Governor's energy plan eyeing SIU benefits in biofuels push
SIU President Glenn Poshard backs Gov Blagojevich energy plan aiming to replace half of Illinois energy with homegrown fuels by 2017. The plan calls for 25 new plants statewide with 20 ethanol and five biodiesel facilities and 775 million for coal gasification research at SIUC.
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Interim Illinois State Board of Education chief named
Christopher Koch, a longtime board employee since 1994, was named interim superintendent by the nine member board in Bloomington. He will lead until a permanent successor is named next year after Randy Dunn leaves in December to become Murray State University president.
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SIUC Talks Stall As Union Seeks Break In Impasse
Administrative officials declined to comment on the contract impasse at SIUC on Wednesday. Bargaining teams have reached agreements on interim chair salaries search processes program eliminations and sexual harassment policies using interest based bargaining to ease talks. SIUC spent about $20 000 split two ways on training and a facilitator versed in the method.
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Topinka opens Illinois casino plan amid GOP skepticism
Senate members oppose adding slot machines at eight Illinois riverboat venues while Sarah Topinka defends a Chicago casino proposal as not an expansion. The plan would add 1,800 gaming positions per riverboat, total 3,000 at nine boats and 3,000 for Chicago, via open bidding. Daley backs city ownership only if allowed, and Emerald Casino license revocation remains a point of contention.
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