Burris Attacks Build Illinois Pledges Hartigan Run Hope
Burris raids Thompson Build Illinois as risky debt and shaky funding. He seeks Hartigan for governor or attorney general in 1986, says downstate inequality could hurt funding and bond ratings. Burris questions car tax use and pace of education reforms while urging careful financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Landis
Illinois
James Thompson
Roland Burris
Burris
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Thompson
Neil Hartigan
Hartigan
Robert Mandeville
Downstate
General Assembly
Benton Moves to Oust West Frankfort Aide over Seat
Benton commissioner Mundell faces a contest after Ed Perry filed a formal challenge in Franklin County Circuit Clerk's office. Hearing on the contest will occur within weeks, could affect council actions, and may require a special election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Benton
Herbert Mundell
Gale Dawson
Mundell
Ed Perry
Franklin County
Perry
Anti-apartheid protest sparks SIUC rally around Anthony Hall
A mainly student and faculty coalition at Southern Illinois University Carbondale staged a noon demonstration around Anthony Hall to press for divestment from South Africa. Organizers claim about 150 participants and 1.3 million in SIU Foundation investments linked to firms doing business in apartheid-era South Africa, though officials dispute the figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Weil
Southern Illinois
Anthony Hall
Southern Illinois University Foundation
South Africa
Siu-Carbondale
Siu-C Free South Africa
C. Thomas Busch
SIUC
Albert Somit
Jack Dyer
Siu-C
SIU Foundation
Rae Lewis
Centerre Trust Company
St. Louis
Foundation
Andrew Leighton
SIU Board of Trustees
Siu-Linked
Lewis
Maria Mootry
Luke Tripp
Mootry
Ronald Reagan
America
Derald Wright
Black Affairs Council
Wright
Shaw Illinois lags in economic transition says SIU leader
SIU Carbondale Chancellor Kenneth Shaw told the Faculty Senate that the nation and state are undergoing a long economic transition. Illinois has fallen from fourth to 11th in per capita income since 1979, and higher education faces competitiveness challenges. He urged reinforcing SIU values of care, opportunity, comprehensiveness, quality and service while targeting strengths such as the coal research program to attract scholars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Wells
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Kenneth Shaw
SIUC
Shaw
Illinois
SIU
Jackson County Courthouse Ramp Falls Short of Federal Mandate
Jackson County officials struggle to meet federal handicapped access mandates for Murphysboro courthouse. A newly built ramp is closed pending top railing to prevent wheelchair falls. supervision by a sheriff's deputy remains required for use. Officials estimate four to five weeks to obtain and install the railing as the remodeling, begun in 1979 80, nears completion amid past delays and prior failed accessibility attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Martin
Shawneetown
Martin
Mike Bethel
Gallatin County
Betty Jo
Rod Wolf
Charles Gauger
Galatia
Gauger
Ohio River
B.C
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Jackson County Board
Eugene Chambers
Chambers
Carbondale Officials Debate Development Needs
Carbondale officials weigh funding needs for Illinois Community Development Assistance Program at a public hearing. Key issues include higher paying jobs to reduce poverty, aging water treatment plant capacity, and upgrades at The Gathering Place senior center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Ilinois
Monty
Bill Tullar
DCCA
George Everingham
Council
Everingham
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Governor’s Mansion
Benton City
Robert Willis Lewis
Poulsen Funeral Home
Benton Township
Democratic Party
Charles E
Chuck”’ Seagle
Franklin County Board
Seagle
Dennis Hawkins
Heyder Computers
Dongola Lake
Wetang
Union County
Robert White
Robin Dillon
White
Darryl Rendleman
Sparks Siuc
Rical
Sivu
Pivest Now
John McCutchen
Jackson Courthouse
Willie Ivey
Ivey
Don Monty
Cedar Lake
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