Blagojevich takes stand in trial defense case details
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich testified for the defense, denying inducing or promising a lottery appointment in exchange for a campaign donation. He described his family, education, and personal insecurities, becoming emotional when recalling his wife Patti during a courtroom break. Prosecutors objected only twice as he wandered through decades of personal history.
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Jackson
Blagojevich
FBI
Northwestern University
Patti
Pension overhaul faces shaky support in downstate legislators
Illinois lawmakers remain divided as a House committee advances Senate Bill 512 to require public workers to pay about 17 percent of salaries into five pension funds, with options to cut benefits or join a 401(k) plan. Opponents warn of legal challenges and skillfully shifting costs, while supporters seek to reduce an $80 billion unfunded liability.
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Springfield
Mike Best
Murphysboro
House
General Assembly
Tom Cross
R-oswego
Michael Carrigan
Decatur
Illinois Afl-Cio
Ken Swanson
Illinois Education Association
Illinois
Swanson
Phelps
Herrin mural returns to post office wall after restoration
The Herrin Post Office mural was restored at Parma Conservation in Chicago, funded by the postal service and local gifts totaling 28 thousand dollars. Popham helped locate the mural’s history with Mary Emma Thompson and arranged the move for restoration. Parma President Elizabeth Kendall praised the project and noted the six month, six person effort that revived Dalstrom’s 1778 scene of Clark and Kaskaskia tribe members.
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Popham
Mary Emma Thompson
Herrin Post Office
Thompson
Chicago
Parma Conservation
Postal Service
Fred G. Harrison Foundation
Herrin Women’s Club
Cookie Goodwin
Parma
Elizabeth Kendall
Herrin’s
Dalstrom
Clark
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Brandon Phelps
Harrisburg
Kurterickson
Lee
Herrin
Kendall
Alan Rogers
Tom Popham
Dillard's Woman
Jones Sport
Bermuda
Jones
Ladies & Petites
Dillard’s
Kelly
Lauren Ralph Lauren
Dillard’s Woman
Roundtree & Yorke
Orig
ESTEE LAUDER spessat @ ab
Jessica Howard
I.N. Studio
Petites & Dillard’s
Under Armour
Estée Lauder
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