Topinka Education Plan Pledges 8.2B in New School Funding
Republican hopeful Judy Baar Topinka outlined an education plan promising 8.2 billion dollars in new funds over four years for schools and teacher pensions plus 3 billion for construction. She aims to raise the foundation level for per pupil spending by 1,000 dollars over four years while directing funds to struggling schools and creating new academies and a reform council.
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Aurora
Wabash County battles rising heroin use tied to Chicago trafficking
Wabash County Indiana law enforcement reports an unusually high heroin problem fed by Chicago area trafficking. Up to 20 locals travel to Chicago for supply and some resale, while officials say county addicts have become a sizable share of a regional treatment center.
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State hires outside firm for dam safety review
Illinois will hire external engineers to assess safety at 25 river dams on the Des Plaines Fox Kankakee Rock Sangamon and Vermillion rivers. The effort aims to identify dams to remove or modify after a series of drownings linked to hydraulic currents. The Capital Development Board will supervise the study starting in fall and finishing by spring.
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