Illinois legislation aims to push open government to post notes (Daily Herald)

Laws usually must play catch-up with technology, and the Illinois Open Meetings Act is no exception.
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Video Game Industry to File Suit Seeking Relief from Illinois Governor's Unconstitutional Law (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

The computer and video game industry will file a lawsuit today seeking to prevent implementation of Illinois HB 4023, a bill limiting the sale and rental of computer and video games, the Entertainment Software Association announced today.
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Report: IBM consultants cost Illinois up to three times as much as state workers (Belleville News-Democrat)

CHICAGO - Outside computer consultants who work for some state agencies are costing Illinois as much as three times the rate of state computer employees who have equal skills, according to a published report.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

MARION -- The Williamson County Fair Board has completed the plans for the 159th annual Williamson County Fair, Illinois' oldest continuously running fair. This year's fair will run from Aug. 6-13, with the Trinity Amusements carnival running from Monday, Aug. 9 through Saturday Aug. 13.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

MARION -- Marion's Veterans on Parade got a boost from the Southern and Central Illinois Laborers' District Council Wednesday, when the organization presented a $1,000 check to Marion Main Street and the organizers of the parade.
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State, residents on collision course over Peotone (Daily Herald via Yahoo! News)

You can fight a South suburban airport, but it's a losing battle, Illinois Transportation Secretary Tim Martin told a roomful of residents Monday.
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Illinois tightens pollution control, cleanup with right-to-know law (Daily Herald via Yahoo! News)

Armed with new powers and better technology, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency officials are optimistic situations in which citizens live unaware for years next to harmful pollution won't happen again.
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Blistering Heat Wave Causes More Misery (AP via Yahoo! News)

Temperatures soared past 100 in several cities, and the National Weather Service posted excessive heat warnings and advisories from Illinois to Louisiana and from Nebraska to the District of Columbia. Some areas weren't expected to receive a break until Wednesday.
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Illinois Tool Works "buy," estimates raised (New Ratings)

NEW YORK, July 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Prudential Financial reiterate their "buy" rating on Illinois Tool Works (ITW.NYS), while raising their estimates for the company. The 12-month target price is set to $105.
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Illinois Tool Works "overweight," estimates raised (New Ratings)

NEW YORK, July 25 (newratings.com) - Analyst Andrew M Casey of Prudential Financial reiterates his "overweight" rating on Illinois Tool Works (ITW.NYS), while raising his estimates for the company. The target price is set to $100.
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Edwards recognized by Illinois Senate (Pontiac Daily Leader)

Marc Edwards, of Pontiac, has received recognition by the Illinois State Senate. Sen. Dan Rutherford, R-Chenoa (53rd), presented a certificate at his office on Thursday.
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Chicago skyscraper would be nation's tallest (CNN.com)

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A proposal to build a new 115-story building by 2009 could give Chicago claim to having the first and second tallest skyscrapers in the country.
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Governor asks feds for disaster assistance in every Illinois county (ABC 7 Chicago)

July 25, 2005 — Governor Rod Blagojevich says every part of Illinois has suffered enough from this summer's drought to warrant help from the federal government.
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'All white' jury remark prompts questions (CNN.com)

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A Cook County judge who said in recent months that she would not seat all-white juries said she regretted being blunt, but believed attorneys did not have good reasons for failing to choose black jurors, according to a published report.
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ESA set to engage Illinois governor in court (Joystiq)

Because the US government and video games haven’t mingled enough lately, the Electronic Software Association, alongside the Video Software Dealers’ Association and the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, are filing a lawsuit against a bill signed today by Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. The law in question is the Safe Games Illinois Act, which will make game retailers responsible for
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Governor asks feds for disaster assistance in every Illinois county (Belleville News-Democrat)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Every part of Illinois has suffered enough from this summer's drought to warrant help from the federal government, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Monday, announcing he is seeking a federal disaster declaration for all 102 counties in the state.
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Krispy Kreme must supply all stores, even troubled ones (USA Today)

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD) is appealing an Illinois judge's ruling that the doughnut maker must continue supplying stores in Chicago and St. Louis despite the franchisee's inability to pay.
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Illinois Battles Video Games (DesignTechnica)

The video game industry is filing suit to prevent an Illinois bill limiting the sale and rental of computer and video games.
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Illinois' June home sales just miss record (BizJournals)

Sales of existing single-family homes in June were just shy of last year's record, the Illinois Association of Realtors reported Monday.
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Drought holds Illinois in its grip; corn crop crippled (Belleville News-Democrat)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Spotty rain across the state in the past week wasn't nearly enough to help Illinois' drought-crippled corn crop, the Illinois Agriculture Statistics Service said Monday.
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Illinois Legislature Passes Explicit-Game Ban (Gamasutra)

Illinois Governor Rod. R. Blagojevich has signed into law the Safe Games Illinois Act, which prohibits the sale of violent and sexually explicit games to minors. The act was approved in May by the legislature, and has now been made official.
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