Educational choice sparks Illinois debate on local control
Springfield educators told a state board hearing that educational choice exists and should stay largely under local district control. They noted districts already run varied programs from magnet to alternative schools while warning that statewide open choice could harm student access and crowd or close schools.
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Burris Launches Bid Emphasizing Environment and Ethics
Comptroller Roland W. Burris announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for attorney general with a pledge to use the office to ensure justice. He prioritizes environmental and drug-law enforcement, vows to crack down on polluters with state agencies, and condemns ethical abuses and patronage. U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon endorses Burris.
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Ghost payrollers tied to IDOT audit in Illinois
Springfield Illinois audit finds Governor James R Thompson administration paid sixty five thousand dollars yearly to four IDOT workers who did no direct IDOT services. Report says IDOT violated appropriation act intent. Critics label it ghost payroll while Thompson aides defend work on constituent mail.
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Gunman shoots three turns gun on self in Chicago suburb
A distressed 19 year old man shot and killed his girlfriend Faye Jackson 15 in Robbins three months pregnant with his child. Jackson's sister Mary Ann Jackson 21 was wounded and her stepfather James Smith was shot while trying to intervene. The gunman attempted suicide in front of community leader Rev. Marcus Black but the weapon misfired.
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