Governor signs education budget to boost per pupil funding
Governor Blagojevich signed the 2004 education budget at a Deerfield middle school. The plan increases base per pupil funding by 250 dollars to 4810 and fully refunds mandated programs like special education while reimbursing most others at 91 percent. It aims to curb spending while addressing school needs amid ongoing property tax funding disparities.
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Springfield
Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
Deerfield
David Markward
Rock Island
Markward
Suburbs Grow Away From Chicago Faster, Census Finds
Romeoville and other Illinois towns 20 to 40 miles from downtown Chicago led state growth in 2002 as newcomers like Chris and Kathy Mensik moved to new homes for value and country living. The Mensiks recently bought a duplex in Romeoville while still renting nearby Palos Hills. Romeoville’s population rose 13.5 percent to 28,765, the largest percentage gain among larger Illinois cities July 2001 to July 2002.
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U.S. Census Bureau
Chicago
Chris Mensik
Lakewood Homes
Romeoville
Mensiks
Palos Hills
Cook County
Will County
Illinois
Storms drive Illinois to record 127 tornadoes in 2003
A violent spring storm pattern lingered into summer as Illinois logged a record 127 tornadoes in 2003, surpassing the 1974 high of 108. The state averages 31 tornadoes yearly while insurers report multimillion-dollar losses from wind hail and flooding across Rockford, Chicago, and Bloomington areas.
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Pekin
Lucy Plahmer
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Lincoln
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Country Insurance & Financial Services
Rockford
Bloomington
Cathy
Oloffson
Vern Knapp
Illinois State Water Survey
Knapp
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Weather Service
Iraqi based publisher arrested for aiding Saddam Hussein
Khaled Abdel-Latif Dumeisi, 60, publisher of a Chicago Arabic newspaper, was arrested on charges he acted as an unregistered foreign agent for Saddam Hussein’s intelligence service. FBI says he gathered information on Iraqi opposition figures in America, using a hidden microphone and camera device. He did not spy in the United States but reported to Iraqi intelligence and conspired to do so.
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Saddam Hussein
Khaled Abdel-Latif Dumeisi
Baghdad
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Saddam
FBI
Dumeisi
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Justice Department
Lawmakers Push for Clear Reaction to Color-Coded Terror Alerts
Springfield debate over Homeland Security color codes highlights confusion for local governments and infrastructure owners about applicability and response. Rep John Millner notes two thirds of locals used orange previous rise. costs hit 70 million annually. Washington, Illinois, and railroads discuss checklists and better intelligence use to guide actions.
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Homeland Security
John Millner
Roard Stream
Millner
Illinois Association of Police Chiefs
Matthew Bettenhausen
Wilson
Patti Thompson
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Illinois
Joe Haden
Military Department
Washington State
Washington
Haden
Mike Chamness
Chamness
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