Judge cuts Forest Preserve officer verdict to 300000
A federal magistrate reduced a $3 million jury award to $300,000 in a sexual harassment suit by Cynthia Spina, a Cook County Forest Preserve police officer. Spina must choose between accepting the award or a new trial on damages. allegations include cruel remarks and unwanted touching from 1994 and claims of being ignored.
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Philip uses campaign funds for Navy Pier party
Senate President James Pate Philip charged a 1999 York High School reunion gala at Navy Pier to his campaign fund, a $15,161 payment arranged by McPier. The Sun Times reports the event was hosted by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, with critics calling it personal use despite officials saying it promoted the facility.
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Ryan Blagojevich exchange barbs in downstate governor bid
Illinois campaign TV ads spotlight contrasts between Republican Jim Ryan and Democrat Rod Blagojevich. Downstate focus includes Decatur area lawmakers, with Noland and Curry weighing in on upstate versus downstate liberal contrasts and the impact on jobs. Ads charge each other on abortion parental notification same sex benefits and firearm fee hikes amid corruption framing connected to the licenses-for-bribes scandal.
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Downstate
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Rod Blagojevich
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Decatur
Blagojevich
Ryan
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Galesburg
Scofield
George Ryan
Hawkinson
Census errors label Illinois village as divorce capital
A Census 2000 blunder placed about 1,000 inmates in Oak Grove, Illinois, misreporting the village as the nation's divorce capital. Officials say errors persist in published counts, while corrections reach only some outlets. Oak Grove residents estimate population around 700, and officials seek faster fixes.
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United States
U.S
Bureau
America
Oak Grove
East Moline
Marilyn Stephens
Chicago
Nowack
Stephens
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