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 Budget Meltdown  WBGZ Radio | Jul 2, 2009 Anyone wondering what Gov. Pat Quinn would do with the budget now has the answer, at least on part of the budget. Quinn has vetoed the portion of the budget that funds Illinois’ human services. He says he won’t tolerate a budget that only funds human services at the 50-percent level, so he’s sending that bill back to lawmakers.[Full Story] |
 Lawmaker Angst WBGZ Radio | Jul 2, 2009 Wednesday was not a pretty day across Illinois, politically anyway. It’s now July, the start of the new fiscal year, and the state’s legislature still isn’t done with its work. Budget wrangling is leading Governor Pat Quinn to veto the only budget—a no-tax budget—that lawmakers sent him. And those lawmakers will have to come back to either override the veto, or pass an income tax hike to spare brutal cuts to human services.[Full Story] |
 Senator Reacts to Veto WBGZ Radio | Jul 2, 2009 Members of the Illinois General Assembly are waiting to be called back to Springfield to try and solve the current budget impasse. House lawmakers approved short term borrowing to make payments to the state's pension systems on Monday, but the Governor would have none of it.[Full Story] |
 Man Found Dead in Parking Lot WBGZ Radio | Jul 2, 2009 74-year-old John R. Christian was found dead yesterday morning lying in the parking lot next at the Marian Heights Apartments. Christian was found lying next to his car at 6:01 a.m. and was pronounced dead at 6:53 a.m. by Madison County Coroner's Investigator Todd R. Ballard.[Full Story] |
 Saturation Detail Arrest WBGZ Radio | Jul 2, 2009 A recent saturation detail involving numerous police agencies from around Madison County resulted in five arrests, including one for suspected drug dealing. 19-year-old Matthew R. Beatty of the 4800 block of Snow White Terrace in Alton is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver.[Full Story] |
 Grafton Ferry Reopening Tomorrow WBGZ Radio | Jul 2, 2009 Tomorrow morning at 6, drivers who use the Grafton Ferry to travel back and forth to Missouri will be able to once again use the service. After shutting down for over 6 months due to siltation issues along its passageway, the owners of the ferry are just hours away from reopening the popular travel option.[Full Story] |
 Police ReportsWBGZ Radio | Jul 2, 2009 Alton Police have the following people in custody this morning. 17-year-old Ronreaco Donte Golley of the 1400 block of Central Ave. in Alton was arrested for retail theft. 25-year-old Kenya Lynnette Hamilton of the 1800 block of Westchester Blvd. in Springfield was arrested for criminal trespassing. 34-year-old Jason Elliott Embry of the 1000 block of Tremont in Alton was arrested on warrants[Full Story] |
 Outlying Area Population Growth WBGZ Radio | Jul 2, 2009 Census figures released yesterday shows a population shift in the Riverbend. Communities once considered urban or industrial are losing people to the towns in the outlying areas that many considered more laid back and part of the country. It is a statistic that does not come as a surprise to at least on area mayor.[Full Story] |
 Social Aftermath WBGZ Radio | Jul 2, 2009 The effects of a lack of a state budget are coming down now onto social services providers and clients who depend on those grant-funded programs. John Peller, director of governmental relations for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, says perhaps the most dismaying thing is that lawmakers and other state leaders can’t even agree on the size of the deficit. [Full Story] |
 Train Study WBGZ Radio | Jul 2, 2009 The distance between two points is not a straight line, as a study commissioned by the Midwest High Speed Rail Association sees it. The study sees a super-fast train going between Chicago and St Louis via Champaign and Decatur, not Bloomington-Normal, as both Amtrak and I-55 do.[Full Story] |
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