Fitzgerald may lack votes to block O'Hare expansion plan
In Chicago AP briefs Senator Peter Fitzgerald signaled he may not win a vote to block a $6 billion plan to double O'Hare capacity. He pledged continued opposition to federal legislation sought by Governor Ryan and Mayor Daley, noting Illinois law allows a future governor to halt expansion. He declined to say if he would filibuster if the bill reaches the Senate floor.
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Chicago
U.S
Peter Fitzgerald
O’hare
Fitzgerald
George Ryan
Richard M. Daley
Illinois
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Governor seeks court order to curb AFSCME actions
Gov. George H. Ryan asked Kane County circuit court to force the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees to end court maneuvers and follow the contract grievance process. The move targets delays on a one day furlough and partial privatization of prisons, aiming to save about 26 million as part of closing a 1 billion budget hole amid layoffs notices to 1,000 state workers.
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Springfield
George H. Ryan
Ryan
Kane County
American Federation of State
Dennis Culleton
Afscme
St. Clair
LaSalle
Henry Bayer
Union
Illinois
Cuba
Bayer
Russia
Culleton
Illinois State Labor Relations Board
Human Services Department
Corrections Department
Federal law may worsen Illinois teacher shortage
Illinois schools face a worsening shortage as the No Child Left Behind Act requires full certification by 2005 and state needs to replace about 3,500 partially certified instructors. Enactment adds $30 million to recruit, train, and retain teachers, boosting funding to $115 million, amid calls for higher pay and reduced testing burdens.
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Springfield
Illinois
Bush
Illinois State Board of Education
Helen
Gail Lieberman
State Board of Education
Cicero police chief, mob figures face trial for $75,000 scheme
Prosecutors urge jurors to convict former Cicero Police Chief Emil Schulle and two Darien men, Michael Spano Sr and James Inendino, in a ten day trial described as a travesty. They allegedly paid for a private investigator to check Cicero residency rules and laundered funds through a currency exchange.
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Cicero
Emil Schulle
U.S
Mitchell A. Mars
Schullo
Michael A. Spano Sr
James Inendino
Darien
Spano
Inendino
Sam Rovetuso
Rovetuso
Jimmy Inendino
Mars
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