Springfield Guardsmen to return home after homeland mission
Thirteen Illinois Air National Guard members from the 183rd Fighter Wing based in Springfield are coming home after a three month deployment at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base North Carolina to assist in homeland security following the Sept 11 attacks A welcome home breakfast is planned for Wednesday in Springfield.
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Springfield
Illinois Air National Guard
183Rd
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
North Carolina
Protesting nuns released from federal prison
Six months after trespassing at Fort Benning four women including a Roman Catholic nun were freed from Pekin Federal Prison Camp. They pledged to continue protesting the School of the Americas now WHISC and urged legal reforms while noting support from inside and outside prison walls.
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PEKIN
Federal
Rebecca Kanner
Ann Arbor
Mich
Kanner
School of the Americas
Fort
SIU ethanol research plant seeks top director in Edwardsville
The $20 million ethanol research plant in Edwardsville, hosted by Southern Illinois University research park, invites senior applicants for director with a master in engineering or related field and hands on corn ethanol plant leadership. Six to seven applications touted, with Fru Con Construction as general contractor for building and equipment fit, construction began last November and aims for year end completion.
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Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Research Park
Brian Donnelly
Donnelly
Ballwin-based
Fru-Con Construction Corp
John Luecking
Shively Geotechnical
Petroff Trucking
SIUE
U of I Plans Tuition Increase Ahead of Budget Hit
University of Illinois officials announce a planned tuition rise starting fall 2002 due to state budget cuts and $8 million in unavoidable costs. President James Stukel cites a $33.2 million midyear demand and expects a $196 per Urbana Champaign student semester hike, with board discussion set in Chicago before a March vote.
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Champaign
University of Illinois
James Stukel
Stukel
Urbana-Champaign
Chicago
Board of Trustees
Nancy Cantor
SIUC to hike tuition no further plans noted
SIUC chancellor Walter Wendler says no emergency tuition increase is planned, despite a 5 percent rise for fall 2002, 6 percent for fall 2003, and 7 percent by fall 2004. SIUC's rate remains lowest among large state universities, with $4,254 for 15 credits this year and $4,989 projected by fall 2004. The university faces over $6 million in state budget cuts but has more than $2 million in reserves to cover part without further tuition rises.
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Carbondale
University of Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Walter Wendler
SIUC
SIU Board of Trustees
U of I
Judge rejects Jackson Jr. deposition bid in ballot fraud case
U S Rep Jesse Jackson Jr loses bid to depose opponents to probe the other Jackson's March primary candidacy. Judge Aaron Jaffe says suit can proceed, with the congressman planning a fraud suit and Tuesday Board of Elections hearing set to hear testimony.
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Chicago
Cook County
U.S
Jesse Jackson Jr
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Aaron Jaffe
South Side
South Suburbs
William Shaw
Dalton
Robert Shaw
Robbins
Jaffe
Shaw Brothers
Larry Rogers Sr
Rogers
State Board of Elections
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