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December
2009
PONTIAC -- Efforts are under way
to restore the last remaining house in Livingston County
that has a tie to Abraham Lincoln.
The Livingston County Historical
Society wants to extensively remodel the Jason W.
Strevell house, 401 W. Livingston St., which was an
apartment building before the society bought it a year
ago.
Society member Donovan Gardner
said the group wants to bring the house back to its
original glory.
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(Photo courtesy - Robert
Themer)
Rather than talking of closing the
Kankakee Minimum Security Unit of the Dwight women's
prison, the Illinois Department of Corrections should be
developing a strategic, long-range plan for prison
operations, state Sen. Dan Rutherford, R-Pontiac, said
Thursday.
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Rutherford reminds veterans’ children about University
of Illinois Tuition Waiver
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 9, 2009/rd
PONTIAC, IL – State Senator Dan Rutherford
(R-Pontiac) reminds students who are the children of
veterans to apply for the
University of Illinois’ Children of Veterans Tuition
Waiver.
Students need to
apply before March 1, 2010 and
video footage about the waiver program can be found
on
Senator Rutherford’s YouTube channel. For further
information, go to the
University of Illinois' Web site or call the
Office of Student Financial Aid at 1-217-333-0100.
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(Photo
Courtesy Assoc. Press)
State Sen. Dan Rutherford has a
good idea to put more money in the state coffers -- and
it would benefit Livingston County, too.
Rutherford, a Republican from
Chenoa, has suggested selling the warden's home, which
is in a residential area of Pontiac.
The suggestions were made in a
letter to Gov. Pat Quinn that calls into question the
practice of the state providing residences for wardens.
Selling the state-owned warden's
home -- which Warden Guy Pierce isn't living in anyway
-- would put it back on local tax rolls. That means
local taxing districts, from Livingston County to
Pontiac to school districts, would benefit from
increased tax revenue.
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(Pantagraph file photo/Tony
Sapochetti)
Pantagraph Editorial
Board
We’re still waiting for a
comprehensive study of the state’s prison facilities,
outlining how they can be put to best use and how to
save money without compromising safety.
Although talk of closing Pontiac
prison faded with the departure of former Gov. Rod
Blagojevich, the idea of closing certain prisons seems
to pop up periodically no matter who is governor —
generally with little or no detailed analysis, other
than political analysis.
At one time, then Gov. George Ryan
proposed closing Vienna Correctional Center in southern
Illinois. In addition to Pontiac in 2004 and 2008,
Blagojevich also threatened at one time to close
Vandalia Correctional Center and Stateville prison near
Joliet.
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