State survey finds wide price swings for common prescriptions
RetireSafe.org surveyed seven Illinois cities and two Chicago areas, finding price differences up to 477 percent for a 30 day supply of drugs such as Alprazolam and Lipitor. Internet purchases often lowest, though some providers lack Illinois licenses.
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Illinois Pharmacists Association
Freed death row inmate sues for $30 million in torture case
Aaron Patterson, freed after 17 years on death row, sues Chicago police officers, prosecutors, the city, and others for $30 million claiming torture led to his 1986 confession in the Sanchez killings. He is among four pardoned inmates from January and follows a fellow plaintiff, Madison Hobley, in filing similar suits. Patterson alleges beatings suffocation with a plastic bag, gun threats, and coerced statements.
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Signup starts today for no call list in Illinois
Illinois residents can sign up online today for the federal no call list to curb telemarketing. The registry fines firms up to 11,000 per violation and starts enforcement by October 1 for sign ups by August 31, with reductions in calls within about three months for later registrants. The effort preempts an existing state program and links to FCC rules on caller ID and disclosure.
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Illinois
Lisa Madigan
Madigan
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Rod Blagojevich
Illinois Commerce Commission
Donotcall.gov
Stimulus Bill Aims To Jump Start Economy With Transportation Spending
Rep. Jerry Costello introduces a $50 billion stimulus plan in the House to fund infrastructure projects and boost jobs. He cites that every $1 billion in transportation spending creates about 47 500 jobs and 6 2 billion in economic activity, with potential 2 3 million new jobs by Thanksgiving if enacted. The bill also seeks to curb corporate tax moves offshore and had 35 co sponsors within hours.
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