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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 2002
Page
3
Springfield AP. Lawmakers set aside Gov. George Ryan’s sweeping plan and push a narrower reform as only three days remain in the fall session. Critics call it a band aid while Senate Republicans defend their approach as the viable path to change before January.
A 22-year-old Urbana man Richard Stevens received 50 years for second-degree murder in the June 4 death of Eric Jones 20 and aggravated battery with a firearm on Michael Roberts 20. Prosecutors said Stevens stole drugs prompting a confrontation with Roberts and friends and a prior gun encounter.
The Historymakers project in Chicago records first person narratives from black Americans from famed actors Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee to lesser known figures like George Leighton and Alonzo Pettie. Executive director Julieanna Richardson says the archive aims to capture the depth of the African-American experience across generations and communities.
The state’s plan to spend 18 million to buy 200000 square feet near the Capitol appears dead. The Bicentennial Building sale faced high asks, while Lincoln Tower and a Lottery building deal are under review amid budget pressures and scrutiny of large buys in Gov. Ryan’s final days.
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