Smoking ban repeal bids fail in Illinois House panel
Two attempts to alter or repeal Illinois indoor smoking restrictions were rejected by a House committee. Rep. Shane Cultra’s repeal plan lost 11 to 3 as lawmakers keep the statewide ban, while a separate bid to create smoking licenses for certain venues failed 10 to 4.
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Springfield
Shane Cultra
Ronarga
Cultra
House
Grady
Randy Ramey
R-Carol Stream
Illinois House votes to end mandatory moment of silence
The Illinois House approved 72 to 31 to repeal the required school day moment of silence, granting local districts the option. The measure moves to the Senate amid ongoing lawsuits and controversy over the rule seen by many as akin to prayer.
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Springfield
Illinois
House
Senate
Roger Eddy
Hutsonville
Eddy
David Reis
Willow Hill
Jerry Mitchell
R Sterling
SIUC radio and TV stations off air due to outages
WSIU radio and WSIU-TV along with WUSI and WVSI are off the air today because of power outages from a winter storm. Monica Tichenor says engineers are working and the outage will last at least today. Towers at Tamaroa and Dundas are without power, with updates on wsiu.org or the 453 4344 line.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Monica Tichenor
Siuc Broadcasting Service
Tamaroa
Dundas
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Wsiu-Tv
WUSI
WVSI
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Snowstorm causes mixed effects as districts plan return
After seven snow days in one district and six in another, Marion and Franklin County schools weigh safety against disrupted testing and routines. Power outages affect thousands across Southern Illinois with hundreds restored by late day. Downed lines on Skyline Drive worry officials as a bus is briefly endangered.
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Hudgens
Marion
Franklin County
West Frankfort
Greg Goins
Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative
Union County
Jackson County
Johnson County
Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
Ameren
Carterville
Tamaroa
du Quoin
Skyline Drive
Alto Pass
Cobden
Burglaries solved after traffic arrest last week
Chief Bob Ledbetter said the rapid string of burglaries and swift recoveries mark an unprecedented span of time. Some recovered items remain evidence and cannot yet be returned, but police expect to return them as soon as possible.
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Bob Ledbetter
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