Supreme Court orders U.S. to pay Sioux 117 million over Black Hills
The Supreme Court ruled Congress illegally took the Black Hills from the Sioux after the 1876 massacre and upheld a 117 million award with interest, dating from the 1877 takeover. The lands totaled 7.3 million acres. about 60,000 Sioux across eight tribes are affected, with 20 percent reserved for tribal programs.
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U.S
Sioux
Black Hills
Washington
Congress
Custer
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Claims
Lazarus
South Dakota
Nebraska
Montana
Buzbee Opposes Pensions Boost After Yes Vote
Illinois Senate approved a pension expansion for lawmakers and other officials by a 32 to 21 vote near midnight. Senator Kenneth Buzbee accused a colleague of betraying him during House Senate talks and said he opposed the measure despite his earlier vote. The package would raise the maximum pension to 85 percent, relocate the governor's office to the General Assembly Retirement System, and count time in non-salaried local posts toward pension calculations with required contributions.
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Mike Lawrence
House-Senate
Buzbee
Gene Johns
Senate
Democratic Caucus
General Assembly
House
W. Robert Blair
Chicago
House-Senate Conference Committee
Edward A. Doyle
John Merlo
Illinois
Roger A. Sommer
Morton
Merlo
Power expected to return this evening across most regions
Storm outages left up to 70000 customers without power at peak. Central Illinois Public Service said about 1200 customers remained in its Southern Division, with 600 to 800 in Carbondale area and outages in Murphysboro Herrin and Marion. Most transmission lines repaired, secondary distribution crews working to finish. Telephone service slower to recover with about 835 Williamson Franklin residents and 450 Carbondale Murphysboro lines awaiting restoration.
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Tony Stevens
Leanne Waxman
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Springfield
Egyptian Electric Cooperative
Steeleville
Merle Fuhrhop
Sinois Power Co
du Quoin
Sparta
GTE
Chuck Meadows
Anna
Harrisburg
Grand jury probes Jackson jail conditions
Jackson County grand jury meets to examine jail conditions including prisoner segregation, training of staff, cell cleanliness, and construction plans for a new jail. Witnesses from Sheriff’s office, corrections, and fire marshal testifying, with county officials possibly to appear.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Ilinoisand
Jackson County
Grand Jury
Sheriff's Department
State Corrections Department
Don White
Jackson County Board
Williams Schwartz
Bill Burns
Ron Wells
Norman L. Hilton
Wells
Corrections Department
Schwartz
Sheriff’s Department
William G. Schwartz
Jackson County Grand Jury
Weather outlook predicts warm humid night and late week storms
The National Weather Service forecasts partly cloudy and warm conditions tonight with a low mid 70s. Wednesday will be partly sunny and humid with a chance of thunderstorms, with highs in the low 90s. Illinois extended forecast shows a chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
After-storm cleanup could take weeks in Murphysboro
Murphysboro Mayor Michael Bowers says cleanup after the weekend storm will take at least three weeks to restore normal conditions. Damage in Murphysboro ranges from 100000 to 2000000 dollars as emergency crews clear trees with chippers and branches are curbside for pickup.
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Murphysboro
Michael Bowers
Illinois
Bowers
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Carbondale
Hans Fischer
Randy Jackson
St. Louis
Bill Moss
Herrin
Carterville
Johnston City
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Lewis Claiborne
George A. Custer
7Th Cavalry
Little Big Horn River
Southern Illinois
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
D-Marion
Vincent A. Birchler
D-Chester
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
James F. Rea
D-Christopher
Bruce Richmond
D-Murphysboro
Robert C. Winchester
William L. Harris
Southern Illinoisan
Joe Jines
CIPS
Allen Groh
Jackson
Ann Landers
Bri Caldge
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