Illinois House votes to dismantle workers' compensation system
Springfield action ends months of debate as House passes a measure to repeal the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act, sending roughly 50,000 cases to circuit courts. Gov. Quinn backed plan HB 1698, with Raoul promoting it amid concerns from chambers and hospitals about benefits and doctor payments.
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Springfield
Illinois House
Senate
State House
John Bradley
Marion
Bradley
Pat Quinn
Kwame Raoul
Chicago
Illinois
Kyle McCarter
Highland
Raoul
Doug Whitley
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Howard Peters
Illinois Hospital Association
Hospital and Health System
Peters
Whitley
Chamber of Commerce
Clinton calls bin Laden death a turning point for Pakistan
U S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the bin Laden raid marks a watershed moment in Pakistan’s battle with homegrown terrorism. She urges decisive action by Pakistani leaders, notes future joint operations with U S officials, and cites cooperation on high value targets in Pakistan and broader peace efforts in Afghanistan.
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Osama bin Laden
Pakistan
U.S
Hillary Rodham Clinton
bin Laden
Clinton
Adm
Mike Mullen
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
al-Qaida
al- Qaida
Taliban
Afghanistan
Asif Ali Zardari
Memorial Day Events Across Southern Illinois Towns
A statewide list of Memorial Day activities across Mound City Ellis Grove Anna Blairsville Carbondale Christopher Freeman Spur Hallidayboro Harrisburg Herrin Johnston City Marion Mount Vernon Mulkeytown Murphysboro Pinckneyville Sparta Swanwick West Frankfort Zeigler and nearby towns. Ceremonies include cemetery services, keynote speakers, veterans groups and patriotic musical performances.
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Mound City
Mound City National Cemetery
Harry Spiller
Anna
VFW
Blairsville
Herrin Area Veterans
Carbondale
Woodlawn
Fritzler
David Conrad
Veterans of Foreign Wars Teeter- Carter-Watson
Company C
31St Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Robert Gray
Our Savior Lutheran Church
VFW Post 2605
Daniel H. Brush Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 514
Z-130
Illinois National Guard
Carbondale Preservation Commission
Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
Old Mlinois
Murphysboro
Carterville
Herrin Area
Chester
American Legion
Alva Courier Post
Kenneth Ragland
Mike Fogerson
Keith Nation
Chester High School
Evergreen Cemetery
Gordon
Bud” Cohen
Christopher
St. Andrews Catholic Cemetery
Veterans Memorial
Greenwood Cemetery
Ward Cemetery
Mount Pleasant
A.m. Smith Cemetery
Freeman Spur
Herrin
Hallidayboro
Roy Mitchell
Harrisburg
Sunset Lawn
Doughboy North Park
Col
Richard Klingelsmith
Air Force
San Carlo Catholic
Denmaine
Colp
East Lawn
Mulkeytown
Christopher American Legion
Logan Monument
Spruce Street
South 21St
22Nd Streets
American Legion Paul Stout Post
Veterans’ Memorial
Gartside Street
Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville City
Daffron- Presswood American Legion Post
Paul Ritter
Bill Roe
Tim Bauersachs
Jaime Kellerman-Wildermuth
Sparta
Caledonia
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Swanwick
Swanwick Bethel
Beaucoup Creek
National Society of Dar
John Bell
West Frankfort
Mount Zion
New Miners
Zeigler
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