Mandeville: Don’t pad Thompson’s budget
Springfield AP Gov James Thompson’s budget chief Robert Mandeville warns lawmakers against adding more spending as the General Assembly nears adjournment. He notes about 100 million has already been tucked into the proposed 10.6 billion general fund budget for the year starting July 1.
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Harness racing fix probe in Illinois amid etorphine abuse reports
Investigators probe doping in harness racing across Illinois amid 19 documented cases of etorphine use in the Illinois Racing Board laboratory records from Elgin. Maywood Park and Balmoral Race Track cited as possible hubs with suspicions of hundreds more injects. County officials fear widespread fixing with strong narcotic, while authorities note no similar issue in thoroughbred racing.
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Water system tests find possible cancer-causing chemical
Residents in the Summerfield Lebanon Mascoutah water system were told not to panic after total trihalomethanes were detected in the supply serving 18 000 people across nine Southern Illinois towns. The Illinois EPA official noted no health problems had appeared at prior similar UHM levels, with water drawn from the Kaskaskia River near Mascoutah.
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Appendectomy Keeps Illinois Lieutenant Governor In Hospital
Lt Gov George Ryan underwent an emergency appendectomy at St Marys Hospital in Kankakee and is listed stable and doing well after a one hour operation. Springfield office said the surgery went smoothly with no complications. In a separate note, Neil Hartigan has returned to work after a similar operation in early April.
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