Two Dead In Small Plane Crash In Fox Lake
A small plane crash on Rollins Road near the Illinois 59 overpass killed Stephen Cole and Johnathon Wiens, both in their 40s and 50s. Lake County Deputy Leroy Pugesek sustained second degree burns and was treated at St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee.
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Lake County
Stephen Cole
Evanston
Johnathon Wiens
Palatine
Jim Wipper
Cole
Wipper
Rollins Road
Leroy Pugesek
Gary del Re
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del Re
St. Mary’s Hospital
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Ryan officially off Senate ballot in Illinois race
In Chicago the Illinois Republican Party plans to replace Jack Ryan on the U S Senate ballot. Six to twelve vetted candidates will present to the state central committee as party leaders seek a strong contender after Ryan withdrew amid a sex scandal.
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Chicago
Republican Party
Republican State Central Committee
Judy Baar Topinka
Jack Ryan
Illinois State Board of Elections
Ronald Smith
Central Committee
Ryan
Topinka
U.S. Senate
Illinois test scores rise but gaps remain in ISAT results
Illinois education officials say more students from third grade to high school met or surpassed state standards on ISAT tests, with modest gains in reading writing math and science. Gains include a smaller gap between white and minority students though achievement gaps exceed 25 points in many subjects and 40 in math and science. some social science areas saw fewer students meeting standards.
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Springfield
Illinois
Illinois State Board of Education
Robert Schiller
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Blagojevich backs last minute pet projects amid budget delay
Governor Rod Blagojevich chose to allow lawmakers to add 29 million in pet projects to Illinois’ 45.5 billion budget rather than stall the two month overdue plan. He defended the move at the Democratic National Convention in Boston while noting gains for education and health care and the emergence of 52 memorandums of understanding detailing extra funding.
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