Lee Enterprises raises October earnings outlook on ad strength
Lee Enterprises forecast 48 to 50 cents per share for the quarter, up from 40 cents a year ago, citing stronger October advertising results and on track performance by newly acquired newspapers. The company owns 38 dailies including the Southern Illinoisan and joint interests in six others, plus more than 175 weekly papers and related outlets.
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Families press clemency decision from Gov Ryan
Chicago relatives of murder victims gathered to urge Gov George Ryan to decide soon on clemency for death row inmates. The day long meeting at a private club followed by another in Springfield left families hopeful yet skeptical as Ryan weighs cases identified by the Prisoner Review Board before his January 13 departure.
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George Ryan
Ryan
John van Schaik
Roger
Kenneth Allen
Dennis Culleton
Diana Brenner
William Feuling
Court weighs limits on punitive awards in State Farm case
The Supreme Court heard arguments on capping punitive damages in a Utah suit against State Farm over a 1981 crash. Curtis Campbell and wife sought big punitive damages after a Utah jury hit State Farm with 145 million, later reduced, with debate over reliance on out of state misconduct evidence and potential nationwide impact.
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Utah
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Illinois
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Inez
Laurence Tribe
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Antonin Scalia
Harvard Law
Illinois boards face claim of tainted school chicken
Illinois education officials faced backlash after confirming tainted chicken served to 49 public schools may have contained ammonia 133 times the safe level. Of 360 cases sent, only 67 could be located. the rest were eaten or destroyed. The ammonia issue followed a storage facility leak in St. Louis and fumigation before federal approval. Superintendent James Rabitt called the outbreak devastating and potentially preventable.
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James Rabitt
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