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Wilmette wins second transparency award for village website
TribLocal - Wilmette & Kenilworth » NewsFor the second year in a row, the Village of Wilmette was highlighted for its transparency. It was one of 13 governmental agencies, along with …... -
New veterans drop-in center officially open
TribLocal - Gurnee » NewsMost veteran are getting lost in a mix of bureaucracy when it comes to receiving the services and benefits they are entitled to, officials say. …... -
Road construction season underway in earnest
TribLocal - Libertyville » NewsAs the winter that almost never was came to a close, road construction season kicked off with a bang. With the $23 million modernization of …... -
Juan Rivera speaks to law students after his exoneration, release from prison after nearly 20 years
TribLocal - Highland Park & Highwood » NewsJuan Rivera, who spent nearly 20 years in prison before his Lake County murder conviction was overturned by an Illinois appeals court, told law students …... -
Roll back proposed toll hike, Tollway director says
Tribune reporterThe Illinois Tollway should scale back its proposed 35-cent increase in tolls to a more modest 15-cent increase, tollway Director Bill Morris said today. The tollway has a balanced budget and enough projected cash flow within its current rate structure...Tags: Elgin, Road Transportation, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Jane Addams, Transportation
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Proposed toll hike drawing crowds, prompting rift at agency
The Illinois Tollway's proposal to nearly double tolls has attracted standing-room-only crowds at public hearings and prompted a show of force by labor unions, contractors and engineers, many of whom stand to benefit from the agency's $12 billion...Tags: Career and Workplace, Libertyville, Heavy Engineering, Traffic, Unions
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Tollway board approves toll hike
Tribune reporterThe Illinois Tollway board today approved a plan that would nearly double tolls to pay for an ambitious $12.1 billion program of expanding and building highways. Basic I-Pass toll rates will rise from 40 cents to 75 cents, with those who use cash...Tags: Regional Authority, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch, Pat Quinn, Unions
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One cozy casino deal
A little-known hamlet of mobile homes tucked away in Lake County seems an unlikely location for a bustling new casino, one piece in a massive gambling expansion approved by Illinois lawmakers.
Park City has just about 7,500 residents, virtually no...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, Laws
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3 other county nursing homes standing pat
In 2000, Illinois had 32 government-run nursing homes. That number now stands at 25, and might drop again if Lake County privatizes the management of Winchester House. Other county-owned facilities in the Chicago area, though, say they have no plans to...Tags: Nursing, Medicaid, Medical Specialization, Social Issues, Budgets and Budgeting
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Lake County-run nursing homes becoming a luxury
For seven years Monica Behnke has lived in Winchester House, one of the few government-run nursing homes left in Illinois. Its operations are mostly funded by Medicaid, with the taxpayers of Lake County making up the difference.
Behnke, 79, a former...Tags: Nursing, Career and Workplace, Oak Forest, Education, Employees
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Anti-gambling group urges Quinn to veto casino expansion
Clout StreetGambling opponents today called for Illinois to ban casino interests from making political campaign contributions and for Gov. Pat Quinn to veto a pending casino expansion bill. Common Cause, a government watchdog organization, released a report saying...Tags: Regional Authority, Illinois Governor, Executive Branch, Pat Quinn, Chicago
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Report: Collies help reduce beach water contamination
A report on Illinois beaches released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council suggests that the use of border collies to harass gulls has helped reduce water contamination levels at area beaches.
The annual NRDC assessment says the difference...Tags: Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Jackson Park, Chicago Park District, Chicago
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