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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Frontier Airlines confirms interest in B-N market
Airlines (4)
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Airports (4)
BLOOMINGTON -- Frontier Airlines confirmed its interest in the Twin City market Friday, and Bloomington Mayor Steve Stockton said Washington, D.C., and Denver are "high-priority destinations" for any new carrier. Frontier could receive up to $450,000 in incentives if it opts ...
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Quinn backs raising dropout age to 18
Education--Elementary and Secondary (36)
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Quinn, Governor (44)
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ high school dropout age would rise to 18 under a plan Gov. Pat Quinn plans to outline in next week’s State of the State speech, but some local school officials question whether that is the best way to keep teens in school.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Justices see ‘big picture’ for Illinois courts
Courts (27)
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Journalism, TV (54)
Cameras are coming to a courtroom near you. Not immediately, but soon. The media first have a few things to work out with the judges – and vice versa. But before long, this newspaper’s report about an important court proceeding can involve a photograph – even video – of the event, just like we can now with a meeting of the city council or school boar...
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
New construction starting to climb
Housing (51)
February 2009 wasn’t a great time to be starting a business, especially in the construction industry. But that is when Mark Cater started up Cater Construction and General Contracting. “It was pretty scary,” he sa...
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Send a message against hazing
Education--Elementary and Secondary (36)
Rules govern all aspects of life. They protect individual rights and facilitate the smooth functioning of society. Schools have many rules. If they are obeyed by students, staff, coaches and administrators, everything should run smoothly. Problems crop up, however, when unwritten rules surface. At Erie High School, wrestling coaches apparently had an unwritten rule that it ...
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
State grant paves way for path
Budget--State (8)
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Education--Elementary and Secondary (36)
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Transportation (91)
STERLING – A 3,000-foot path for pedestrians and bikes will be built in front of Challand Middle School, along Sixth Avenue from LeFevre Road to Lynn Boulevard, using state funds. No sidewalk continually connects Lynn and LeFevre, Sterling Public Schools Superi...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Had it with election board
East St. Louis (65)
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Election Issues (not candidates) (39)
Evans, Paul--State House, 102
St. Clair County taxpayers know just how the American revolutionaries felt: Taxation without representation is tyranny. < read more >
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Bishop Jenky: New birth control rules 'blatant attack' on rights of Catholics
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Health Care
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Calling it “a bigoted and blatant attack on the First Amendment rights of every Catholic believer,” Bishop Daniel Jenky of the Peoria Diocese issued a call this week for ...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
B-N businesses unite to lure more airlines
Airlines (4)
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Airports (4)
BLOOMINGTON — A group of Twin City businesses has formed an initiative and pooled nearly $150,000 in hopes of luring additional airline service to the community.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Doctors remove 2 small pieces of Kirk's brain
Congress (22)
CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk remains in serious but stable condition after suffering a stroke over the weekend.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Time to reduce or even ground state's aircraft
Budget--State (8)
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Transportation (91)
Mitchell, Bill--State House, 87
State Rep. Bill Mitchell has the right idea about selling or grounding the state’s air fleet.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
A little less ouch: SIU funding slightly improved, but still uncertain
Budget--State (8)
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Education Funding (36a)
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Education--Higher (37)
State funding looks a bit better for SIU in fiscal year 2012 but there are still uncertainties regarding the university's financial future, President Glenn Poshard said. Seven months into fiscal year 2012, SIU system is about $90 million behind in state appropriations,...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
District 95 to get its share of back payments
Budget--State (8)
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Education Funding (36a)
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Education--Elementary and Secondary (36)
CARBONDALE - Carbondale Elementary School District 95 got some welcome news Thursday in the form of almost $275,000 in state and federal back payments being disbursed. Money for special education services and personnel, the state's free breakfast and lunch programs, early childhood programs, national school lunch and breakfast programs and t...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Du Quoin bakery workers eligible for benefits
Unemployment (93)
DU QUOIN - Displaced workers from Heartland Bakery which closed its plant Dec. 16 at Du Quoin Industrial Park are eligible for worker adjustment assistance that allows for added unemployment benefits, job training, relocation expenses reimbursement and other services. Assistance benefits extend also to plant on-site leased workers to Heartla...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Local residents get a rare chance to speak up
