Senate OKs tape recordings of closed meetings
The Illinois Senate passed a bill requiring municipalities to audio record closed session meetings. Sponsor Senator Barack Obama said records deter improper discussions. tapes stored and public only by court order, destroyable after 18 months. Some senators criticized cost and enforcement, but the measure passed 44 to 9 and advances to the House.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
Barack Obama
Chicago
Adeline J. Geo-Karis
R.zion
Geo-Karis
Christine Radogno
Lemont
Belleville man builds shrine to St. Louis Cardinals
Belleville resident Jerry Vickery 45 fills his basement with Cardinal memorabilia and signed bats once gifted by Stan Musial. As curator of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Museum, he recalls childhood dreams of meeting players and collecting mementos sparked by Lou Brock’s East St. Louis dealership visit.
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Belleville
St. Louis Cardinals
Jerry Vickery
Vickery
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
Springfield
Cardinals
Stan
Musial
Cardinal
Lou Brock
East St. Louis
Lou
Vicki
Jerry Vickery Jr
Jerry
ADM and Alcoa Reach Pollution Settlement Across States
ADM and Alcoa will invest nearly 680 million to curb industrial air pollution in 16 states and retrofit school buses. ADM pays 350.9 million for plant controls and 4.6 million civil penalty, plus 6.3 million for bus diesel retrofits. Alcoa commits 330 million for a new coal plant in Rockdale Texas, 2.5 million for conservation easements, 750 thousand for bus retrofits, and 1.5 million civil penalty.
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Washington
Archer Daniels Midland Co
Decatur
Alcoa Inc
Pittsburgh
Environmental Protection Agency and
Justice Department
ADM
EPA
Justice
Alcoa
Rockdale
Texas
Austin
Blagojevich Eyes Hartke for Illinois Agriculture Post
Gov. Blagojevich indicated state Rep. Charles A. Hartke as his choice to head the Illinois Department of Agriculture while detailing budget cuts. House Speaker Madigan led a chorus of supporters shouting for Hartke after the speech. Meanwhile, Illinois House approved a measure mandating a responsible bidder requirement for state contracts, with 99 votes in favor.
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Springfield
Rod Blagojevich
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Blagojevich
Charles A
Chuck” Hartke
Dteutopolis
Hartke
Department of Agriculture
Herald & Review
Decatur
Michael J. Madigan
Chicago
Chuck
Illinois House
Robert F. Flider
Mount Zion
Flider
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Levi's
Columbia
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