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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 2012
Page
1
West Frankfort police led a six month surveillance operation that resulted in the indictment of 18 suspects in a large drug operation. Police Chief Jeff Tharp said covert narcotics investigations began late in 2011 with controlled cocaine and pharmaceutical buys and extensive electronic, informant, and documentary work.
Harner, a Southeast Missouri State University senior from Dongola, won the 2012 Miss Herrin Festa Italiana Scholarship Pageant among 14 contestants. She aims to teach math in Southern Illinois, is daughter of Scott and Janet Harner, helps direct the Illinois Snow Angel Pageant, and volunteers at Angel Cove Maternity Home. She plans a summer trip to Virginia Beach to visit a best friend and assist her sister.
A 42 page John Howard Association report urges closing Tamms Correctional Center citing harsh isolation and mental health concerns. The Chicago group based its findings on visits to the 14 year old facility and interviews with inmates and staff, arguing closure benefits public safety and fiscal health. Page 2A note references Tamms results.
Matt Jones 19 pleaded guilty Monday to first degree murder in the September shooting death of 20 year old Deannta Spencer at Murphysboro. He faces 20 to 60 years in prison as prosecutors sought 45 to 85 years, citing use of a gun.
In Springfield, Democrats rolled out a 400 plus page amendment to reduce Medicaid spending by about 2 billion dollars, with cuts across programs, fraud safeguards, and eligibility guardrails. Aimed to pair with a proposed $1 cigarette tax raise to total a 2.7 billion reduction, said Sen. Heather Steans.
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