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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 2012
Page
1
Carbondale Mayor Joel Fritzler, in office a bit over a year, juggles budget and pension issues while balancing a full time SIU job. His City Hall remains sparsely decorated as crises and learning on the job consume much of his week.
BECKY MALKOVICH reports on a West Frankfort family honoring their son, born with Down syndrome and autism, with a small ceremony. The 21-year-old nontraditional graduate faced concerns about signs of disruption, yet his parents and community supported a quiet, inclusive moment after the Frankfort Community High School Class of 2012 ceremony.
A 28 year old man was killed in an early morning house fire on Logan Street in Marion. Firefighters arrived to find the structure fully engulfed and a person inside. The Marion Fire Department and Williamson County Coroner's Office are investigating.
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan proposed three amendments to House Bill 3637 to divert revenue from the Corporate Personal Property Replacement Tax from local governments to the Teachers' Retirement System to cover pension costs. The move could strip hundreds of millions from local schools and government bodies statewide.
State Rep Brandon Phelps says SB 1064 would bar governments from contracting private firms to run detention centers and could shut down the Tri County Detention Center in Ullin. The measure, passed the Senate 34 to 17, would halt a private facility housing federal immigration detainees and inmates from Alexander, Pulaski and Union counties, reshaping state detention operations.
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