Court gives reprieve to family fighting for farm
The Foucek family business in Troy wins a pause in an IDOT Route 159 extension project that would sever 18 acres from their 80 acre farm. The 5th District Appellate Court ordered a stay pending review of a lower court ruling, postponing August bid openings while the case proceeds. Demonstrators have highlighted the farm as one of the few green spaces in Metro East amid rapid growth.
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Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Todd Halfman
Idot Land-Acqusition
Foucek
Troy
Jeremy Taylor
Fouceks
Hospital sues ex-patients to silence settlement talks in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Hospital sues Phil Bonaffini and Eunice Babcock and others to stop them from discussing their settlement terms. A judge issued a temporary gag order. a hearing is set for Aug. 19. The suits stem from infections after surgeries and a confidential May 2001 settlement.
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Bridgeport
Phil Bonaffini
Gloria
Eunice Babcock
Chicago Tribune
Connecticut Post
Bridgeport Superior Court
Babcock
Margaret Haering
Haering
Audrey Wise
Bonaffini
Bridgeport Hospital
Illinois GOP names conservative reformer Gary MacDougal chairman
Gary MacDougal, a conservative businessman who rewrote welfare laws, becomes Illinois Republican Party chair as Democrats hold a favorable map. He warns of a "nuclear winter" for business if Dems win the Legislature and governor race, while rivals attack his stance and party scandals echo across both parties.
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Illinois
Republican Party
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Grand Teton
MacDougal
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Senate
Rod Blagojevich
GOP
Jim Ryan
Blagojevich
Billy Weinberg
O’hare International
Ryan
Weinberg
Lee Daniels
Daniels
George Ryan
Democratic House
Michael Madigan
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