Illinois scrambles to ready ballots for Feb 5 primary
Illinois election officials race to finalize sample ballots as the state moves up the presidential primary. Delays include Republican filing shifts and late ballot certification on Dec 21, with printing pressures before absentee voting begins. Officials hope glitches are fixed before the Jan 14 early voting period.
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Mark Mossman
Illinois State Board of Elections
Lawmakers weigh slow start on transit funding plan
Downstate lawmakers block near full support for a mass transit bailout to avoid fare hikes and service cuts while seeking a statewide construction program. Only 70 of 118 House members and 14 of 59 Senate members attended opening sessions amid schedule conflicts and Rose Bowl travel. Governor Blagojevich urged bipartisan action.
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Senate
University of Illinois
California
Debbie Halvorson
Whittington man accused of beating 4 month old infant
A Whittington man faces charges after an infant suffered injuries requiring hospital care. Investigators cited Child Welfare Services and questioned Kelley at the sheriff's department. The mother was away at work. Kelley was supervising two children. A second child was removed from the home and Kelley remained jailed.
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Whittington
Kelley
Benton Hospital
Skurat
John Graskewicz
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Sheriff's Department
Franklin County
Charity: Kill family donates to cancer fund in SIH effort
The Kill family donated fifty thousand dollars to a cancer fund that has raised over one hundred fifty thousand dollars and aided more than sixty families. Rebecca said the Kills will stay involved with the fund, working as hard as ever. Honn called the gift a blessing to people in Southern Illinois and said it helps SIH continue providing help.
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Southern Illinois University
Jerry Kill
Coach Kill
Kill
Liberty Mutual
Rebecca
Jerry
Honn
Illinois
SIH
Case dropped for man who spent 17 years in prison
HAUPPAUGE N Y A prosecutor said Suffolk County will drop the indictment against Martin Tankleff, who spent 17 years in prison for his parents’ deaths after an appeals court overturned his conviction. The DA cited no reasonable chance of success and asked Gov Spitzer to appoint a special prosecutor to probe claims of possible involvement by others. Tankleff, 36, was released on bail and had hoped for a new trial after new evidence raised questions about the killings in their Long Island home in 1988.
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N.Y
Suffolk County
Thomas Spota
Associated Press
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Arlene
Seymour Tanklef Tankleff
Spota
Eliot Spitzer
Tankleff
Seymour Tankleff
Long Island
New York
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Wou
Judge awards $10 million for boy's death
Michael Herrin of Harrisburg died June 14, 2001, when a 1981 Ford F-100 driven by Brian Bramlet failed to stop at Illinois 34 and struck his Jeep Cherokee. The jury found negligence, awarding $10 million. attorney John Womick said collecting from insurers remains.
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Michael Herrin
Harrisburg
Brian Bramlet
Carmi
Lone Oak Road
Illinois 34
Herrin
John Womick
Womick
Carbondale
Marion weighs tax incentives for new distribution center
Marion officials continue preliminary infrastructure work for a 149.5 acre site owned by Ron Osman as they consider whether the future distribution center will qualify as an enterprise zone or a Tax Increment Finance district. City leaders note state incentives may join local plans while awaiting more details.
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Marion
Gail West
Aisin
Bob Butler
Butler
Ron Osman
Osman
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