Illinois governor backs total ban on ephedra products
Gov Rod Blagojevich supports a complete ban on ephedra in Illinois while the Legislature debates a measure nearing the governor's desk. He cites protecting residents after a Lincoln youth died from ephedra ingestion before a football game and notes Bechler's death and meth manufacture links.
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Rod Blagojevich
Illinois
Blagojevich
Lincoln
Baltimore Orioles
Steve Bechler
Illinois lawmakers push tough spam rules and prison commissary ban
Illinois legislators approved spam restrictions requiring opt out contact info in ads and ADV branding for subject lines, sending the bill to Governor Blagojevich. A separate measure, SB 629, would ban privatization of inmate commissaries, raise prices to fund operations, and limit future governors’ options.
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Senate
Springfield
Rod Blagojevich
George H. Ryan
Ryan
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Blagojevich
Brandon W. Phelps
Norris City
House
Phelps
Judge denies bid to halt suspension in Northbrook hazing case
A Cook County judge refused a temporary restraining order for Glenbrook North senior Marnie Holz amid a May hazing incident in which 32 students were suspended. Holz, expelled in April for alcohol at a school event, returns on probation but faces possible expulsion after new court disclosures.
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Cook County
Glenbrook North High School
Northbrook
Holz
Weiner
Senate panel backs bill limiting handgun purchases to one a month
SPRINGFIELD AP A bill to bar more than one handgun purchase per month cleared the Health and Human Services Committee on a 7-4 party line vote. The proposal, tied to a larger gun control package from Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, aims to stop straw purchases by restricting transfers and keeps two adults per household allowed to buy 24 handguns annually with ISP approval for exceptions. Opponents argue it infringes on the Second Amendment and FOID system.
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Health and Human Services Committee
Illinois
Judiciary Committee
Chicago
Richard Daley
Illinois Marine Killed in Iraq Ammunition Bunker Explosion
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian Kleibocker 19 of Odin Illinois died in Iraq when a munitions bunker exploded near Al Hillah while loading ammunition. He served with the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion based at Camp Lejeune and grew up in Odin. His death is under investigation.
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U.S
Illinois
Iraq
Department of Defense
Lance
Nicholas Brian Kleibocker
al Hillah
Kleiboeker
2Nd Combat Engineer Battalion
2Nd Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Irvington
Ryan enters Illinois Senate race amid Republican field
Chicago AP reports investment banker turned teacher Jack Ryan announced a bid for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Peter Fitzgerald. He is the first Republican to formally enter the race while several Democrats plan to run. former GOP nominee Jim Ryan said he would not run.
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Fitzgerald
Jim Ryan
GOP
Judy Baar Topinka
Jim Edgar
U.S
Jerry Weller
Goldman Sachs
Chicago
George Ryan
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