Paul Vallas on a mission in Carbondale rally
Former Chicago schools executive and gubernatorial candidate Paul Vallas visited Carbondale to contest endorsements for U S Rep Rod Blagojevich. He argued the party chairmen’s backing was rigged and urged support from rank and file Democrats, discussing gambling revenue and tax policy as part of his campaign.
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Illinois voters split as Burris leads governor poll
A Chicago Tribune WGN-TV poll shows nearly 40 percent of Illinois Democrats undecided five months before the primary. Burris leads with 25 percent, followed by Vallas at 13 percent and Blagojevich at 11 percent, among 460 surveyed.
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Vallas Endorses Death Penalty With Oversight Panel
Vallas backs capital punishment and proposes a review panel outside the judiciary to confirm qualified counsel and clearly sustained guilty verdicts. He opposes concealed carry legislation, supports reasonable gun safety laws, and rejects school vouchers as a diversion from public schools.
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Illinois grants totalling 7.5 million aid 24 communities
Grants from the federal program totaling 7.5 million go to 24 Illinois communities and counties to rehabilitate substandard single family houses. Recipients include Benton Carbondale Carrier Mills Galatia Mounds New Burnside Percy Pulaski Royalton Tilden Williamson Willisville and Zeigler with amounts ranging from 200,000 to 380,000 for 12 to 20 homes each.
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Illinois anti-terror law proposal faces civil liberty fears
Civil libertarians told a House panel that Attorney General Jim Ryan's plan to create a new terrorism crime, expand eavesdropping, speed warrants, and criminalize funding terrorists could threaten free speech, privacy, and protest rights. Critics warn the broad definition could ensnare minor felonies, while Ryan says tighter tools are needed after Sept. 11.
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Court upholds meal loaf as inmate punishment at Tamms
The 4th District Appellate Court ruled that serving meal loaf at Tamms Correctional Center did not violate inmates rights. The decision affirmed a lower court ruling throwing out the case though Judge Sue Myerscough dissented, arguing diet restrictions as punishment may breach state law.
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East St. Louis balances budget for 2002
East St. Louis City Council approved a newly balanced fiscal 2002 budget in a closed session with Aldermen Eddie Jackson Charlie Powell and Ed Russell voting unanimously. Mayor Debra Powell and Alderman Karen Cason were absent. Earlier, the budget showed a deficit of over 900000 tied to a 24 percent population decline.
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