police received the 11 20 a.m. call and CTA and hospital spokespeople confirmed injuries in the cab and to a train passenger.
Isaac E. Richardson a 52 year old retired admiral was named the federal security director at O'Hare International Airport The appointment announced by Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta followed a swearing in for Richardson and other security directors created after the September 11 attacks He will oversee passenger baggage and cargo screening and protection of aircraft and secure airport areas Richardson previously served as programmer in charge of aircraft carrier maintenance modernization and overhauls reporting to the director of naval air warfare
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