State Board mulls 48 layoffs to cover funding decline
Illinois State Board of Education weighs cutting 48 workers to offset a 7.5 million drop in state funding causing union concerns over reduced school services. About 60 union members from AFSCME and IFSE protested outside the Springfield office as the board prepared a vote on the layoffs.
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Illinois State Board of Education
State Board
American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees
Illinois Federation of State Employees
Paula Stadeker
Federation of State Employees Local 3236
Joyce Karen
Roger Griffith
Afscme
Griffith
Robert E. Schiller
State Board of Education
Schiller
Rod Blagojevich
James R Thompson Center
Chicago
Blagojevich
AMA standardizes bioterrorism training nationwide
The American Medical Association announced a voluntary program to standardize bioterrorism training for doctors and responders. A single playbook will guide hospitals, public health officials, and military personnel to reduce chaos in mass disasters, developed with military and four medical institutions for in person and later online delivery.
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Jerome M. Hauer
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Phillip L. Coyle
American Medical Association
Chicago
The
James James
AMA
Center For
Illinois budget sets 1.5 million for wrongfully convicted inmates
The Illinois budget includes about 1.5 million in settlements for inmates jailed on faulty convictions. Rolando Cruz will receive 120,300 and Aaron Patterson 161,500. Pardons by Gov. George Ryan in his final days unlock Court of Claims payouts for time spent imprisoned.
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Chicago
Illinois
George Ryan
Rod Blagojevich
Rolando Cruz
Aaron Patterson
Cruz
Ryan
Patterson
Court of Claims
Andrew Raucci
Wet field delays hit Illinois farmers in far south
Heavy rains across far southern Illinois hinder planting and replanting as corn fields flood and wheat stalls. Kevin Leifer rechecks 2600 acres in Randolph and Monroe counties while crop consultant Omar Koester warns yields may drop. By Monday, soybean planting lagged in the southeast though central and northern Illinois show near full planting.
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Kevin Leifer
Illinois
Omar Koester
University of Illinois
Sparta
Waterloo
Koester
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