Illinois higher ed budget heads for another round of cuts
Illinois education leaders warn of further funding reductions as the General Assembly debates revenue, with Gov. Thompson expected to trim about 200 million from higher education and K through 12. The IBHE urges cautious spending while lawmakers favor merit scholarships and push for increased state income.
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Belleville
Illinois Board of Higher Education
General Assembly
Richard Wagner
Belleville Area College
Wagner
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Illinois
William Browder
Browder
Martin Abegg
Bradley University
House
Senate
John Gilbert
IBHE
Illinois Bell seeks over 200 percent rise in installation fees
Illinois Bell Telephone Co. asks the Illinois Commerce Commission for a large rise in installation costs from 36 to 109 dollars, saying the move reflects actual costs and would partly cover disconnection costs for current customers. Bell officials testified on the first ICC hearing day, noting earnings would not rise.
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Chicago
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Bell
Robert P. Schoen
Schoen
Illinois Bell
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Bomb materials found in raid on FALN house
FBI agents found a small amount of explosive materials in an apartment rented by Oscar Lopez-Rivera a suspected FALN leader. Lopez-Rivera 37 and Wilfredo Santana 24 were arrested in Glenview and held on a 2 million dollar bond. The raid followed a report that agents were casing the nearby Glenview Naval Air Station.
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FBI
Oscar Lopez-Rivera
FALN
Tony DeLorenzo
Lopez-Rivera
Glenview
Wilfredo Santana
DeLorenzo
Glenview Naval Air Station
Drought Workshop Planned in Mount Vernon Next Week
Experts from state agencies will lead a drought workshop titled Dealing With Drought Today and Tomorrow on June 15 at the Rolland Lewis Community Center Mount Vernon. The program covers climatology soil moisture and drought solutions with speakers from the Illinois State Water Survey Cooperative Extension Water Resources EPA and other agencies. Register by June 8 with a 5 lunch fee. send name address phone and fee to Loreena Ivens Champaign Illinois.
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Rolland Lewis
Mount Vernon
Illinois
Illinois State Water Survey
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Division of Water Resources
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Loreena Ivens
Champaign
American Water Works Association
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