IDNA Deer Season Flexibility Approved by House
The Illinois House approved a measure giving the IDNR director authority to extend or shorten the deer hunting season based on deer population levels. Sponsor Rep. Gary F. Forby cited overpopulation in Franklin County causing vehicle crashes and farm damage. The plan aims for flexible season length to curb deer damage. The bill now heads to the Senate.
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources Authority
Gary F. Forby
Dbenton
Franklin County
Forby
Department of Natural Resources
Newman McDonald’s team up on Newman's own dressings
McDonald’s partners with actor Paul Newman to offer Newman's own dressings as exclusive additions to their new premium salads priced at 3.99. Available in select outlets Monday and nationwide in over 13,000 U.S. locations by March 24. Newman notes profits go to educational and charitable causes, calling the arrangement mutually beneficial.
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McDonald's Corp
Hollywood
Paul Newman
Newman
U.S
McDonald’s
Campuses scramble to outline 32 percent budget reserves
Springfield officials seek 8 percent reserves for the rest of the year from public universities and community colleges to cut 32 percent of remaining funding. SIU Carbondale and Eastern Illinois University warn of layoffs and delayed projects while officials debate the meaning and feasibility of the governor’s demand.
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Blagojevich
John M. Dunn
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Dunn
SIU
Steve Binder
Eastern Illinois University
EIU
Vicki Woodard
City seeks temporary removal of E2 memorials in Chicago
City attorneys asked mourners to remove bouquets, cards, and memorials from the E2 nightclub sidewalk to clear space for scaffolding in front of the building after a deadly stampede. The move comes as owners face housing code violations and a court-ordered safety scaffold installation. The city will provide 911 tapes and surveillance footage to nightclub lawyers, with mourners given up to Monday 9 a.m. to remove items.
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Chicago
Tom Royce
Daniel Lynch
Dwain Kyles
Kyles
Lynch
Illinois universities hold tuition hikes amid budget crisis
Public universities across Illinois delay fall tuition increases as Gov. Blagojevich orders 8 percent cuts from current budgets to ease a state deficit. Western Illinois University postpones a planned 13 percent rise until April budget news, while University of Illinois and others await the governor and Legislature. Administrators vow preserve education quality by freezing vacancies, deferring purchases, and delaying maintenance.
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Rod Blagojevich
Becky Carroll
Blagojevich
Bureau of the Budget
Illinois
Western Illinois University
WIU
John Maguire
Abby Ottenhoff
Maguire
University of Illinois
Illinois State University
Eastern Illinois University
U of I
Tom Hardy
Testimony ends in Philip Morris lawsuit in Edwardsville
In a Madison County trial, testimony wraps up in a class action accusing Philip Morris of defrauding about 1.1 million Illinois smokers by selling Marlboro Lights and Cambridge Lights as less toxic. Closing arguments set for Monday with a potential judgment of at least 21 billion dollars.
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Edwardsville
Illinois
Cambridge
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