SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that laid-off tenured teachers in Chicago do not have a right to be rehired later. The 5-2 ruling Friday came after budget cuts in 2010 forced the city to lay off nearly 1,300 teachers. The Chicago Board of Education later recalled about 715 tenured teachers. But the Chicago Teachers Union sued when laid-off tenured instructors did not get first dibs on other open positions. The court ruled the school board's layoff and rehiring procedures do not mimic those in other districts and state law does not require preference for out-of-work tenured teachers. Spokesmen for the school board and union did not immediately respond to requests. - http://goo.gl/bcsvj
Friday, February 17, 2012
Marion County Police Beat for Friday, February 17th, 2012
A 59-year-old Mt. Vernon man was being held Friday morning in the Marion County Jail for being an intoxicated pedestrian. Ernie Whipple of North Cherryville Road was taken into custody by Marion County Sheriff's Deputies. 25-year-old Jesse Gilbret of East 15th Street in Centralia was taken to the Marion County Jail on a Centralia ordinance violation for possession of drug paraphernalia and on an outstanding Marion County warrant for domestic battery. Three others remained in jail Friday morning on outstanding warrants. Both 19-year-old Colby Wood of West 16th Street in Wamac and 37-year-old Michelle Halbrook of West Broadway in Centralia were arrested by Central City Police on outstanding misdemeanor warrants. 38-year-old Amy Jones of Martin Luther King Drive in Centralia was arrested by Centralia Police on outstanding Marion and Clinton County warrants. 19-year-old Caleb Webster of Radio Tower Road in Salem was arrested by Salem Police during an early morning traffic stop for violation of the O tolerance law and for illegal consumption of liquor by a minor. 28-year-old Jason Lewis of Lovell Street in Salem posted $150 bond and was released for driving on a suspended license. Salem Police are investigating the theft of some drilling parts over the past few weeks from PJ Repair on West Blair Street. - http://goo.gl/UyFx7
Big Powerball Jackpot Raises $14.5M for Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The run up to last week's Powerball jackpot raised $14.5 million for Illinois schools, roads and bridges. Illinois Lottery officials announced Thursday that as the jackpot grew to $336 million, sales of lottery tickets also grew. Sales reached nearly $10,000 per minute during the evening of February 11th. Drawing-to-drawing sales grew during the last two drawings by 41-percent and 61-percent. In Illinois, the total Powerball sales for the jackpot totaled $34.6 million. Nearly $15 million in sales were during the last two drawings, when the announced jackpot was $250 million and $325 million, respectively. The largest jackpot in U.S. history was $390 million in March 6th, 2007, when two winning Mega Millions tickets were sold in Georgia and New Jersey. - http://goo.gl/d9dxA
Caterpillar Picks Georgia For New Plant
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal confirmed that Caterpillar plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Georgia, a project company officials say will create more than 4,200 U.S. jobs. Caterpillar said in a statement Friday morning that its planned one-million-square-foot-facility near Athens is expected to directly employ 1,400 workers once it's fully operational. Company officials said they estimate the project will create another 2,800 full-time jobs in the U.S. among suppliers and at other companies. Deal said in a statement that Georgia's business climate offers the logistics, workforce, speed and efficiency that global industries such as Caterpillar are looking for. At a Friday morning news conference at the Capitol, Deal described the project as the largest growth of new jobs in Georgia since a sprawling Kia Motors manufacturing facility was built. - http://goo.gl/yoG0O
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