Ryan names homeland security chief and talks budget cuts
Gov George H Ryan announced a terrorism response plan including a new homeland security chief Matt Bettenhausen and an emergency spending package. He ordered agencies to reserve 2 percent of budgets, potentially saving about 300 million dollars, with total cuts across the state fitness to cover a projected 450 million shortfall in tax revenue.
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George H. Ryan
Ryan
Stephen Schnorff
Matt Bettenhausen
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Illinois
U.S. Attorney's Office
Northern District
Hospitals unprepared for large bioterror attack study finds
Survey of 30 hospitals across five jurisdictions shows most cannot handle 10 to 15 victims at once and lack stockpiled medicines or training for mass casualty bioterror events. Only seven report staff training for weapons of mass destruction scenarios.
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Chicago
Washington, D.C
Anthrax scares empty two Illinois state offices
A Springfield bathroom incident at the Central Management Services office led to evacuation and decontamination after a woman found powder and feared anthrax. Two state buildings were evacuated, with employees decontaminated in the Revenue Department mailroom. Authorities reported preliminary health tests negative, while further tests continued.
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Illinois Department of Central Management Services
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Illinois Department of Revenue
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