East St. Louis buys 23 more police cars despite officer shortfall
East St. Louis police, with 61 officers, have added 15 cars and plan 23 more, boosting a 108-vehicle fleet amid funding gaps. Chief Delbert Marion warns layoffs of up to 23 officers may occur next year as a $610,474 block grant funds equipment only while seeking HUD support for three additional officers. surplus cars may be auctioned after new vehicles arrive.
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Ryan appoints six member panel to lead Lincoln library search
Governor George Ryan named a six member panel to conduct a national search for a director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield. The move follows concerns about politics influencing the project and includes Abbott Laboratories chairman Miles White and Field Museum president John as panel members.
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Mood on campus shows mixed signals over library project
Campus scene at Allen Hall Urbana shows a Soviet flag and U S and U K flags with a distressed symbol flag placed in a dorm window. Prominent figures involve McCarter Charles Cullen Lonnie Bunch Deborah Leff Henry Biewen. Governor vetoed bills about library control and administration remains in question.
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Mayor's guards under scrutiny in East St. Louis
East St. Louis mayor Debra Powell is escorted by a police officer amid concerns of crime and staff shortages. Powell says she has been threatened and vandalized while Florissant’s ex-chief Robert Lowery supports protection, while county leaders question daily bodyguards as taxpayer waste.
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Hastert pushes Reagan boyhood home to historic site
House Speaker Dennis Hastert advances a bill to designate Ronald Reagan's Dixon boyhood home a national historic site. The plan seeks federal acquisition from the Reagan Boyhood Foundation with no feasibility study, amid budget doubts and Interior Department concerns over park costs. The CBO estimates purchase at 400000 while supporters tout preserving Reagan's legacy.
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