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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 2001
Page
3
Lorenzo Fayne, 30, pleaded guilty in St. Clair Circuit Court to murdering Faith Davis 17 Glenda Jones 17 Fallon Flood 9 and Latandra Dean 14. The plea aimed to avoid death penalty and reduce trials.
A two day whistle stop tour through 12 cities began in the Quad Cities and ended at Harriet Island, St Paul. The event promotes a historic 1854 Mississippi journey and highlights nearly 3 billion dollars in investments to revitalize the upper Mississippi region.
EAST ST LOUIS AP A hastily called hearing was held to probe claims that former Belleville financier James R. Gibson tried to intimidate U S District Judge G Patrick Murphy. Prosecutors say Gibson may have conspired with an inmate to dig up dirt on Murphy s family as Murphy prepares to preside over Gibson s fraud and money laundering trial.
DeAndre Perkins, 26, was sentenced to 50 years in prison by St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien for the May 2000 killing of Kenneth Long. Long’s body was found in the ticket booth of an abandoned drive-in theater in East St. Louis. Perkins plans to appeal the sentence.
Ten Dunlap High student athletes, mostly varsity football players, face allegations they violated the school athletic code by attending a party where alcohol was served. They will take polygraph tests as parents hire counsel to challenge the policy. The district superintendent names the policy and location near Peoria, Illinois. Separately, a Senate Judiciary panel endorsed Patrick Fitzgerald for U.S. attorney for northern Illinois.
CHICAGO AP Gov. George Ryan acknowledged breaking his 1998 campaign pledge not to support a new runway at O'Hare. He defended the change as necessary, noting other shifts in policy on taxes, gambling, abortion, and the death penalty, while critics call them betrayals.
Illinois public health officials say 355 suspected anthrax samples were sent to state labs by police and FBI this week, with 70 received by Monday. All tests in Illinois have been negative so far, but fear grows as other regions report contamination.
Jerry DiSalvo a 57 year old contractor was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of house arrest for paying kickbacks to a state official for remodeling jobs at two drivers licensing centers in South Holland and Melrose Park. He cooperated with prosecutors aiding the case against others including Chicago area licensing center manager Larry Hall. Hall pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing.
Grand Victoria Casino faces a 7.2 million dollar penalty from the Illinois Gaming Board for alleged mob ties and destroyed records after rejecting a previous $90,000 settlement offer. The board alleges ties to Bastone family and improper access controls. casino plans an appeal.
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