Asian carp dilemma hurts Illinois fishing and sales
In Illinois the booming Asian carp problem pits fishermen against a market that rejects the fish. With millions of pounds in the river and few buyers, firms like Big River Fish face losses as politics consider buying and repurposing the catch for livestock feed or fertilizer. Officials probe markets overseas and inland options while safety concerns rise from boats struck by jumping carp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
Big River Fish Corporation
Pearl
Rick Smith
Great Lakes
Deanna Demuzio
D-Carlinville
Smith
Illinois drug task forces fear cuts to Byrne grant funding
Hare proposes adding 490 million to Byrne grants if budget cuts pass. Illinois task force leaders say continued funding prevents wave of crime as Byrne grants kept agencies afloat from 1997 to 2004 with annual totals between 3.8 and 6.5 million. Biffany warns dissolving drug units could raise statewide crime and erode neighborhood protection against cocaine sales and meth labs. Urges residents to contact officials to preserve drug enforcement funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hare
U.S
Tim Johnson
Urbana
Byrne
Illinois
John Biffany
Blackhawk
Quad-Cities
Ogle County
Illinois drug task forces threaten dissolution without funding
President Bush's budget proposal could dissolve major task forces across the state, including Blackhawk Area, Central Illinois Enforcement Group, Southern Illinois Drug Task Force, Task Force Six, and others, if supplemental funding fails to pass. Peyton signals difficulty without community and legislative support as lawmakers like Hare push the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Bush
Blackhawk
Jo Daviess
Carroll
Whiteside
Henry and Lee
Central Illinois
Mason
Logan
Sangamon
Morgan and
Christian
Southern Illinois
Alexander
Massac
Hardin
Gallatin
Saline
Franklin
Hamilton
White
Wayne
Wabash
McLean
DeWitt
Joliet Metropolitan Area
North Central
McHenry
DeKalb
Kane Counties
State Line
Stevenson
Winnebago
Boone
South Central Illinois
Greene, Macoupin
Montgomery Counties
Illinoi
Marion, Cumberland and
Clark Counties
Hare
Peyton
Illinois updates plan for Will County airport in south Chicago
State officials filed revised FAA plans moving the runway about 600 feet south for a proposed Will County airport in the Chicago area. IDOT says the project would create about 2,000 jobs in year one and about 9,700 jobs by year five, with FAA reviews focusing on air traffic impact. In a separate ruling, U S District Judge Patrick Duggan ordered Case IH retirees’ lifetime health benefits remain the company’s responsibility, a decision welcomed by attorney Roger McClow for more than 5,000 retirees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Aviation Administration
Will County
Illinois Department of Transportation
FAA
Moline
Case-Ih
U.S. District Court
Patrick Duggan
CNH America
Michigan
Roger McClow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kirby Marsden
The
Illinois Commercial Fishing Association
Marsden
Senate
China
Shafer Fisheries
Thomson
Mike Shafer
Shafer
Mike.riopell
Lee
Aha Das
Diznek
Clinique
Cliniqué
Dillard's
Dillard’s
Dillards.com
Kasper
Dillard's, Inc
Dillard's Charge
Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover
Carte Blanche
West Central
Adams, Pike, Brown, Schuyler, Cass and
Fulton Counties
LaSalle
Putnam
Bureau
DuPage
Kartikay.mehrotra
Lee.net
Gianni Bini
Spring
Dillard’s Charge
Clinique BO
Associated Press
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!