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Blagojevich Begins 14-Year Prison Term in Colorado
CNNChicago -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrived at a Colorado federal prison Thursday to begin serving a 14-year sentence on a corruption conviction. "This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do," he told a crowd of sign-wielding supporters...Tags: U.S. Presidential Transition (2009), Crime, Law and Justice, Regional Authority, Rod Blagojevich, Donald Trump
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Illinois Serial Killer Pleads Not Guilty in Deaths of 5 SoCal Women
KTLA NewsSANTA ANA, Calif. (KTLA) -- A convicted serial killer pleaded not guilty Friday to the murders of five SoCal women, including the stabbing death of a student at Saddleback College more than two decades ago. Andrew Urdiales, 47, a former marine who was...Tags: Health, Criminals, U.S. Marine Corps, Trials, Prosecution
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House OKs cigarette tax hike
SPRINGFIELD — Smokers are likely to pay $1 more a pack after the Illinois House on Friday approved a cigarette tax increase to avoid even deeper cuts to health care for the poor.
The House has long been the stumbling block to higher tobacco taxes,...Tags: Health, Pension and Welfare, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Illinois
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Business incentives transparency bill goes to Gov. Quinn
Chicago Tribune reporterA bill that would add transparency to the state's main economic development program was approved by the General Assembly on Friday. The program, known as Economic Development for a Growing Economy, or EDGE, offers tax breaks to companies that create or...Tags: Jack D Franks, Regional Authority, Automotive Equipment, Ford Motor Co., Economic Policy
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Illinois legislature passes deep health care cuts
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- Hundreds of thousands of poor Illinoisans would lose health coverage, prescription drug discounts for seniors would be dropped and dental care for adults would be greatly curtailed as part of $1.6 billion in budget cuts lawmakers...Tags: Sara Feigenholtz, Health, Mary E Flowers, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Specialization
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Emanuel talks tough on parking
Mayor Rahm Emanuel stuck with the tough talk on Chicago's parking meter deal Thursday, pledging to fight a new bill for $22 million the meter leasing company recently sent the city for lost revenue.
Emanuel has positioned himself as a staunch opponent of...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Police Department, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Companies and Corporations
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Illinois Legislature passes $1.6 billion in Medicaid cuts
SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds of thousands of poor Illinoisans would lose health coverage, prescription drug discounts for seniors would be dropped and dental care for adults would be greatly curtailed as part of $1.6 billion in budget cuts lawmakers...Tags: Sara Feigenholtz, Toni Preckwinkle, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Mary E Flowers
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Who speaks for the disabled?
"No one knows better than I do what is best for my son."
So began my conversation with Rita Burke, who along with her husband, Kevin, has raised seven kids. One is an assistant U.S. attorney. Another a nurse. Another a federal agent. Another a teacher....Tags: Justice and Rights, Health, Physical Therapists, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gasification plants in Illinois dead or on life support
A few short months ago, the future looked bright for three coal plant developers with the idea that they would create a new market for the state's abundant, but dirty, coal.
Proponents even called the coal "clean" because it wouldn't be burned and sent...Tags: Mining, Petroleum Industry, Metal and Mineral, Credit Ratings, Ameren Corporation
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Voice of the People, May. 25
Tear down Wrigley If I've learned one thing in life it is that a good thing does not last forever. The Cubs management and the city want to spend $300 million to renovate Wrigley Field. That amount is anywhere from half to a third the price of a brand...Tags: Health, Architecture, Regional Authority, Rod Blagojevich, Politics
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Emanuel talks tough on big parking meter bill
Tribune reporterMayor Rahm Emanuel stuck with the tough talk on Chicago’s parking meter deal today, pledging to fight a new bill for $22 million the meter leasing company recently sent the city for lost revenue. Emanuel has positioned himself as a staunch opponent...Tags: Chicago Police Department, Rahm Emanuel, Pat Quinn, Patrick Fitzgerald, Lawyers
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'Clean' coal plant on hold over low natural gas prices
Tribune reporterThe developers of a plant that planned to transform coal into synthetic natural gas in Washington County for use in home heating say the project is dead for now. Power Holdings of Illinois, which planned to build a $2 billion the "clean" coal plant,...Tags: Mining, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, Pat Quinn, Metal and Mineral
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