Illinois man charged with first degree murder in Sutherland
The case involves 21-year-old Billy Jack Reed charged with killing 66-year-old Joyce Boyer inside her Sutherland home. If convicted he faces the death penalty or life in prison. Reed is jailed in Lincoln County on a $250 million bond, the largest in the county.
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North Platte, Neb
Illinois
Sutherland
Billy Jack Reed
Lincoln County
Reed
Steven W. Justice
Joyce Boyer
State's unpaid bills backlog tops $1 billion
Comptroller Dan Hynes says Illinois backlog of unpaid bills has reached 1.039 billion dollars, delaying payments to hospitals, pharmacies, schools and cities. He warns the total will grow as revenues lag and budgets tighten, with many agencies and programs facing backlogs.
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Springfield
Dan Hynes
Hynes
George Ryan
Comptroller’s
Karen Craven
Board of Education
Wood promises funding for veterans in Illinois
Lt Gov Corinne Wood pledges to expand state veterans homes and reform the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs if elected governor. Standing with retired Navy Capt Jim Lovell, she outlines a northern Illinois home, an 80 bed LaSalle unit, a home loan program, no state insurance copays for some veterans, and stronger veteran hiring rules for contractors. Lovell backs her plan, citing her focus on veterans.
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Chicago
Corinne Wood
Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Jim Lovell
National
Vietnam Veterans Art Museum
Wood
Illinois
LaSalle
Navy
Plans progress for Cairo hospital despite funding gaps
In Cairo Illinois a local health care official moves toward design plans for a so called critical access hospital 16 beds and ER. About 240000 in design funds originate from federal and state sources but securing ongoing funding remains uncertain with federal support tied to next year appropriations.
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Cairo
Illinois
Fred Bernstein
Bernstein
Judge upholds strip search as reasonable in O'Hare drug case
U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer said Customs officials were reasonable in strip searching Kathryn Kaniff a 36 year old hairdresser from Washington Island Wisconsin and detaining her four hours at O'Hare. The jury’s civil verdict awarding damages was not upheld and no money will be paid.
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O’hare
Chicago
Kathryn Kaniff
Washington Island
Wis
O’hare International Airport
Kaniff
U.S
Rebecca Pallmeyer
Pallmeyer
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