Audit finds sloppy management at Illinois transport department
Springfield AP reports the Illinois Transportation Department may cost the state millions due to lax fund handling. An auditor general report says funds allocated to Chicago were inadequately controlled, including nearly $10 million for O’Hare construction in 1973 that was never used and should be returned to the state treasury.
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Illinois House seeks transit remedy amid funding crisis
Illinois House leaders discuss a plan to fix transportation woes with a stalled rescue package from Governor Thompson. Madigan demands changes to the tax and distribution formulas while Ryan backs measures to win downstate and GOP support. Separate audit notes misused funds and undercharged state aircraft costs.
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George Ryan
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Education board seeks court extension in desegregation plan
Chicago Board of Education votes to ask for more time to draft a desegregation plan after a federal deadline. The plan would reassess pupil reassignment and remove a mandatory 25,000 student bused component. Nine percent of students, about 41,700, would have been moved. officials say it would take six months to design a more integrated approach.
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U.S. District Court
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Michael Scott
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