Illinois jobless face 17 percent benefit cuts in June
Thousands of Illinois residents will see about a 51 dollar weekly drop from an average 320 dollar benefit as sequestration forces federal budget cuts onto unemployment programs starting the week of June 9. About 80 thousand claimants will be affected, with 160 thousand in Illinois and 44 thousand in Iowa spared.
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Murphysboro lays future plans from new mayor Stephens
Will Stephens, Murphysboro’s fresh mayor, vows to tackle two major goals in four years despite reelection risk. He points to derelict sites including the Washington School and Brown Shoe Factory as symbols of stalled infrastructure and economic neglect, pledging decisive action and citywide rebuilding.
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Illinois Second in Nation for Dog Bite Claims in 2012
State Farm figures show Illinois 337 dog bite claims in 2012, behind California’s 451, with about 9 million dollars paid out. The National Dog Bite Prevention Week Coalition and American Veterinary Medical Association compile the data. In Williamson County a 48-year-old woman faces pre trial and plea in July for reckless conduct after her pit bulls mauled a 5 year old in Bush. the boy required major surgery and his mother was injured. Earlier this month Dustin Keith of Carterville said his daughter was bitten by a pit bull in Anna.
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Illinois schools to include Erin's Law child abuse prevention
State districts must adopt expanded curricula by fall to prevent child sexual abuse. Gov. Quinn signed Erin's Law in January, extending age-appropriate prevention education from pre kindergarten through fifth grade, named after Erin Merryn, a Cook County survivor and advocate.
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