Truckers trained to spot terror on road
Illinois truckers participate in Highway Watch training under a national program to detect suspicious activity. About 30 000 drivers will be trained in a two hour course funded by a near 20 million dollar federal grant. Illinois becomes the 29th state to adopt Highway Watch started in 1998.
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Court updates in Benton on multiple burglary cases
Lampley faces an April preliminary hearing after posting 7500 bail. Eldridge and Lampley charged with home invasion and armed robbery carry 6 to 30 year terms if convicted. Lampley must avoid contact with listed youths while McCreery faces a Class 4 felony. additional details reference a local website and phone contact.
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Senate approves public breast feeding bill and more
The Senate advanced several measures including Senate Bill 3211 allowing mothers to breast feed in most spaces and sue if denied, with worship spaces free to set rules. Other actions included a Youth Service Scholarship program, carnival worker background checks, boating DUI penalties, extended Medicaid eligibility for disabled children, free vaccines for the uninsured, and a three year laptop pilot for eight to nine school districts. The chamber sent some bills to the House and awaiting action.
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Springfield
Senate
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Oak Park
Peter Roskam
Wheaton
House
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Court upholds quash of records subpoena in abortion case
A federal appeals court in Chicago upheld a lower court ruling quashing a Justice Department subpoena for 45 Northwestern Memorial Hospital abortion records. The court warned releasing records would erode patient trust and found the government's motives and the records' value unclear while noting the aim to challenge the federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.
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Chicago
Justice Department
U.S. Court of Appeals For the
7Th Circuit
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Memorial
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