Mother crusade to clear pilot in friendly fire case
Joan Schmidt leads a public campaign to exonerate her son Harry Schmidt and Maj. William Umbach after a 2004 Afghanistan bombing killed Canadian soldiers. The Air Force faces questions over disobedience and briefing gaps while Canada weighs legal action and wrongful-death claims amid a spirited defense from the pilots’ supporters.
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Harry Schmidt
Joan Schmidt
America
Schmidt
Maj
William Umbach
Afghanistan
Air Force
Illinois Air National Guard
Umbach
Canada
Ambach
USS
Bush
Laura Bush
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Jean Chretien
National Guard
Pvt
Richard Green
U.S
Green
Bill would set up payment plan for school funds
A bill proposed in Illinois would cut General State Aid payments from 24 to 22 and ensure they arrive within the current fiscal year. State Rep. Bill Mitchell said the plan helps districts plan spending, while opponents warn delayed payments could trigger bankruptcies in many districts.
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Springfield
Bill Mitchell
R Forsyth
Illinois
Mitchell
Rod Blagojevich
Jerry Mitchell
Dixon Schools
Broadway Musicians Strike Halts 18 Shows Across Broadway
Broadway lights dim as contract talks collapse between producers and striking musicians. Eighteen musicals including Hairspray The Producers and The Lion King are dark through Sunday with losses estimated at millions in box office. Unions push to preserve live music while producers cite artistic freedom and minimums.
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New York
Broadway
League of American Theaters
Ultimate Losers
Jed Bernstein
League
Bernstein
Illinois seeks higher share of federal road funds in new bill
Illinois congressional leaders pledged to push a reform of the highway funding formula to lift the state’s return from the federal road trust. They aim to guarantee at least one dollar per dollar in user fees, enabling funds for projects including a Mississippi River bridge at St Louis and upgrades to Interstates 80 and 88 and Chicago’s Wacker Drive. The effort involves the Illinois Department of Transportation and local transit agencies, with Dennis Hastert backing the move.
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Illinois
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Chicago
Wacker Drive
Dennis Hastert
Mike Stokke
Yorkville
U.S. Department of Transportation
Dan Rostenkowski
D. Chicago
House
Bob Michel
R-Peoria
Illinois Department of Transportation
Woman shoots ex abuser during break in at Peoria home
Charlotte Gates 29 shot Chris Winder after he broke into her home and fought with her and another man. Winder, paroled recently from Big Muddy Correctional Center after a five month sentence for domestic and aggravated battery involving Gates, died from a single chest gunshot wound. Police recovered Winder in a neighboring yard as he collapsed. Gates told police she fired once without realizing the wound would be fatal.
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Chris Winder
Gates
Winder
Big Muddy
Ina
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