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Culprits for Illinois minimum wage failure in Springfield: 1. Rahm Emanuel 2....
Rich Miller GUEST VIEW Dec 8, 2014 Playing political football with Illinois minimum wage cost workers statewide. Pretty much every Statehouse finger of blame was pointing North toward Chicago for the...
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STRANGE SITUATION OUTSIDE LAWRENCE CORRECTIONAL CENTER
LAWRENCE CO., Ill.—In one of those bizarre situations folks living in the vicinity of a state prison are generally always in fear of, a call came in to Lawrence County tonight from a homeowner worried...
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Nightly NewsCap returns!
Here’s Lyndi, back from the surgery that sidelined her about a week and a half ago (in the middle of production of the current issue, which almost kinda sidelined US), and now she’s got a brief NewsCap...
View ArticleHARRISBURG MAN SENTENCED FOR ROBBING OLD NATIONAL BANK
U.S. District Court — Shawn Thomas Gregory, 39, of Harrisburg, Illinois, was sentenced on December 8, 2014, in United States District Court in East St. Louis to a term of 141 months in federal prison...
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Authors of Illinois’ Gangland Past to Sign Books Friday
Ruthie Shelton and Jon Musgrave to hit Olney and Mt. Carmel MARION – Ruthie Shelton and Jon Musgrave will sign copies of their books Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Olney Public...
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IS COAL MINING REALLY THE SAVIOR OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS?
Some people don’t exactly think so. While mining coal has brought jobs and industry to southern Illinois, it also can have its drawbacks. It can be a temporary, transient thing…and when it leaves, it...
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CAN ANYTHING BE DONE ABOUT JORDAN McGUIRE??
Jordan McGuire LARAMIE, Wyoming—A former local man has been arrested in Wyoming for running afoul of the law in the same manner the Midwest states couldn’t do anything about when they charged him....
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Could Illinois municipal bankruptcy be next addition to state’s dismal...
Better Government Association GUEST VIEW Dec 8, 2014 At its recent annual conference, the Illinois Municipal League — a century old adviser and advocate for local government — took the unprecedented...
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Like Blagojevich trial, Ferguson tragedy should be catalyst for reforms
Andy Shaw GUEST VIEW Dec 8, 2014 One of my early assignments at the Better Government Association was to cover the first Blagojevich trial in 2010 for the BGA website, and to provide analysis on TV,...
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Education calculations: How much local, state and federal school funding...
Caitlin Wilson REBOOT STAFF Dec 8, 2014One of the many issues facing Illinois state lawmakers in the coming year is whether or not and how to restructure school funding in Illinois. Schools throughout...
View ArticleDEFENSE CONTRACTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO MAJOR FRAUD IN PROVISION OF SUPPLIES TO...
WASHINGTON – Supreme Foodservice GmbH, a privately held Swiss company, and Supreme Foodservice FZE, a privately-held United Arab Emirates (UAE) company, pleaded guilty today to major fraud against the...
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COLLEGE OF DUPAGE…SPENDING MALFEASANCE
In public debates of spending, no one invokes Nazis unless they’re losing, or unless they have something to hide. Forced Disclosure Leads to Governance Concerns at College of DuPage (COD)...
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NORRIS CITY MAN ARRESTED IN CREAL SPRINGS, CHARGED WITH SEX ASSAULT
Roman Yates (photo provided) WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.—A White County man was arrested this weekend in the village of Creal Springs in Williamson County, and charged with a serious sex crime against a...
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Marshall and Robinson Area Resident is the American Indicted by Israel for...
December 9, 2014 Adam Everett Livvix – Photo from JPOST.com JERUSALEM — It is our understanding that Adam E. Livvix went to school in Marshall. His late father was Darrell Livvix, who ran Custom...
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Obama friend Eric Whitaker declared “hostile” witness in Illinois corruption...
Caitlin Wilson REBOOT STAFF Dec 9, 2014 Update: The Chicago Tribune reports that federal prosecutors said Tuesday they would not call Eric Whitaker as a witness in the fraud trial. While Gov.-elect...
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STATEMENT FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN ON COMPTROLLER TOPINKA’S LEGACY
Judy Baar-Topinka Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today issued the following statement upon news of the passing of Judy Baar Topinka. “Today our state has suffered a great loss. Judy Baar...
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BANK ROBBERY IN CARRIER MILLS; HIGH SCHOOL ON LOCKDOWN
SALINE CO., Ill.–There’s been a bank robbery in Carrier Mills at about noon today (Wednesday, December 10, 2014). According to both official and unofficial sources, at about 12 noon today, a white...
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Chicago civil unrest sparked by big-picture injustice as much as recent...
Brian T. Murphy GUEST VIEW Dec 10, 2014 Mistrust of police, justice system at root of Chicago civil unrest. There are a few misconceptions as to why citizens are currently fighting for civil rights in...
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TWO SUSPECTS SOUGHT IN CARRIER MILLS BANK ROBBERY
Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff’s Department, bank surveillance footage SALINE CO., Ill.—Two men are wanted for bank robbery in Carrier Mills, the incident having taken place earlier today....
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Nightly NewsCap: Capping off the news day in AUDIO
Lyndi’s back (after a brief hiatus last night due to router issues on our part…big phone switchover, you know) and bringing you the news from the past 24 eventful hours for the evening of Wednesday,...
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