Illinois budget trims state jobs but attrition may ease impact
Springfield estimates show thousands of positions cut under the new budget yet officials expect attrition and an early retirement plan to lessen layoffs. Rauschenberger cautions that final counts are moving targets with 3,500 to 4,000 possible reductions, while Currie notes at least 4,500 workers may be eligible for early retirement.
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Budget Battles Extend as Illinois Legislature Closes In
Illinois lawmakers planned to borrow 750 million against tobacco settlements while debating higher riverboat casino taxes and raising cigarette tax to 98 cents from 50. A plan to sever state federal tax links would cost 216 million to state and 149 to localities. Overnight overtime saw broad sessions as leaders pushed toward a budget deal.
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Nursing Home Cost Help From Habiger Assoc
The Elder Law Office of Habiger and Associates offers legal strategies to reduce or eliminate nursing home costs while preserving care quality. Richard J. Habiger JD leads services designed to protect family assets and secure appropriate care for loved ones.
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Man charged with murder pleads guilty to invasion
BELLEVILLE AP The last of six men accused of killing two people has pleaded guilty in St. Clair County Circuit Court to a lesser charge of home invasion. Antoine Bradley 19 originally faced four counts of first degree murder, but the charges were reduced in exchange for his plea. Tina Jackson 20 and Montez Wilson 19 were shot to death on Dec 5 1999 after a group ransacked a house over a stolen cellular phone dispute. Diwone Wallace and Marcus Bradley were convicted of murder. Alexander Matlock David Taylor and Terrence Luster pleaded guilty to home invasion in exchange for testifying against Wallace and Marcus Bradley. Marcus Bradley was sentenced to life in prison and Wallace is awaiting sentencing.
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Belleville
St. Clair County
Antoine Bradley
Tina Jackson
Montez Wilson
Dwayne Wilson
Diwone Wallace
Bradley
Marcus Bradley
Alexander Matlock
David Taylor
Terrence Luster
Wallace
Accuracy Hotline for The Southern Illinoisan
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