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For Cass, Champaign, Christian, DeWitt,
Fulton, Logan, Macon, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Piatt, Sangamon,
Schuyler, Scott, Vermilion Counties including the cities of
Beardstown, Canton, Champaign, Clinton, Danville, Decatur, Havana,
Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville, Virginia and Winchester:
Winter storm warning through tonight
along & north of I-72
Occasional snow will occur into
tonight. The snow could be heavy at times this afternoon and could
be mixed with sleet early Between 2 and 4 inches of snow will
accumulate this afternoon with a storm total of 6 – 10 inches before
diminishing by day break Sunday.
Considerable blowing and drifting of
snow will persist through tonight. Visibilities will be treduced to
a half mile or less at times in the snow.
Any travel is strongly discouraged.
Use extreme caution if travel is unavoidable.
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For Knox, Marshall, McLean, Peoria,
Stark, Tazewell, Woodford Counties including the cities of
Bloomington, Eureka, Galesburg, Lacon, Lewistown, Mason City,
Pekin and Peoria:
Winter storm warning through this
evening along and north of I-74
Snow will continue to accumulate across
the region today. 2 to 4 inches of snow will accumulate this
afternoon with an accumulation of of 8 – 12 inches by midnight.
Considerable blowing and drifting of snow will persist into the
evening even as the accumulating snows subside. Visibilities will
be reduced to a half mile of less at times in the snow.
A winter storm warning is issued when
severe winter weather is expected to occur. Heavy snow is forecast
to accumulate in the affected areas causing hazardous driving
conditions. Those with travel plans in the warning area are advised
to choose an alternate route or should use extreme caution if travel
is unavoidable.
Any travel is strongly discouraged. If
you leave the safety of being indoors you are putting your life at
risk.
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For Clark, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar,
Moultrie and Shelby counties, including the cities of Charleston,
Marshall, Mattoon, Paris, Shelbyville, Sullivan, Toledo and Tuscola:
Winter weather advisory through
tonight between I-72 and I-70
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet
will change to snow during this afternoon and continue tonight.
Between 1 and 2 inches of snow will accumulate this afternoon, with
a storm total of 3 to 50 inches expected by daybreak Sunday.
Considerable blowing and drifting of snow will develop this
afternoon and continue tonight. Visibilities will also be reduced
to a half-mile or less at times in snow.
A winter weather advisory is normally
issued for a variety of winter weather conditions such as snow,
blowing snow, sleet, freezing rain and extreme wind chills. While
the weather will be significant, the word advisory implies that
severe winter weather is not anticipated,
with
mainly an inconvenience to travel resulting.
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For Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper,
Lawrence and Richland counties, including the cities of Effingham,
Flora, Lawrenceville, Newton, Olney and Robinson:
Winter weather advisory through
Sunday morning south of I-70
Scattered rain showers will change to
sleet and freezing rain south of I-70 during this afternoon, then
change to snow during tonight. Ice accumulations should stay less
than a quarter-inch. The mixture of snow and sleet will change over
to all snow tonight, with 1 to 3 inches expected to accumulate by
noon Sunday.
A winter weather advisory is normally
issued for a variety of winter weather conditions such as snow,
blowing snow, sleet, freezing rain and extreme wind chills. While
the weather will be significant, the word advisory implies that
severe winter weather is not anticipated, with mainly an
inconvenience to travel resulting.
[11:15 a.m. Saturday news
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In leading the advancement office at
the college, Campbell will create and implement long- and short-term
plans for fund-raising, board and volunteer development, and alumni
and parent relations. As a member of the president's senior staff,
he will provide overall management for budgeting, staff supervision,
evaluation, training and development, and recruitment.
Campbell expressed enthusiasm about his
appointment. "It is truly an honor to work for such a fine
institution and administration," he explained. "That said, there is
much to be done in terms of fund-raising and development. I look
forward to implementing new strategies with President Schilling to
expand upon the vision of Lincoln College."
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Prior to this position, John Campbell
served as vice president for development at MacMurray College in
Jacksonville since 1990. He was director of development at Knox
College in Galesburg from 1987 to 1990 and held other positions
there beginning in 1984. Previously he worked as a business manager
and a school psychologist.
Campbell
holds both a master's and bachelor's degree in psychology from
Western Illinois University.
[Lincoln College press
release]
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“A new
way of doing business -- one that is governed by greater
accountability, more scrutiny and responsible spending -- is just as
necessary within higher education as it is within high levels of
government,” he said.
Speaking
at a news conference at the Walter Payton School in Chicago,
Blagojevich criticized a system marked by increases in tuition rates
and administrative costs, coupled with cuts in assistance to
students.
He also
cited several examples of “wasteful spending” that showed “an utter
lack of accountability,” such as individual restaurant bills that
could cover a student's full room and board for a semester and a
trustee's chartered flight from Chicago to Urbana that could pay a
full year's tuition at the University of
Illinois.
Blagojevich announced the following steps Thursday:
First,
Blagojevich is directing the
Illinois State Board of Higher Education to deliver within 30
days a strategic plan to reduce administrative costs at the state's
nine public universities.
Given
the increases in administrative staffing and pay, he said that
savings could be made immediately -- without impacting the quality
of students' education.
He said
that his
Bureau of the Budget would work with the board to develop the
report.
Second,
he is calling for a separate plan from the board, focusing on
additional savings that can be achieved through new creative,
business-like approaches -- such as joint purchasing power and
cooperative ventures among the schools.
Blagojevich is also demanding a change in the way budgets have been
presented. “I want detailed, itemized state university budgets,” he
said, replacing the lump-sum budgets currently used.
He said
that he supported legislation drafted by state Reps. Rica Slone and
Kevin Joyce and Sens. Miguel del Valle and Jeff Schoenberg that
would achieve the change.
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“Changing the way budgets are approved is part of a larger effort to
bring more accountability to the system,” he said.
Blagojevich is asking for an end to the distribution of free tickets
to lawmakers, and to the governor and his staff, for university
football games and other sporting events.
“If we
want to see the game, we can pay for our tickets,” he said.
He also
called for the elimination of the current legislative scholarship
program. “In their place, let's create scholarships based on need
and merit,” he said.
Blagojevich placed immediate limits on travel, meal and
entertainment expenses by university officials and faculty.
He is
calling for all state university travel, lodging and meal expenses
to be brought under the same rules that govern other state employees
under the Travel Control Boards. This would require the use of
government rates on hotels and flights -- and pre-approval for such
spending.
He also
is calling for an immediate halt to all charter flights by
university trustees -- an area of high spending frequently cited in
the past.
Blagojevich said that in the weeks ahead he will be visiting cities
around the state, asking parents and students to join in this
effort.
He added
that these reforms were in the best interests of the universities.
“By
taking these steps -- by demanding accountability, by finding
administrative savings -- we will ensure and enhance these schools'
ability to fulfill their core mission: educating our young people,”
he said.
“These
are exceptional universities,” Blagojevich added. “With these
reforms, I believe, they will be even better.”
[Illinois
Government News Network
press release] |
