Time zone study eyed for Illinois Indiana and Kentucky
Evansville Indiana reports federal hearings may be held July 22 to 25 across Indiana Kentucky and Illinois as Sen. Lindel Hume pushes to move five southwest counties to Eastern Time. Evansville mayor Michael Vandeveer urges regional business groups to unite against the change citing economic interdependence.
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Evansville, Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Lindel Hume
Evansville
Michael Vandeveer
Chamber of Commerce
Henderson
Indiana General Assembly
Department of Transportation
Hume
Oakland City
Posey, Gibson
Vanderburgh
Warrick
Spencer
Vandeveer
Senate moves to curb malpractice suits in Illinois
Illinois Senate approved a bill to establish pre trial screening panels to evaluate medical malpractice claims and limit lawyer fees while allowing installment payments for large awards. The measure aims to curb frivolous suits but critics say it harms injured patients and constitutional concerns are raised. The bill returns to the House for a final decision with an identical Senate origin in progress.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
House
Senate
Philip Rock
Oak Park
Rock
Leroy Lemke
Chicago
Lemke
Additional federal judge sought for central Illinois district
Peoria lawmaker Robert Michel said he introduced legislation to add a fourth judgeship to the US District Court for central Illinois, addressing rising civil and criminal caseloads since 1980. Springfield base, with a judge in Danville and another in Peoria, faces crowded courtrooms. Eleven Illinois locales will share over 3 million dollars to expand or locate businesses, creating or retaining 1,030 jobs under the Community Development Assistance Program, Gov. Thompson announced.
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Peoria
Illinois
U.S. House
Robert Michel
Congress
US District Court
Central Illinois
Springfield
Danville
Michel
Thompson
Fulton
Kendall
Arcola
Atkinson
Hoopeston
Mackinaw
Mount Carmel
Monmouth
Staunton
Jacksonville
Paris
Botulism victims fail to halt settlement talks
A Peoria judge refused to block insurer negotiations with victims of the 1983 botulism outbreak at the Skewer Inn. The dispute centers on whether $1.5 million in liability coverage covers all victims or only each, with 34 victims involved in lawsuits and concerns that settlements could exhaust the pool.
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Peoria
Robert Manning
Peoria County
Manning
Skewer Inn
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Inn
Oria Public Health Department
Home Insurance of Illinois
U.S. Insurance Group Inc
the Inn
John Mason
Roger Brown
Barbara Clapp
Dwight
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Main Street
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Illinois Medical Society
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