Deer and auto crashes rise across Illinois in November
Illinois state officials report a surge in deer fatalities and vehicle crashes nationwide, with deer involved crashes up about 35 percent in District 13 during November compared with 1988. State police note deer intrude onto interstates, increasing danger and fatalities, including a November 24 crash near Highland where a driver died after a deer struck the car.
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du Quoin
UPI
Illinois
Dave Ahrens
Ilinois
Carmi
John Richter
Richter
FBI to probe racial threat against mixed race couple in Illinois
The FBI will investigate civil rights violations including housing discrimination after a mixed race couple Angela Boyer and Walter Daniels were threatened with violence if they did not move from Collinsville area. Boyer reported masked men ransacked her mobile home and fired at their car. the case is part of rising racial incidents in the Metro East region.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
FBI
Collinsville
Bob Grooms
Angela Boyer
Walter Daniels
Boyer
Daniels
Grooms
Madison County
Grand jury probes ties between 1st Ward group and crime
Federal subpoenas target Alderman Fred Roti and 1st Ward boss Patrick Marcy in a sprawling investigation named Operation Kaffeeklatsch. The probe, begun over three years ago, centers on political corruption, payoffs, and organized crime links involving Roti, Marcy, John D Arco, judges, developers, brokers, and other officials.
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Chicago
UPI
1St Ward
Chicago Sun-Times
Fred Roti
Patrick Marcy
Wmaq-Tv
Roti
Marcy
The
Sun-Times
John D’arco
Cook County
WMAQ
Robert J. Cooley
Cooley
Roll
Illinois pension shortfalls total 7.5 billion, audit finds
An audit by Illinois Auditor General Cronson reports the state's five retirement systems are $7.5 billion short. Shortfalls affect teachers, state workers, judges, and legislators but pose no immediate crises. The audit urges improved funding and notes the Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission needs 50000 more annually for accurate retirement reporting.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois
Robert Cronson
Cronson
Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission
Supreme Court sends Illinois abortion case back to lower court
The Supreme Court returned jurisdiction of the Ragsdale abortion case to a lower court, avoiding modification of Roe v. Wade. Illinois officials hailed a new set of clinic rules for abortions up to 18 weeks, with consent decree pending before Judge Nordberg. Pro choice and anti abortion groups debated the settlement and impact on health standards.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
Illinois
John Paul Stevens
Neil Hartigan
Supreme Court
Rockford
Ill
Richard Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Attorney General’s Office
The
American Civil Liberties Union
State Department of Public Health
Hartigan
ACLU
U.S
John Nordberg
Nordberg
High Court
Lohr
Illinois General Assembly
Americans United Education
Laurie Anne Ramsey
Ramsey
Michigan Avenue
Department of Public Health
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Springfield, Ill
David Barkhausen
Lake Bluff
Dorothy Longeway
Naperville
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