Education boost and prison jobs in Illinois budget plan
A spending plan sent to Gov. Blagojevich would raise K-12 education funding by 100 million and restore grants for SIU medical research while keeping 240 corrections captains employed. The measure totals 23.3 billion in the general fund, with debates over deficits, vetoes, and potential revenue changes.
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Bill would expand death benefits for service members
The Illinois House unanimously approved a bill to pay $259,000 to the family of Marine Jonathan Gifford of Decatur, killed in Iraq. The measure extends existing death benefits to families of service members who die in Afghanistan or Iraq, with Senate approval pending.
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