Illinois prescription drug club slows to slow start
Illinois new prescription drug buying club aims to help seniors and the disabled save money but six months in participation and savings lag goals. Only 74,400 registered with automatic enrollments, 13,500 paying the 25 dollar annual fee. Average member savings about 22.5 percent, with brand-name discounts often under 20 percent. Gov Blagojevich administration defends program amid slower uptake and plans for single operator in future.
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Chicago
Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
Tribune
Blagojevich
New sculptor brings fresh approach to butter cow
SPRINGFIELD AP A new Illinois State Fair butter cow by Sharon BuMann adds a barnyard scene with butter pie and kittens. BuMann, 8 years of experience, explains her detailed, story-driven sculpture built from butter and wire, taking nearly 100 hours of work and staying in refrigerated cold to shape the piece.
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Springfield
Sharon BuMann
BuMann
New York
Texas
Oklahoma
Illinois
Norma “Duffy
Lyon
Syracuse
N.Y
Cheryl Powell
Salvation Army
Caterpillar workers reject final contract offer in UAW vote
United Auto Workers members at seven Caterpillar plants in Illinois Colorado Pennsylvania and Tennessee rejected the companys last best and final proposal. Officials did not disclose vote totals but emphasized the setback follows a previous April rejection. Both sides will continue talks while work proceeds as normal.
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Peoria
Caterpillar Inc
United Auto Workers
Caterpillar
Illinois
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Peoria-area
UAW
Randy Ani
Mapleton
Naperville targets underage partygoers with new ordinance
In Naperville the police ticket youths under 21 simply for being at a party where peers drink. Gilligan says she was not drinking and didn’t know others were. The program has drawn complaints from parents and lawmakers, with more than 100 citations issued in six months and a September public hearing planned.
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Naperville (Ap
Jennifer Gilligan
Naperville
Gilligan
Chicago
RuthAnn Wood
Garrison Wood
Money Magazine
Dave Hilderbrand
James Mosher
Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation
Canton eyes new future as IH plant site clears
In Canton Illinois demolition of the International Harvester factory site proceeds amid mixed feelings. Residents recall 1842 plow history and 2,000 jobs, while officials plan a six screen theater and shops to spark recovery with hopes for small manufacturers and tourism driven by outdoor recreation. Local leaders note unemployment addressed by redevelopment rather than the plant’s memory.
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Canton
Illinois
International Harvester
William Parlin
Don Edwards
Howard Bishop
Don Nebergall
Ralph Mellert
David Byerly
Byerly
Jerry Bohler
Edwards
Champion steer lawsuit on hold as Mongo case advances
Whitney Gray, 15, showed two steers at the Maine-Anjou event with one winning its class but not the championship while Mongo, the disqualified steer later slaughtered, remains central to an ongoing suit. A Sangamon County judge previously reversed the disqualification over publishing procedure but the Illinois Department of Agriculture remains a party. The Grays seek 21500 dollars in damages. A Friday hearing paused trial plans, with Judge Kelley to decide next month whether the case continues and, if not dismissed, a trial set for October 29.
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Springfield
Mongo
Whitney Gray
Fair
Sangamon
Grays
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Patrick Kelley
Department of Agriculture
Kelley
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