Peoria youth gets 20 to 30 years for trooper shooting
A Peoria man, Doug Kaufman, 20, was sentenced to 20 to 30 years for attempted murder of Illinois state trooper Carl Kobler after a speeding stop. Kaufman allegedly drew a gun from a glove box, lured the trooper to the car, and shot him in the arm.
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Peoria
Illinois
Doug Kaufman
US. Collins
Circuit Court
Carl Kobler
Kaufman
Citizens Band
William Henderson
Kobler
Subside insurance bill bogged down in Senate bickering
Springfield subsidence insurance legislation stalls in the Senate Insurance and Licensed Activities Committee. Rep. Monroe Flinn asks Secretary of State Alan Dixon to move the bill, while Sen. Gene Johns blames Sen. Robert Lane and Sen. Richard Guidice for keeping it in committee. Johns notes the measure awaits subcommittee action to fix technical problems, delaying enactment this session. funding depends on the authorization bill.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Senate Insurance and Licensed Activities Committee
Monroe Flinn
D-Cahokia
Secretary of State
Alan Dixon
Dixon
Belleville
Gene Johns
Marion
Johns
Robert Lane
Chicago
Richard Guidice
Senate
Flinn
Thomas Hynes
Dchicago
Sen
James
Donnewald
Dbreese
Celeste Stiehl
Alton State Hospital land to be transferred for park use
The House approved transferring 59 acres from Alton State Hospital to the city for a park, aiming to complete a 700 acre adjacent park area. Vote was 110 to 18 amid a brief objection by Rep. Dwight Friedrich. If Gov. James Thompson signs, the plan proceeds.
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City of
Alton
James Thompson
Dwight Friedrich
R-Centralia
Senate
House
Gilbert Denvers
Bloomington
Menard
Vandalia
Vienna
Daniel Walker
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Richmond
Department of Revenue
Department of Transportation
Saline River
Illinois
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