Day of prayer and budget notes headline roundup
Residents reflect through prayer as $40 000 Day of Prayer is noted on Page 1B. Also inside Whittington Franklin Bar honors West Frankfort women. Carterville business charged with fraud Murphysboro principal quashes school brawl rumors State governor returns $2 million to SIU budget Indictments lead to more Enron charges White House to compromise on dividend cuts Castro says U S wants to attack Cuba Barrier to help fish at Kinkaid Lake Dixie Chicks concert after Bush uproar Dear Abby meddling mother notes Weather art by local student and the day’s forecast and subscription info
Three men charged in jail escape plot in Pinckneyville
Perry County Sheriff says Jason Cook John Veach and Charles Lynch plotted a jail break at 6 am Saturday they sharpened a broom handle into a shank and drew up a jail map to pop doors and hostage a officer Their destinations included Arkansas and Canada as possible getaways and they practiced parts of the plan while jailed awaiting trial in November.
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Perry County
Keith Kellerman
Jason Cook
John Veach
Charles Lynch
Kellerman
Arkansas
Canada
Cook
Painter Named SIU Head Coach In Shakeup
Matt Painter, 32, was named Southern Illinois University head coach after Bruce Weber left to Illinois. Painter signed a four year deal worth 720000 with a six figure buyout, and will stay at SIU as Weber recommended him for the job. Painter, a Purdue alum, built his career through Illinois State and other programs before joining Weber’s staff, with sources noting he is a rising star in college basketball.
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Carbondale
Matt Painter
Bruce Weber
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Weber
University of Illinois
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Ilinois
Salukis
Illinois
Paul Kowalczyk
Matt
Kowalczyk
Matt Painter Hired as University of Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach
Matt Painter, 32, the second-youngest men's basketball coach hired by the university, accepted the Illinois job after SIUC offered him a four-year contract with a buyout. A Muncie Indiana native, Painter played at Purdue from 1989 to 1993 under head coach Gene Keady, appearing in three NCAA Tournaments and one NIT, with Bruce Weber as one of the Boilermakers’ assistants and slated to join Weber at Illinois before the SIUC offer.
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Gene Keady
Weber
Boilermakers
Matt
Keady
Painter
Washington and Jefferson
Virginia
Barton College
North Carolina
Eastern Illinois
Matt Painter
Salukis
Bruce Weber
University of Illinois
SIUC
Muncie
Ind
Woolard votes no to RLCD audit in Illinois bill
Sen. Larry Woolard of Carterville cast the deciding vote against a measure directing the state auditor general to audit the Rend Lake Conservancy District. The stalled legislation would have required an internal financial and program audit amid protests over district spending on legal fees. The vote halted the state led audit plan.
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Whittington
Rend Lake
Woolard
Carterville
Bush states major combat operations in Iraq have ended
Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq have ended and that the United States and its allies have prevailed. He said the effort would continue against terrorists and warned of future actions against any nation linked to terrorism.
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Bush
United States
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Hoffman drops plan to split SIU into two boards
Rep. Jay Hoffman announced he is withdrawing legislation to divide Southern Illinois University into Carbondale and Edwardsville with separate boards. He cited potential annual costs of 2 to 2.5 million dollars and a desire to avoid risk in a large deficit year. Hoffman still favors eliminating the SIU president’s office to save money, but not if it endangers the university’s unity. See Hoffman on page 2A.
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Jay Hoffman
SIU
Springfield
Southern Illinois University
D-Collinsville
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Hoffman
James Walker
SIU President Walker sidelined by cancer treatment
SIU President James Walker stays home for outpatient prostate cancer treatment, missing a February budget hearing and about a week of work. Duane Stucky says he filled in at the hearing and expects Walker to remain off work for another week.
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Southern Illinois University
James Walker
Walker
Illinois House
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