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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2001
Page
3
Carthage students returned to class after teachers approved a tentative three year contract. The district’s 66 teachers had been on strike since October 4. A bargaining session ended with a 43 to 1 vote to return to work.
Peoria city leaders vote 6 to 5 to rename a south side street Richard Pryor Place amid debate over the comedian’s raunchy legacy and past issues. In Edwardsville the Madison County garbage strike ends with raises but no paid sick days for Midland Waste workers. Justice Stevens toasts Bush at Chicago awards luncheon after dissent. Midwest Generation plant workers approve prior contract and return after 15 weeks away.
Illinois Department of Public Aid says 253000 dollars paid to Anexsys LLC for a child support software project failed to meet needs. The contract ended last winter after tests showed slow data fixes, with clerks now entering data directly into the system to improve reliability and promptness of payments.
The House panel examining problems in the child support system will hold a public meeting Wednesday Oct. 17 at John A. Logan College in Carterville. The session in the Crisp Room runs from 1 to 4 p.m. to allow testimony from those who receive services. SI Springfield Bureau
Springfield officials report a new state plan to alert the Illinois State Board of Education earlier when districts face dire finances. Deputy Finance Superintendent Gary Ey says the system aims to put all facts out there to avoid risking referendums. Decatur officials testified last spring about monetary problems not appearing on the watch list, hindering tax increase support.
Officials testified last spring that despite serious monetary issues they did not appear on the states financial watch list. The plan expands a financial report card for 2000 2001 based on district reports with decisions to be refined by Linda Rafanello chair of the financial advisory committee.
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