Inspectors Spotlight ID Security Amid Fake Ecard Concerns
Illinois Inspector General Jim Burns visits Southern Illinois DMV offices to review Safe ID measures and urge tighter licensing controls. The piece stresses fraud risks, homeland security links, and the need for stronger residency proofs, holograms, and prompt ID verification.
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Illinois
Secretary of State
Department of Motor Vehicles
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Homeland Security
New York City
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Chicago
Chinatown
Letters to the Editor Policy and submission contacts
Readers are limited to 250 words and must sign with telephone verification but numbers are not published. The policy prohibits reporting news and lists relevant phone lines for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto Williamson County and other regions plus editor contacts for Gary Metro and Mark Fitton.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Officials contact numbers for Illinois lawmakers listed
The provided text lists offices for U S Senator Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin, U S Representative John Shimkus, and State Senator David Luechtefeld with phone numbers and web addresses. It appears as a directory snippet of official contacts without a narrative event.
Obama policies blamed for weak economy spark debate
MONA CHAREN argues that President Obama pursues a fairness agenda that harms business and growth. She cites GDP slips, regulatory burdens from Obamacare and agencies, and forecasts a renewed recession, urging a shift toward private-sector play and faster job creation.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Steve Wynn
Wynn Resorts
Judge err in Casey Anthony sentence noted by reader
A reader criticizes Judge Kelvin Perry for Casey Anthony four lying to law enforcement sentences miscalculated at 1460 days total. The letter argues time served and a cooling off period would better protect the public amid anger over the trial outcome.
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Kelvin Perry
Casey Anthony
America
Readers vote for Golden Pen finalists in August contest
Readers nominate Curtis Richardson, Jim LeForge II, and Dennis McPheron for the Golden Pen Award. Votes run through August 11, with online and mail options. The winner earns an inscribed gold pen and a column feature by the editor.
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