Public transit riders brace for potential cuts and fare hikes
Chicago commuters face possible elimination of 39 bus routes and fare increases up to a dollar as the CTA confronts a $110 million state deficit. Gov Blagojevich offers a stopgap bailout with funding for paratransit and suburban transit, but long term relief remains uncertain. Riders worry about missed classes day care costs and longer waits, while rural-urban funding tensions and protests over aid persist.
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Nikita Campbell
Chicago Transit Authority
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CTA
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Regional Transportation Authority
Rod Blagojevich
RTA
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
SEPTA
Illinois
Richard Maloney
Audrey Rice
Karen Sanford
Deborah Words
Rice
Carbondale DUI arrest follows rollover crash scene
Salvador Duran, 29, of Carbondale, was arrested for driving under the influence after returning to a 1:56 a.m. rollover crash scene at East Clayton and North County Line roads. The vehicle caught fire, was unoccupied, and Duran later failed a field sobriety test. He was jailed in Murphysboro, cited for speeding and uninsured vehicle, and released after bond.
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Carbondale
Salvador Duran
Jackson County
Duran
Murphysboro
Planned Parenthood Clinic Faces Court Bid in Aurora
Lawyers plan a federal hearing this week to seek an injunction that would permit the planned Aurora clinic to open Tuesday despite a city review of permits. Anti abortion protesters gathered Saturday, while officials probe the relationship between Planned Parenthood and Gemini Office Development LLC amid questions over the permitting process.
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Aurora
Planned Parenthood
Chicago
Aurora Clinic
Jeffrey B. Moore
First Presbyterian Church
Gemini Office Development LLC
Gemini
Firefighter Team Event Highlights Apple Festival Competition
De Soto Township Volunteers Tom Manis and Bobby Alexander won the overall prize in a competition with more than 25 teams across 12 departments. Vergennes brothers Richie and Wayne Tuthill finished second, while Bob and Sean Priddy of Williamson County Fire Protection District took third. The event focused on camaraderie as much as competition, with families and regional crews enjoying the day. Dwight Tuthill, 6, helped promote Vergennes water fight planned for Sept. 23 at Vergennes City Park, with contact Richie Tuthill at 521-5268.
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Tom Manis
Bobby Alexander
de Soto Township
Williamson County
Dennis Karnes
Murphysboro- Pomona-Somerset
Karnes
Dwight Tuthill
Vergennes
Vergennes City Park
Richie Tuthill
Fragmentary local notice in City Shar event
A fragmented OCR item references a person named Gad gran Heid Wre1 Gade Josh and mentions a brother wife in the City Shar area with unclear details and no clear action or date.
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Josh Broth
Shar
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