No building permits issued for porch collapse in Chicago
In Lincoln Park a three story building collapse killed 12 and injured 57 as a wooden porch apparently rebuilt without proper authorization. City says 1998 permit covered only furnaces and water heaters and is reviewing other LG Properties sites for similar violations.
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Norma Reyes
Toscano
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Philip Pappas
Reyes
Canada
Associated Press
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Pappas
Jenny Hoyle
Hoyle
Illinois Governor pushes officials for sudden budget cuts
Governor Rod Blagojevich seeks 7.5 percent cuts from statewide budgets just before the new fiscal year. He met with the secretary of state and other top officials, aiming to balance the budget, with Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn supporting reductions despite prior planning for flat budgets and a $26 million increase for Secretary of State Jesse White.
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Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
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Pat Quinn
Quinn
Jesse White
White
Dave Druker
Illinois budget plan outlines state spending changes
Illinois fiscal year starts July 1 as Gov Blagojevich contemplates a $53 billion budget to close a $5 billion deficit. Highlights include education at 8.8 billion, Corrections 1.65 billion, Human Services five billion, a 10 billion borrowing plan for pension funding, higher fees totaling 318 million, casino tax hike for 200 million, and merger of several agencies into the Revenue Department.
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Human Services Department
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Illinois Budget Starts New Fiscal Year Without Full Authority
Illinois begins the 2004 fiscal year largely without spending authority as Gov. Blagojevich has not signed most of the budget. Spokesman Tom Schafer says he could sign as early as Wednesday and that operations would not be disrupted. Only limited authorizations exist, with $263 million approved for several agencies and $7.6 billion for pension investments.
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Daniel W. Hynes
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Charles N. Wheeler III
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Illinois tire fee funds West Nile virus prevention program
Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a 50 cent tire fee on new or used tires to fund West Nile virus prevention. Revenues will grant local health departments for mosquito spraying and testing, with start up loans totaling 3 million dollars. Illinois reports prior season cases and positive tests in birds and mosquitoes amid county disclosures.
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Rod Blagojevich
Illinois
Moomey
Emergency Public Health Fund
Illinois Department of Natural
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