Death sentences tossed for corrupt judge in Illinois appeal
A federal appeals court nullified the death sentences of two men, faulting Judge Thomas J. Maloney for turning the hearing into a debacle to bolster his tough image. Maloney, serving a 15 year term after a payoffs conviction, defends his integrity. In Missouri, focus shifts to church leaders over a defrocked priest allowed to work as a counselor after sex abuse lawsuits were quietly settled. authorities investigate potential school negligence as James Beine faces three counts of sexual misconduct.
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Maloney
ST. Louis
Cleveland Hammonds Jr
James Beine
Beine
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Jennifer Joyce
Governor uses raise as bargaining chip in Illinois labor dispute
Governor George Ryan plans to refuse his automatic 3.75 percent cost of living raise unless AFSCME union members do the same. He would also freeze salaries for 10,000 non union workers if the union agrees to givebacks, aiming to resolve a roughly $1 billion budget crisis amid a lawsuit between the governor and the union.
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George Ryan
Ryan
Ray Serati
Roberta Lynch
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Illinois farmers plant more corn fewer soybeans this year
Illinois farmers will plant about 11.3 million acres of corn and 10.5 million acres of soybeans, per a USDA spring planting report. Nationally corn area is seen at 79 million acres, up 4 percent, while soybean plantings drop 2 percent to 73 million. Weather may drive the shift according to Roger Norem of AgriVisor.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Illinois Farm Bureau
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Artist Bruno Surdo to tour 9-11 mural after Chicago display
Chicago artist Bruno Surdo moves his Sept. 11 tribute mural Tragedy Memory and Honor from Daley Plaza to Ann Nathan Gallery. The 35 foot World Trade Center scene will be shown from April 2 to April 25. Surdo plans a future tour to other cities before a possible permanent New York home.
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Bruno Surdo
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Ann Nathan
Surdo
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Public aid workers feel budget ax
SPRINGFIELD The state budget ax fell Friday on 10 Department of Public Aid workers in Williamson County. Gov. George H Ryan is laying off 1,000 state employees to close the budget gap. The administration said it had to cut because union concessions and other savings ideas were rejected. The Marion office at 104 Airway Drive loses ten positions. child support caseworkers are not affected.
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Department of Public Aid
Williamson County
George H. Ryan
Ryan
American Federation of State
Airway Drive
Marion
Eric Robinson
Public Aid Department
Robinson
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