Prison budget plan sparks partisan clash over privatization
Illinois state leaders debate AFSCME proposed five point plan to cut costs amid criticism from Bost and Luechtefeld who call it unviable and political. AFSCME staffer Joiner defends tax reform and insists privatization of dietary and commissary services would harm the DOC, while officials urge broad, non privatized cuts.
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Informational picket protest over prison dietary privatization planned
Angered Illinois Department of Corrections workers will hold an informational picket Wednesday at Menard Correctional Center Chester. AFSCME says privatization threatens 1,000 DOC jobs and security, violates the Private Prison Moratorium Act and Gov Ryan's anti privatization pledge. State lawmakers met with union officials in Murphysboro to discuss the plan.
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Check bounce problem looms over Bigler office efforts
Bigler’s office works with businesses to prevent bad checks while staff dispute a $400 out of state counter check case involving DVD player and candy. Wal-Mart Supercenter in Anna accounts for about half the cases, though manager Tom Wright says no local list exists. Some firms post returned checks at registers.
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Controller error blamed for near collision at O Hare
NTSB found an air traffic controller erred in clearing an American Eagle plane with 49 passengers to take off while a Boeing 747 with 314 passengers was also rolling. The smaller jet avoided catastrophe by leveling off at 100 feet as the jumbo jet lifted overhead, coming within 400 feet.
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