Editorial on the strained legislature higher education partnership
The piece analyzes the fragile bond between Illinois lawmakers and higher education, noting distrust and the risk of open conflict. It outlines budget clashes, with spending aims ranging from 672 million to 710.9 million, and urges shared reform including more staff, openness, and budget discipline to reestablish credibility.
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Senate
House
Ogilvie
Tension over university growth tests legislature in Illinois
An article analyzes the strained Illinois General Assembly and higher education partnership. It cites distrust, size concerns as enrollments rise toward 50,000, and calls for reforms such as dedicated higher education committees, staff, and open policy to foster mutual accountability and constructive tension.
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Illinois General Assembly
Leonard E. Goodall
Chicago Circle
University of Illinois
James B. Holderman
Illinois Board of Higher Education
James D. Nowlan
Simon LT Governor faces ethics bill delays and political ties
The piece analyzes Lt. Gov. Paul Simon's role in ethics legislation delays in the Illinois Senate. It notes his public support, private pressure on a Daley-aligned subcommittee, and his need for Chicago political backing if he seeks the governor’s nomination. It questions his quiet public stance versus private criticisms.
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Paul Simon
Illinois Senate
Sen
Thomas Lyons
Chicago
Senate
Robert Cherry
Cook County
Richard J. Daley
Sen. Lyons
Simon
Sen. Cherry
Daley
First offenders face fines and jail for marijuana possession
The Illinois State Bar Association notes first time offenders with up to 2.5 grams of marijuana can face a maximum fine of 1500 dollars and up to one year in jail. The cautionary remark follows discussion of penalties tied to youth possession at a party. The text also mentions concern over steel workers and a remark about barefoot boys and urban versus rural areas.
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Illinois State Bar Assa
Scots travelogue through Britain ends in Cambridge trip notes
David Felts chronicles a three week circuit from London through Ireland Scotland and England describing Lochlong Old Course at St Andrews Edinburgh Castle Hadrian's Wall York Lincoln and Woburn Abbey. He notes rain, golf Walker Cup talk, Haggis tasting, abbey ruins and a commercial Woburn layout, ending near Cambridge with reflections on rural life and sheep.
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David Felts
Cambridge
England
London
Ireland
Shannon
Chicago
Scotland
Fairlie
Firth of Clyde
Loch Lomond
Loch Long
Firth
Saint Andrews
Edinburgh Castle
Holyrood Place
Staley
Decatur
Melrose Abbey
York
Britain
Yorkminister
Old
Lincoln
Bedfordshire
Woburn Abbey
Dukes of Bedford
Russell
Hippodrome
Yorkshire
Ogilvie lashes out as Illinois General Assembly stalls
Gov Richard B Ogilvie denounces lawmakers at a House dinner saying state government is looking stupid amid delays. Lt Gov Paul Simon and Senate leaders push ethics legislation while major budget bills move slowly before the June 30 recess.
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Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
General Assembly
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Senate Democrats
Public Instruction
Michael Bakalis
Senate Appropriations Committee
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