Budget plan in governor's hands now
The Illinois Legislature approved a $59 billion budget but left town as Gov. Rod Blagojevich warned of a possible veto over his call for expansive health care and a road and bridge program. Amid ties to pet projects and pay assurances, lawmakers urged rest while a stalemate over school payments and contracts continued.
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Springfield
Rod Blagojevich
General Assembly
Blagojevich
House
Senate
Man charged with soliciting uncle's murder
Union County authorities say Anna man Brian Rodgers 28 was arrested on a murder solicitation charge after an undercover investigation using an informant with a wire tap. Assistant state's attorney Brian Trambley said Rodgers sought someone to kill his uncle Troy Schlenker executor of Rodgers' grandfather's estate. A co conspirator is unnamed and court documents list another suspect.
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Union County
Anna
Brian Rodgers
Brian Trambley
Rodgers
Troy Schlenker
Imogene Rodgers
Schlenker
Trambley
Police report updates from four day ICP festival near Cave-In-Rock
Hardin County Sheriff Tom Sevier provided updates on The Gathering event saying a few people have been arrested and several citations issued since Thursday the festival’s start. He noted the area has quieted and described arrests for marijuana possession and possession of a controlled substance along with driving violations. A full report will be available next week.
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Cave-In-Rock
Hardin County
Tom Sevier
Insane Clown Posse
Psychopathic Records
ICP
Sevier
Sevner
Riders Courage Through Heat To Finish Sikeston Ride
89 year old Marion man Chester Turner joined the 54th Sikeston Ride after turning back from the 97 degree start at Williamson County Fairground. He rode again Friday with 17 riders on horseback and two in a wagon toward Sikeston Missouri, urged on by coordinator Lacey Hanks.
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Hester Turner
Williamson County Fairground
Sikeston
Marion
Union County Fairground
Lacey Hanks
Turner
Three Men Die After Falling From Air Shaft At Indiana Mine
In Princeton Indiana three workers descending in a six to ten seat bucket fell about 500 feet into an air shaft at a Gibson County coal mine. All three died and no others were injured. The accident prompts state and federal investigations.
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Indiana
Princeton
Ind
George Zugel
Frontier-Kemper Constructors Inc
Utah
Gibson
County
Zugel
John Ervin
Ervin
Gibson County
Allen Harmon
Alliance Resource Partners
Evansville
Debbie King
Alliance
Indiana Department of Labor
Indiana Bureau of Mines
Labor Department
Sean Keefer
U.S Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Michael Madigan
Chicago
Tom Cross
Oswego
Illinois
Dan Hynes
Taylorville
Hynes
Roger Eddy
Hutsonville
Mary Thomas Layton
Bob Jones
Chester Turner
Tinker Bell
Anjalika Mohanty
Thomas Elementary School
Southern
River City
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