Bill would reassign gaming positions in Illinois
Statehouse coverage notes Rep. Louis Lang sponsors a bill to redistribute or relocate existing riverboat gambling positions without expanding overall licenses. It could allow Cook County licenses by using idle 3,508 positions, potentially enabling dockside operation if communities approve, while Gov. Ryan opposes expansion.
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Springfield
Cook County
Illinois
Louis Lang
D-Skokie
House Democrats
George H. Ryan
Calumet City
Joliet
Northern Star
Southern Star
Indiana
Illinois Gaming Board
Lake Michigan
Lang
Galena
Iowa
Missouri
South Suburbs gains leadership in Illinois Senate and House
South suburban lawmakers secure committee chair and vice chair roles as Sen. Debbie Halvorson and Rep. Maggie Crotty join the top ranks. Senate President James Philip and House Speaker Michael Madigan unveil teams, with regional reps expanding the Democratic leadership and committee structures for 1999 2000.
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Springfield
Senate
Debbie Halvorson
William Shaw
Edward Petka
Halvorson
Lawrence Walsh
William Mahar
Patrick O’malley
Petka
Christine Radogno
James “Pate
Philip
R-Wood Dale
Emil Jones
Cchicago
Jones
House
Maggie Crotty
Jim Brosnahan
Kevin McCarthy
Mike Giglio
George Scully
Phil Novak
Jack McGuire
Harold Murphy
Michael J. Madigan
Chicago
Lee A. Daniels
Belmhurst
Madigan
Daniels
State auditors flag pension problems in Illinois systems
Illinois audit reports reveal unresolved issues in university and teachers pension systems, with improvements planned since 1996 funding reforms aimed at 90 percent funded status by 2011. The five systems hold $51.6 billion in liabilities and $37.2 billion in assets, led by $30 billion in teachers and $11.4 billion in universities.
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Illinois
William G. Holland
Holland
State Universities Retirement System
State of
State Employees Retirement System of
General Assembly
Judges Pension System
Judges Retirement System
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