Lawmakers plan to return Rend Lake district donations
Several Illinois lawmakers said they will return campaign money donated by Kevin Davis to the Rend Lake Conservancy District after an audit alleged improper payments. The audit noted reimbursements tied to political campaigns, but amounts are not specified. Lawmakers across parties weighed options, with some seeking to redirect funds or donate to regional projects.
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Rend Lake District
Springfield
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Kevin Davis
Davis
Dan Reitz
Dsteeleville
Reitz
Gary Forby
D-Benton
Illinois State Board of Elections
Forby
March
Illinois
Board of Elections
Conservancy District
Mike Bost
Murphysboro
John O. Jones
Mount Vernon
Conservancy
Jones
David Luechtefeld
Doranville
Larry Woolard
Ccarterville
Illinois House approves handgun deer hunting bill
Illinois hunters could use handguns for deer hunting if Gov. Blagojevich signs House Bill 1096, already approved by the Senate. The bill limits handguns to .30 caliber or larger with at least a four inch barrel. Springfield Bureau
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Springfield
Illinois
House
Senate
Rod Blagojevich
Former Illinois strategist Udstuen to receive 4.9 million after stepping down
AP reports former Illinois Republican strategist Donald Udstuen, a Metro board member and witness in the Ryan-era corruption probe, received 4.9 million as compensation and benefits upon leaving his top insurance company post before pleading guilty to kickback involvement. He also resigned from Metra and other boards.
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Chicago
Donald Udstuen
George Ryan
Metro Board
Ryan
Ismie Mutual Insurance Co
Udstuen
Metra
Illinois State Medical Society
McHenry County
Mayor Daley Puts Bees On City Hall Roof In Chicago
The plan brings in beekeepers to install hives on City Hall roof to pollinate a 30 000 square foot rooftop garden. About 6 000 European honeybees live in two hives and may reach 120 000 by midsummer. Honey will be sold at the cultural center, while the project aims to educate urban residents about nature.
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Peoria
Ottawa
John Crozier
OSF
Saint Francis Edical Center
Crozier
Illinois
Douglas Black
LaSalle County
Poe
Chicago
Richard Daley
Averill
Michael Thompson
Thompson
Daley
Germany
Barry Burton
City Hall
Grant Park
Michigan Avenue
Activists Demand Action On Illinois Minimum Wage Increase
Demonstrators converged on the Illinois Capitol as ACORN leaders urged passage of a $6.50 minimum wage, accusing the House of skipping a promised raise while approving a cost of living adjustment for lawmakers. Activists and lawmakers cited 450,000 workers set for higher pay and ongoing Senate negotiations led by Sen. Kimberly Lightford.
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Springfield
Madeline Talbott
Illinois Association of Community Organization For Reform Now
ACORN
Rod Blagojevich
Senate
House
General Assembly
Democratic Party
Leonard Brown
Brown
Michael J. Madigan
Chicago
Mike Madigan
Christin Howard
Mike
Howard
Leonard
Madigan
Steve Brown
Kimberly A. Lightford
D-Maywood
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