Budget--State (8)
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Natural resources (23)
Southern Illinois residents will have a rare opportunity to discuss issues facing the Illinois Department of Natural Resources when IDNR director Marc Miller comes to John A. Logan College on Feb. 2 in Carterville. Miller will deliver what has been billed as a "State of the DNR Budget" address. The event will be at 7 p.m. in Building H, Room...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Luechtefeld expects talk of budget, pensions and transparency in spring session
Budget--State (8)
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Ethics, Campaign Reform, Transparency (12a)
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Pensions (70)
Cullerton, John--State Senate, 6
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Luechtefeld, Dave--State Senate, 58
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Madigan, Michael--State House, 22
OKAWVILLE - State Sen. Dave Luechtefeld, R-Okawville, offered his predictions on the upcoming spring legislative session during a phone conference with local media Thursday afternoon. In it he said legislators will likely try to tackle Illinois' ongoing budget problems, while attempting to address pension shortfalls and issues with transpare...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Mount Vernon focuses on momentum
Economic Development (35)
Cavaletto, John--State House, 107
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Jones, John O.--State Senate, 54
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Luechtefeld, Dave--State Senate, 58
MOUNT VERNON - A meeting of the minds in Mount Vernon Thursday was aimed at keeping a for-ward momentum in the city and Jefferson County. The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Momentum Team Informational Summit gave representatives from local, state and federal governments, as well as members of the business and industry community, the op...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Not much change in enrollment expected
Education--Higher (37)
There will not likely be much change from fall to spring enrollment, SIU Carbondale Chancellor Rita Cheng said. Last fall had a decrease compared to 2010, and it's likely a similar decrease will be seen this spring compared to spring 2011. Cheng said there have been some positive signs co...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Bill would open search warrants in Illinois to public
Attorney General (6)
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Courts (27)
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Crime (28)
Madigan, Michael--State House, 22
SPRINGFIELD – A bill introduced in the state House would turn into law a 2007 opinion by Attorney General Lisa Madigan that search warrants are considered public records unless a court order specifies otherwise.
The (Decatur) Herald & Review reports Rep. Michael Zalewski filed the bill last week.
The Riverside Democrat’s legislation followed recent court decis...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Legislation seeks to regulate online dating
Crime (28)
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Internet, Social Media (98)
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New laws (57)
SPRINGFIELD – Online dating websites operating in Illinois would face regulations under two separate but similar proposals introduced in the House and Senate.
The legislation would require online dating sites to tell customers whether criminal background checks are done before they can start using the sites. Dating websites also will have to post safety tips, such as suggesting us...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Nybo, Sandack Call for IL Legislative Term Limits
Legislature (56)
Nybo, Chris--State House, 41
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Sandack, Ron- -State Senate, 21
State Sen. Ron Sandack’s (R-Downers Grove) resolution to impose 10-year term limits on Illinois Legislators was read into Senate record Tuesday, according to a press release from his office. “It’s high time we returned to a citizen legislature where citizen-servants attended to the business of the State and then returned home to their community," Sandack said in the ...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
FutureGen land near Mattoon sold
Coal (20)
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Energy, Alternative Energy (93)
Land in Mattoon to be used as the site for the original FutureGen project will be sold to an economic development group in Coles County.
The group, Coles Together, is in the preliminary stages of pursuing opportunities for site development, said Angela Griffin, president of Coles Together.
“I’d like to think we’re sti...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Area jobless rates increase in December
Unemployment (93)
The Christmas season was a hard time for Ethan Sward.
The 22-year-old Dixon resident has been unemployed since late November. As the money started to run out and his unemployment compensation took a while to come, he worried what Christmas would be like for his 2-year-old daughter.
“Seei...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Wishing for a quick recovery for Sen. Kirk
Congress (22)
Last Friday, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., appearing hale and hearty, visited Bloomington to make a town hall appearance at State Farm Insurance Co.’s headquarters and to speak with the editorial board at The Pantagraph newspaper.
As of Thursday, however, the 52-ye...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Quinn goes on MSNBC, denies Sears got 'sweetheart deal'
Taxes, sales (88)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. • Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn got invited on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" this morning, to talk about the president's State of Union address and the Republican presidential primary. But even there, he couldn't steer clear of the narrative that he raised taxes on all Illinoisans, then let a few big...
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