Blagojevich taps Chicago official to head Illinois Transportation
Gov. Blagojevich names Timothy Martin, longtime Chicago Public Schools COO and former Chicago Department of Transportation highway chief, to lead the Illinois Transportation Department amid praise from some lawmakers and concern from others.
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Springfield
Rod Blagojevich
Chicago
Illinois Transportation Department
Timothy Martin
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Transportation Department
Jeffrey Schoenberg
Evanston Democrat
Martin
Hold fire order cited in Afghan bombing of Canadian troops
At a hearing on the Tarnak Farm incident Maj. John Milton testified the pilot Schmidt was under a hold fire order when he released the bomb that killed four Canadians and wounded eight. The defense argues miscommunications and self defense claims clouded the operation.
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Barksdale Air Force Base
Afghanistan
John Milton
Illinois National Guard
Harry Schmidt
William Umbach
Schmidt
Umbach
Milton
U.S
Tarnak Farm
Kandahar
Lawrence Stutzriem
Stutzriem
Air Force
Governor rules out taxes on services to fix budget gap
Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Illinois will not tax haircuts, dry cleaning, or car repairs to fill nearly a $5 billion shortfall. He froze lawmakers’ project funds, declined expanding gambling, and outlined a plan without new taxes while aiming to unlock riverboat casino revenue. specifics on the freeze and pork-barrel fund were not provided.
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Chicago
Rod Blagojevich
Webmam
Blagojevich
Dan Hynes
Karen Craven
Craven
State attorneys seek voiding of death row clemencies in Illinois
Cook County and Will County prosecutors sue to void 14 clemencies granted to death row inmates on grounds those inmates did not request clemency. Gov George Ryan granted blanket commutations to 167 inmates. Elton Williams and 12 others challenged, while defense group defends clemency as policy. Names include Harold Bean Roger Collins Juan Cortez Chris Davis Tyrone Fuller Ralph Harris Maurice McDonald Richard Morris Sanatone Moss Hector Nieves Robert St. Pierre Jeffrey Mahaffey Delbert Heard.
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Cook County
Richard Devine
Will County
Jeff Tomczak
Devine
Illinois Supreme Court
George Ryan
Jeff Tomczak Friday
Ryan
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Williams
Crest Hill
Tim Simonson
Tomcczak
Supreme Court
Friday
Illinois
Locke E. Bowman
MacArthur Justice Center
University of Chicago
Harold Bean
Roger Collins
Juan Cortez
Chris Davis
Tyrone Fuller
Ralph Harris
Maurice McDonald
Richard Morris
Sanatone Moss
Hector Nieves
Robert St. Pierre
Jeffrey Mahaffey
Delbert
Bowman
Moseley Braun won’t seek her old Senate seat in 2004
Former U S Senator Carol Moseley Braun said she has not decided on any 2004 candidacy and will not seek her former Senate seat. She noted she is listening to people and has not closed any doors while denying a definite run for president. She also voiced criticism of Republican Senator Peter Fitzgerald and reflected on her past historic election in 1992.
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Senate
Chicago
U.S
Carol Moseley-Braun
Peter Fitzgerald
New Zealand
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