Bowen could host a Harrisburg prison by year end
State plans for two 750 bed prisons leave Bowen Developmental Center off the list but local Rep. Robert Winchester says Bowen could become a 200 to 300 bed facility if Harrisburg residents push for a prison. He notes Dixon Mental Health Center will likely close and aims for petitions to prompt governor approval. If petitions reach Thompson soon, conversion could begin before September with inmates by January 1983.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
A.L. Bowen
Harrisburg
Bowen
Robert Winchester
R-Rosiclare
Winchester
Rep
C.L. McCormack
Vienna
Thompson
SIUC budget cuts hit several colleges and programs
SIU Carbondale faces a $2.3 million reduction for fiscal 1983 under Gov. Thompson funding, with lighter cuts in Liberal Arts due to projected enrollments. College of Communications and Fine Arts trims about $207,000, closing a WUSI-TV technician slot and eliminating several staff roles, while coordinated shifts in Liberal Arts and Basic Skills roles ease some losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
James Thompson
College of Liberal Arts
College of Communications and Fine Arts
Center For Basic Skills
Jewell Friend
SIUC
John Guyon
James Light
Guyon
Light
Wusi-Tv
Olney
Wsiu-Tv
Carbondale
New Plant Considers Christopher for Prefab Earth Homes Site
A firm planning a prefab earth home plant weighing 20 to 100 workers is eyeing Christopher as a site. Christopher Area Rural Health Planning Corp official Jerry Cummings confirmed contact about a month ago. The city may apply for an Illinois grant to aid site development with possible land purchase via the Chamber of Commerce if funding permits. Deadline to apply is June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher
Jerry Cummings
Christopher Area Rural Health Planning Corp
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Cummings
Max Heinzman
Chamber of Commerce
Cats May Get Leash Law In Grand Tower
Grand Tower may add cats to its leash rules after residents questioned dog ticketing amid a crackdown on unchained dogs. Mayor Bernard Clover said council will consider amending the ordinance to cover felines while noting a store owner, Dennis Keller, who was stabbed last month, is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Grand Tower
Bernard Clover
Clover
Dennis Keller
Keller
Anna-Jonesboro board reprimands two staff for confrontation
A three hour closed session of the Anna-Jonesboro High School District 81 board resulted in a reprimand for two employees over a confrontation at the school. The meeting also named a special search committee for coaching vacancies and re hired several athletic staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Anna-Jonesboro
John Beanland
Bill Jackson
Ron Garner
Benton seeks rail spur to industrial park
Benton Mayor Leland L Brown reports Missouri Pacific officials will estimate the cost of a rail spur to Benton Industrial Park where an unnamed manufacturer, hiring six to 15 people, is considering locating A spur cost is projected at 45 to 100 dollars per foot with a park boundary 33 feet from the tracks The city is one of two finalists for the site and the company learned of Benton through a New York manufacturing conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Benton
Leland L. Brown
Brown
Illinois 14
New York City
Marion denies rezoning for homes to host businesses
Marion Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously denied two requests to rezone residential homes at 1010 N. Madison Street and 802 N. Van Buren Street to the business secondary zone. City Treasurer Ron Joyner said the parcels would constitute spot zoning and break city policy, as no nearby properties shared the same plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Marion Planning and Zoning Commission
Wayne Tate
Madison St
Tate
Frances Denis
van Buren St
Denis
Commission
Ron Joyner
Joyner
Marion chamber backs renewal of EDS contract
The Greater Marion Area Chamber of Commerce endorsed renewing the federal Medicaid and Medicare claims processing contract with EDS Federal Corp. Dallas based firm expects to add 50 to 60 jobs while current staffing stands at 232. Officials defend performance amid criticism from Illinois congressmen, noting fast processing times and cost advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave DeWitte
Greater
Marion Area
Marion
Larry Bryant
Des Plaines
Springfield
Bryant
Chamber
Coalition urges end to death penalty in Illinois
The Southern Illinois Coalition Against the Death Penalty and Amnesty International rallied at SIU Carbondale to press abolition. Speakers argued the system is racist and irreversible, while addressing alternatives to protect victims and noting pending executions of Cornelius Bobby Lewis and Dickie Gaines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois Coalition
Amnesty International
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Illinois
Cornelius
Bobby
Lewis
U.S. Supreme Court
Decatur
Dickie Gaines
Gaines
Chicago
Earl Stibitz
SIUC
Stibitz
Blue
Illinois Supreme Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dixon
Department of Corrections
Bowen Center
Jerry Lower
Richard Short
Brush School
West Main Street
Carbondale Public Library
Anna-Jonesboro Board
Ralph Kelly
John Sipe
Carroll Belcher
Mike Rude
Milt Jung
Rude
Bob Shoemaker
Kathy Kelly
Bill Schildknecht
Jill Pearce
John Murray
Dawna Blandford
Charles McCann
Bill Halter
Fred Chamness
Tri-County
Anna Mental Health Center
Bowen Developmental Center
Kelly
Ben Gelman
Marion Chamber
EDS
Robert Butler
Paul Simon
D-Makanda
Coalition
Jan Susler
Menard
Ms. Susler
Randy Blue
Supreme Court
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