Four men charged in Chicago home robberies of NBA players
Four men, identified as Phillip Allison Antoine Larkins Demorris Hill and Gregory Reedfields, were charged in connection with home invasions and armed robberies of NBA players Eddy Curry and Antoine Walker in suburban Chicago. Prosecutors say Hill and Larkins face additional counts in the Burr Ridge Curry case, while Walker’s robbery involved masked gunmen and a Mercedes, cash, and jewelry taken.
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Chicago
Thomas Byrne
New York Knicks
Eddy Curry
Miami Heat
Antoine Walker
Walker
Burr Ridge
Urry
Cook County
Tandra Simonton
Phillip Allison
Antoine Larkins
Demorris Hill
Gregory Reedfields
Herbert Timm
Hill
Larkins
Timm
Curry
Timothy Vaclav
Illinois House backs wind farm tax plan with wide vote
The Illinois House approved a measure to standardize county property tax assessments for wind farms, helping developers predict costs before building in corn and soybean fields. Gov Blagojevich must sign. The plan, tucked into a broader property tax bill, aims to support more than $1 billion in wind projects across McLean Woodford Livingston and El Paso counties.
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Springfield
Illinois House
Bott Blagojevich
Blagojevich
Cook County
Illinois
McLean
Woodford
Livingston County
el Paso
A Taste of Jackson County Benefits Abundant Health
Mark and Angela Albertini of Murphysboro sample wine from Alto Vineyards at a charity event held Friday at the Carbondale Civic Center. The fundraiser for Abundant Health Resource Clinic featured food and drinks from across Jackson County.
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Mark
Angela Albertini
Murphysboro
Alto Vineyards
Jackson County
Abundant Health
Carbondale Civic Center
Cox’s uphill bid for GOP nomination continues
John Cox, Chicago businessman and long shot for the Republican presidential nomination, has spent nearly a million of his own fortune while crisscrossing the country and airing ads. He’s failed to gain debate inclusion or strong polling but keeps campaigning, citing a wide open field and support from some GOP figures in Iowa and New Hampshire.
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John Cox
Chicago
Iowa
New Hampshire
Cox
South Carolina
California
Ronald Reagan
GOP
Fergus Cullen
Cox Financial Group
George Bush
Barack Obama
U.S
Jay Foods
Congress
U.S. Senate
Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Senate
Iowa Gop
Leon Mosley
Cruise Night kicks off in Mount Vernon downtown
The event runs 4 30 to 9 30 p m on Saturday Aug 11 along Ninth Street downtown Mount Vernon with custom and vintage cars Trucks and motorcycles line the street Owners bring chairs and mingle Nearby downtown shops stay open Food live entertainment and demonstrations accompany the cruise Dash plaques and gift bags go to the first 100 registrations.
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Mount Vernon
Mitchell
New bill enables forensic psychiatry training program
SIU proposes a bill to create a forensic psychiatry training program, noting a shortage of trained psychiatrists in correctional facilities and youth rehabilitation centers. The plan includes doctoral students conducting research at correctional institutions and allows psychiatrists to prescribe medications. Swanson comments on broader needs in behavioral rehabilitation settings.
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SIU
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