Flood tourists warned as Peoria area floods rise
Police vowed to arrest sightseers along the swollen Illinois River while Red Cross teams assessed flood damages. Four men drowned, about 1,700 people homeless, and authorities sought to limit crowds near flooded homes as the river eased slightly and disaster officials prepared to survey the damage from Peoria downriver toward St Louis.
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Peoria
Illinois
Red Cross
Alex Gal
Meredosia
St. Louis
Mississippi River
National Weather Service
Spring Lake
Pekin
Cothe
Ms. Crutchfield
Liverpool
Chicago
Loop
Thompson
State Flood Victims Can’t Wait to Go Home
Along 150 miles of the Illinois River residents endure a tense wait for relief as floodwaters recede. About 1,700 people have been driven from homes with four fatalities reported. Red Cross volunteers provide meals and supplies at shelters while farmers prepare cleanup. some victims say they will not return until their property is repaired.
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Jeanne Ann Crutchfield
Red Cross
Peoria
Evansville
Ind
Havana
Army Corps of Engineers
Peoria County
JoAnn Robinson
Dan Chambers
Chilli
Chillicothe
Illinois
Dale Woods
Neil Risinger
Woods
Ray Emken
Fulton County
Dale Darnall
Lonesome Jim aids river workers with books at Locks 27
Granite City AP reports Jim Hearon, 57, has served as a volunteer librarian at Locks 27 on the Mississippi River for three years. He lowers a bucket of reading material to barge crews working up to 30 days, offering items like a farming manual and magazines though only the Playboy was taken in this instance.
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Granite City
Mississippi River
Lonesome
Jim Heaton
Playboy
Hearon
Delinquent taxpayers get new short grace period
Springfield Illinois Revenue Department offers 313 delinquent taxpayers a brief reprieve after rubber checks totaling 386 370 were returned for insufficient funds. Helen Adorjan says another 30 day window is granted to cover the checks with a guaranteed remittance or face tax evasion charges.
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Springfield
Ilinois
State Revenue Department
Helen Adorjan
Judge to rule on suit challenging state pay hikes in Illinois
A Cook County judge said he would rule by March 15 on a suit contending the Illinois Compensation Review Act is unconstitutional. The action seeks to block automatic pay raises for 1,000 state officials, including legislators and the governor, arguing it violates separation of powers and veto rights.
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Chicago
Cook County
David Shield
Shields
Michael Hayes
Illinois
Patrick Quinn
Coalition For Political Honesty
Quinn
Thompson Leads Illinois Trade Delegation to Hong Kong
An Illinois group of 150 officials led by Gov. James Thompson met Hong Kong officials and businessmen in a four day push to boost ties. The delegation toured Canton and Beatrice Foods joint ventures, with a Monday seminar on Illinois investment opportunities and a planned Illinois trade office opening in Shenyang before moving to Peking and Japan.
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Hong Kong
Illinois
James Thompson
Illinois Group
China
Canton
Beatrice Foods Co
Dan Rutherford
Illinois de
Partment of Commerce and Community Affairs
Thompson
Michael Sandburg
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Bank
Shenyang
Peking
Japan
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Keith Fouts
Rome
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Richard William Austin
Smith Corona
N. 14Th
Herrin
E. Main
Marion
Southern Illinois
House OF Fabrics
N. State
Commere
Weisser Eyecare
South Illinois
Carbondale
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