Illinois logjam blocks Madigan Rock tax plan end game
Illinois lawmakers race toward midnight as the Madigan Rock 20 percent income tax bill and related measures hang in the balance. The 214 page proposal seeks $3 million for Dixon Theatre renovation and $1.2 million for Ogle County parks, while delaying other funding and riverboat gambling decisions. URF cites potential loss of 100,000 Illinois jobs if the tax hike passes, highlighting state growth concerns amid stalled conference reports and pending votes in both chambers.
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Illinois General Assembly
Madigan-Rock
Civic Center
Dixon Theatre
Ogle County
James Thompson
Thompson
United Republican Fund of
Illinois
URF
Steven Baer
Heartland Institute
Baer
Illinois House
Rock-Madigan
Madigan
House
Rock
Senate
IDOT backs four lane Route 2 from Whiteside line to SVCC
Springfield Illinois. Representative Myron Olson and Senator Harlan Rigney received a supportive IDOT letter for extending Route 2 to a four lane from the Whiteside County line past Sauk Valley Community College with a total estimated project cost of 4.4 million for construction to the east of SVCC and 900000 for engineering and environmental studies for the remainder to Dixon. completion tied to passage of a gas tax increase.
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Springfield
Myron Olson
Dixon
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Whiteside
Sauk Valley Community College
Olson
Harlan Rigney
Freeport
James Thompson
SVCC
Sterling
Department
Whiteside County
House approves broad sanctions on China after crackdown
The U S House voted 418 to 0 for sanctions restricting U S commerce with China in response to the crackdown on protests. The measure, part of a $23 billion foreign aid bill, aims to suspend new trade development and certain government guarantees while signaling Congress disapproval of Beijing's actions. President Bush warned against harming long term relations but supported a measured approach. The package passed the House 314 to 101 and moves to the Senate.
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UPI
House
China
Bush
James Baker
U.S
William Broomfield
Rmich
Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Broomfield
America
Beijing
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Baker
United States
Stephen Solarz
D-N.y
Senate
Carnival life improves with the years says carny
Bob Couillard 54 a Matt Armstrong Show carnival worker at Page Park notes 34 years in the business including 15 with the troupe. He praises modern carnivals with better equipment and stricter laws while recalling rough days and past corruption. He cites easier money and enjoyable show life as his reasons for staying.
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Matt Armstrong
Page Park
Couillard
California
Carny
Paul Knieps
Knieps
Dixon
Carnys
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