Illinois lawmakers back Blagojevich budget plan case
Gov. Rod Blagojevich drives revenue talks as lawmakers, while grumbling, align with his budget framework. They face a roughly $5 billion deficit and explore options such as higher riverboat casino taxes, in-state fuel levies, and rolling stock tax changes, with decisions looming after a lengthy revenue session.
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Springfield
Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
General Assembly
House
Tom Cross
Oswego
Four die in northern Wisconsin plane crash
Federal investigators inspected wreckage of a Piper PA-31P Navajo that crashed near Lakeland Airport Arbor Vitae Wisconsin killing all four aboard. NTSB and FAA officials arrived at the wooded site as fire crews battled flames for about three hours, with the craft reportedly heading to Illinois.
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Arbor Vitae
Wis
Lakeland
Arbor Vilae
Vilas County
Madison
Isham Cory
Illinois
Jeff Biertzer
Artur Vitae
Biertzer
Chicago actor shot in random attack leaves family seeking motive
Barry Cunnane 27, an aspiring actor from Dublin who moved to Chicago for theater, was shot in the back of the head while walking with a friend in Ravenswood. Police have no motive and say the killing appears random. His family flew in from Ireland and plans a memorial in Chicago before burial.
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Chicago
Barry Cunnane
Dublin
Ireland
Cunnane
American Medical Association
Chicago Police ‘Department
Carlos Herrera
Ravenswood
Herrera
Monica Cunnane
Naperville artist finds crawly inspiration in insects
Karen Johnson, 38, a Naperville artist who specializes in insect illustration, talks about her lifelong passion. Her family supports her work as she paints dragonflies, caterpillars, and other six legged subjects in pen and ink, scratchboard, and watercolor. Johnson has done work for Pizza Hut, Organic Gardening Magazine, and Midwestern universities, and teaches at the Morton Arboretum while collecting many Midwest insects for reference. She keeps live or prepared specimens in the freezer and draws from live models or posed dead insects.
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Naperville
Karen Johnson
Johnson
Crystal Lake
Iowa State
Pizza Hut
Organic Gardening Magazine
The
Guild of
Natural Science Illustrators
Nature Artist Guild
Morton Arboretum
Lisle
Checkerboard Lounge in Chicago shuts down over hazardous conditions
Legendary Chicago blues venue the Checkerboard Lounge is closed by city officials due to dangerous conditions, including a leaky roof. Manager L C Thurman, who ran the club since 1972, offered to buy it. owner Murphy Hughes declined. Blues legends once jammed there, and a revival may hinge on a proposed South Side blues district and a possible move to Hyde Park by the University of Chicago.
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Chicago
Checkerboard
South Side
L.C. Thurman
Murphy Hughes
Buddy Guy
Thurman
Muddy Waters
Junior Wells
Eric Clapton
Mick Jagger
The
Rolling Stones
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Chuck Berry
Keith Richards
B.B. King
Little Milton
Tyrone Davis
Led Zeppelin
Howlin’ Wolf
Jimmy Reed
University of Chicago
Hyde Park
Hypnosis Seminar Promises Stop Smoking And Weight Loss
Publicized ad claims hypnosis offers a 100 percent guarantee to quit smoking and lose weight with two sessions and a $29.99 fee. It cites life-expectancy gains and AMA endorsement, listing a May 29 Thursday 7:00 p.m. event at Horizon Inn and Natural Health Clinics location.
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American Medical Association
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