Illinois bond downgrade sparks budget risk critique
Illinois bonds were rated lower by Moody's, with warnings from Fitch and Standard & Poor's on outlooks. Gov Blagojevich faces a $5 billion deficit and has moved to address overdue bills, taxes, and staff cuts while bond costs and pension bonds shape funding for roads and buildings.
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Springfield
Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
Moody’s Investor Services
Standard & Poor’s
Fitch
Moody’s
Timothy Blake
Blake
Becky Carroll
Governor's Office of Management and Budget
Blagojevich
John Filan
Bradley Tusk
Carroll
Moody’s Report
Judy Baar Topinka
Topinka
Fitch Ratings
John Kenward
Illinois House debated sex abuse statute of limitations bill
Dan Koenigs held a photo from age 12 as he lobbied with state groups in Springfield for a bill to extend criminal and civil time limits for child sex abuse cases. He alleges repeated abuse by priests and a layman, urging reforms to allow charges up to 20 years after age 18 and civil suits up to 10 years after 18 or after discovering impact. The Catholic Conference cautioned on vagueness while not taking a position.
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Springfield
Dan Koenigs
Koenigs
Monticello
State Capitol
Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Survivors Network
Illinois
Henry County
Robert Gilligan
Catholic Conference of Illinois
Gilligan
Illinois House
Storm relief aids Massac Pulaski Pope counties after deadly Illinois tornado
One week after an F4 tornado struck rural Southern Illinois, Pulaski Massac and Pope counties report ongoing recovery. Winds near 200 mph damaged hundreds of homes and disrupted power to about 200 000 AmerenCIPS customers. Volunteers from Wisconsin to Massac County assist with debris removal while Red Cross and local agencies coordinate aid and low interest loan applications.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Rts
Pulaski
Massac
Pope
National Weather Service
Paducah
Amerencips
Lee Morris
Ameren Corp
Pulaski County
Tony Neeley
Neeley
Department of Transportation
Department of
Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative
Larry Lovell
SIEC
Lovell
Breeze
O.D. Troutman
Emergency Service and Disaster Agency
Massac County
Troutman
Wisconsin
American Red Cross
Chaunda Roseborough- Smith
Pope County
Golconda Mainima
Golconda
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Thesouthern.com
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Mark.lambird
Thesouthern
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