Lawyers and firms fund Illinois Supreme Court race drives
Report says Simmons and his partner Jeff Cooper each gave Maag $1,000 last September while Illinois firms sent five $100,000 checks to the Democratic party between March and June. Democratic spokesman Steve Brown questions the scandal angle, noting party support for Mang and official disclosure procedures. Civil Justice League argues trial lawyers back high stakes race, while many sources claim limited knowledge.
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Simmons
Jeff Cooper
Maag
Cooper
State Board of Election
Illinois
Steve Brown
Democratic Party
I-Law
Civil Justice League
Ed Murnane
Supreme Court
Trooper McKinney retires after 30 years of service
State Police veteran Master Sgt. McKinney, a Sparta native, retires after 30 years. He saved a choking Sparta High student with CPR in a chemistry class and earned multiple awards including a Lifesaving Award and the Governor's Award for the 1993 94 floods. He helped evacuate homes, closed the Chester bridge, and endured Lyme disease from flood work. He may seek Chester Police Chief role.
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Sparta
McKinney
Rick Hector
Prairie du Rocher
Chester Bridge
County
United States Navy
Acapulco
Mexico
West Frankfort council approves raises and water plant plans
The West Frankfort council approved a schedule granting city employees raises by years of service up to 20 percent. The body also settled an age discrimination suit with Samuel Pollack for about 20 cents on the dollar. Rend Lake Conservancy District discussed upgrading the water plant with bids to engineers for a new facility and a $4.1 million electrical upgrade. The new plant would cost about $20 million, run 19 to 38 million gallons daily, and include a five year technology update and centralized monitoring.
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Samuel Pollack
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Terry Green
Ellis
Warren
West Frankfort
Rend Lake
TUMS Union Grumbles Over New Contract and Fragmented Plant Work
TUMS workers protest a contract that sends packaging work to larger plants in Michigan and Memphis as seasonal demand drops. Union members fault scheduling changes that void guaranteed days off and force overtime by not posting hours. Temporary staff remain, with demonstrations over expanded production and policy shifts at the Pinckneyville facility.
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Nelson
Eckerle
TUMS
Michigan
Memphis
Tenn
Nelson and Rheinecker
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