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Taxpayers not responsible for pension debt
What kind of mess have our state lawmakers got us into now? Illinois’ pension problem dwarfs the retirement problems of all other states. This state has a $100 billion unfunded liability or a $45,000 or more debt for every family that resides in...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Boeing Co., Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice
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Dr. Patrick Staunton, 1928-2013
Patrick Staunton traveled from impoverished western Ireland in the early 1950s and rose to a leadership role in the treatment of the mentally ill in Illinois, always mindful of his boyhood as the son of a country doctor who treated patients, delivered...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Oak Park, Psychiatry, Mental Health
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State studying new regulations for special education
Decades-old limits on the size of special education classes would disappear along with restrictions on the number of disabled students in traditional classrooms under proposals being pushed by state education leaders. The proposed changes could affect...
Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Burlington (Kane, Illinois), Chicago Public Schools, Teaching and Learning
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Green initiative has officials flush with excitement
The Deerfield Park District has become a leader in harvesting rainwater, with a beta program at Woodland Park that diverts roof runoff into an underground storage tank for water to flush toilets, hose down floors and other non-drinking needs. "Our...Tags: Waste
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Historical cannon rededicated to honoring war dead
In 1979, about a month before leaving his home in Chicago's western suburbs to join the Army, Jon Meinholz led a group of volunteers in refurbishing a 19th century cannon at Montgomery's Riverside Cemetery. The 17-year-old touched up the old weapon,...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Theodore Roosevelt, Spanish-American War, Memorial Day
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19th-century cannon gets second life in Montgomery
Tribune reporterIn 1979, about a month before leaving his home in Chicago’s western suburbs to join the Army, Jon Meinholz led a group of volunteers in refurbishing a 19th-century cannon at Montgomery’s Riverside Cemetery. The 17-year-old touched up the old...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Theodore Roosevelt, Spanish-American War, Memorial Day
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Richard Linklater finishes trilogy with 'Before Midnight'
CHAMPAIGN -- Richard Linklater's sneakers squish-squish- squished against the wet tiles. We were walking the perimeter of the Illini Union, on the campus of theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. It was a stormy night in April, and students...
Tags: Celebrities, Entertainment, Teaching and Learning, NBC (tv network), Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
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Illinois Senate passes pension bill, sets up showdown with House
SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton today sent his version of pension reform to the House, setting up a high-profile clash with the rival plan Speaker Michael Madigan already pushed through the House. The showdown puts more than 700,...
Tags: Public Employees, Interior Policy, Michael Madigan, John J Cullerton, Politics
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Senate leader counters with union-backed pension plan
SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton on Monday rolled out his latest proposal aimed at fixing the state's heavily indebted pension system, striking a deal with unions just days after House Speaker Michael Madigan pushed through a plan that'...
Tags: Interior Policy, Michael Madigan, John J Cullerton, Linda Holmes, Politics
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Palatine District 15 looking into outsourcing buses
Outsourcing bus service may still be down the road a bit, but based on what was discussed in front of the Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 board last week, the district will face a large fork in the road. Whether either path leads to...
Tags: Trials, Litigation, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Procedures and Tests
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I went down to the crossroads, with books about L.A.
It isn’t every day that you can read from a book and feel the words come to life before your eyes. That happened to me Wednesday morning, at Union Station, at an event designed to make passing L.A. commuters hip to the upcoming Los Angeles Times...
Tags: Electronics, Poetry, Mexico City, Mexico, Los Angeles International Airport
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Roger Ebert, my mentor
As I sit here at my computer tonight I realize I'm doing what I saw Roger Ebert do so many times before — stopping everything to crank out a deadline appreciation for an artist who has just passed on. Only this time the artist is Roger. And I...Tags: London Heathrow Airport, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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