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likelihood that she just walked away is not a high probability at this he said. Bennett said his department has at least eight detectives assigned to the case. FBI agents also are assisting. respond to every issue or concern that we Bennett said. things that we have done have turned up Police have searched property owned by Craig family in Upper Peninsula and talked to his sister in Iowa.

They have also investigated Lisa use of a Web site to find a female workout partner and conducted voluntary and court-ordered searches of the Plainfield home on Redstar Drive. Bennett said that in recent days the nature of information provided to police has changed, coming more often in the form of theories and advice. An increase in the reward to $50,000 has not resulted in more tips to police, he said. The chief said he understands why people turn to psychics in trying times. very skeptical, I guess, of psychics and their predictions, but at the same time, can sympa- thize with family members and friends who are doing everything they can to try to find he said.

family, which has led a television, print and Internet campaign to find her, had mixed emotions about findings. problem was that it was on the news immediately, before anybody knew Greenberg said. meant I had to phone all of the family and let them know. That was very difficult, but in a case like this, it is to be expected that there will be false The bones reports brought relief and sadness some ways, you hope they have found something because then it would be Greenberg said. need to find her one way or another.

We just need to Kim Young, the friend who spotted the bones at the park, said she will continue looking for Stebic.She searched again Wednesday with seven other people. came out here on a she said, referring to search. else is doing anything. We are just looking for closure. I miss her.

She is such a great person. To have her vanish like that is horrible. Whatever we can do to help find her, what we are going to Family members appreciate commitment to trying to find her. heart is exactly in the right Greenberg said. You are not going to stop her from looking.

This state park is a large place. The Stebic family went fishing there. not a bad place to look. The more eyes and ears the MISSING: Friends to continue their search CONTINUEDFROMPAGE1 is such a great person. To have her vanish like that is horrible.

Whatever we can do to help find her, what we are going to Kim Young, friend of Lisa Stebic who need state assistance, would be hurt and warned that state workers may not receive paychecks in early July if the budget negotiations remained at an impasse. Madigan acknowledged his budget plan is not balanced, but only in the He said the state could correct any deficiencies by drawing down an anticipated $1.2 billion end-of-year balance and carefully managing other spending. He said the state still would have $900 million in the bank under his budget, an amount that is than Blagojevich aides said budget would be hundreds of millions of dollars short once bills are paid. Blagojevich and Jones lost a bid to add billions to the budget when the House Gaming Committee voted 20-2 against their proposal to authorize a land- based casino in Chicago and add three riverboats in suburbs. Even the House sponsor, Rep.

Lou Lang (D-Skokie), voted against the legislation, saying it failed to give enough help to horse racing. Lang said he will the dust before he decides whether to push his own gambling bill. Blagojevich and Jones have pushed for more funds to bolster schools and launch the plan for a state-subsidized health-care system. Now Mayor Richard Daley may be invited to a summit. Madigan suggested inviting the mayor when discussions include special taxing districts.

office said the mayor has expressed interest in meeting with lawmakers. The antipathy toward budget efforts was expressed in the House by one of his toughest critics, Rep. Jack Franks (D-Woodstock), who said the governor spent more time jogging in Chicago than working in Springfield. In a scathing broadside, Franks lashed out at Blagojevich for refusing to explain why his campaign fund has been subpoenaed by federal authorities, an issue brought to light by the Tribune, and why the governor has failed to push for ethics reforms, including his own dormant plan that he vowed would the reason the governor is not pounding his bully pulpit is because he Franks said. Deputy Gov.

Sheila Nix disputed assertions, saying the governor and his aides work every day on budget matters. BUDGET: Governor says proposal is lacking CONTINUEDFROMPAGE1 By Gary Washburn Tribune staff reporter Mayor Richard proposal to overhaul the police Office of Professional Standards hit a snag Wednesday when four aldermen who contended the plan go far enough delayed a City Council vote. They used a parliamentary maneuver to buy time to push for more extensive reforms, including giving the office the power to investigate allegations of police coercion of witnesses and suspects. have been concerns about police misconduct for years, and there really never was an attempt to form a more independent said Ald. Joe Moore (49th), who helped engineer the delay.

of a sudden, the mayor proposes something and in a couple of weeks it is considered a done deal. I thought it was important to take a deep breath and look at it more Over its long and controversial history, critics have contended that the Office of Professional Standards has failed to root out officers guilty of brutality and other abuses and sometimes has served as a protective buffer for renegades in the Police Department. Daley, spurred by two recent incidents of off-duty officers caught on videotape allegedly brutalizing civilians, has proposed separating the office from the department, requiring its director to report to the mayor, mandating timely investigations and making public the summaries of the probes. Moore was joined in his maneuver by Ald. Howard Brookins Jr.

(21st) and two newly elected council members, Ald. Bob Fioretti (2d) and Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd). Their action puts pressure on Daley to do more. this is the whole the mayor said after the meeting, insisting he was not disappointed by the failure of his measure to win immediate approval.

is the first volley. There are going to be additions, changes and other But Daley was not specific in how far he would bend or on what issues. think coercion ought to be said Fioretti, who cited a long list of criminal cases that have been thrown out of court because of false confes- sions. add to lawsuits, those add to liability, those add to the people of the city of Chicago paying he said. Fioretti, a lawyer, represented LaFonso Rollins, who spent 11 years in prison for the rape of an elderly woman before DNA evidence exonerated him in 2004.

Rollins received a $9 million settlement from the city in January. Rollins, who read or write, signed multiple confessions, Fioretti said. happened he asked. took any Fioretti called for hearings and more want to be back here in three or four years going over it again because we missed something we could have tightened he said. Others have contended that the labor contract with the Fraternal Order of Police, including one provision that prevents all past complaints against an officer from being considered in an investigation, would undermine the ability of the revamped OPS to bring about real reform.

The contract is up for renegotiation soon and want to make sure that when the law is in place, has to accept what the full City Council has Brookins said. Some critics have questioned the independence of a Office of Professional Standards if its chief reports to the mayor. should it be, the Daley retorted when asked about their concern. are my responsibility. Why police be my responsibility? Who are you going to give it to, an Meanwhile, in other council action, 14 aldermen signed on to measures that would repeal last controversial council ban on the sale of foie gras.

Restaurateur Rick Bayless voiced support for the reversal. think if we repeal it quickly, it will just be a blip in Bayless told reporters. A judge on Tuesday threw out a restaurant industry challenge to the ordinance. Daley plan to revamp police panel hits bump Should motorists pay a toll for the privilege of driving in central business district? Ald. Edward Burke (14th) believes a good time to raise the question.

Burke on Wednesday introduced a resolution calling for a City Council hearing on the feasibility of levying a on drivers who set tire downtown. it reduce pollution? Can it reduce traffic? Can it raise a revenue stream to help out the beleaguered Burke asked. certainly a very complicated issue and one that should not be rushed into. But I thought that as long as London is doing it, as long as New York is it, perhaps it is an idea that Chicago ought to How much would be charged and how would tolls be collected are the types of information the alderman hopes to gather. Gary Washburn Ald.

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