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LAKE DECATUR FULLY RECOVERED FROM DROUGHT
The level of Lake Decatur has steadily increased to its normal winter lake level
due to significant rainfall in Lake Decatur during the month of January.
It is anticipated that the level of Lake Decatur will be one foot higher than
the normal winter lake level of 612.5 feet above mean sea level on or about
January 29 as the Sangamon River - which is the main tributary of the lake –
continues to supply a large quantity of water. At that time it will be necessary
for excess water to be released from the Lake Decatur dam into the Sangamon
River. This has not occurred
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HE WAS COLD AND NEEDED A SANDWICH ON HIS BIRTHDAY
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I was crossing a downtown street one morning last week when I was
approached by someone who appeared to be a homeless man carrying a bag.
It happens to me often, probably because I circulate a lot downtown, and
I’ve written about some of my encounters on the streets over the years.
It was really cold and when the man got close to me, he asked if I would
buy him a sandwich.
Usually, when someone stops me they ask for money for a sandwich that
they want to buy from a restaurant several blocks away -- so I don’t know
how the money is spent.
I’ve
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KOENIG PROMOTED AT WAND
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Clay Koenig
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WAND (Decatur, IL) Media holding company Block Communications, Inc.
announced that Clay Koenig, General Sales Manager at WANDTV has been
promoted to Vice President and Director of Sales, WAND TV, at the annual Block
Communications Board meeting, January 24, 2012 in Toledo, Ohio.
Allan Block, Chairman of Block Communications stated “Clay was hired to help
turnaround sales at WAND and he did just that, overachieving goals while
building a motivated sales team”.
“I would not be in this position if it weren’t for every single employee at this
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GOVERNOR QUINN PROPOSES RAISING ILLINOIS' DROPOUT AGE TO 18
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Gov. Patrick Quinn
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Governor Pat Quinn has announced his support for raising the minimum
attendance age of students in Illinois schools to age 18. As part of his ongoing
commitment to reform education in Illinois, Governor Quinn will propose
legislation to the General Assembly during the annual State of the State address
next week to achieve this goal this year. By answering President Barack Obama’s
State of the Union call for states to encourage students to complete their high
school education by age 18, the governor is taking another step to improve
education in Illinois.
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ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES ENDORSE CHAPIN ROSE IN THE 51ST SENATORIAL DISTRICT
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Chapin Rose
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Oregon, IL – The Illinois Conservatives announced today their endorsement of
Chapin Rose for the 51st district state senator.
The group's news release stated: "Representative Rose has been a consistent
conservative, serving in the 110th district, and it is the firm belief of the
organization that he will continue to be a principled leader as a state senator."
"Chapin has been a strong conservative voice and has provided his district
with real, positive leadership in the short time he has been in Springfield,"
Illinois Conservatives President Zach Oltmanns
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SCHILLING TESTIFIES IN SUPPORT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL RETIREMENT AGE ACT
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Congressman Bobby Schilling
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Washington, DC – Congressman Bobby Schilling (IL-17) and a number of his
colleagues testified this morning before the House Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform in support of reforming congressional pensions at a hearing
titled “Retirement Readiness: Strengthening the Federal Pension System.”
Schilling – who has pledged to reject the congressional pension – testified
alongside Congressmen Howard Coble (NC-06), Mike Coffman (CO-06), Bob
Dold (IL-10), Tim Griffin (AR-02), and Richard Nugent (FL-05), all of whom have
introduced legislation
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MANAR CALLS FOR END TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY SCHOLARSHIPS
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Andy Manar
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BUNKER HILL, IL – Macoupin County Board Chairman and candidate for State
Senate in the 48th District Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) today said that he
believes that the public is tired of the continued abuse of the General
Assembly Scholarship program and that the time has come for the
legislative perk to be abolished.
“What started as a valuable program years ago aimed at increasing access to
higher education for those with financial need has become a ‘reward your
friends’ perk of being a state legislator,” said Manar. “Unfortunately
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JARED PERRY OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN 96TH DISTRICT
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Jared Perry
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Jared Perry of Decatur today announced he is running for State Representative
in the 96th Illinois House District in the March 20th Primary Election. Perry,
an Iraq War veteran, announced his intentions at a press conference joined by
retired Assistant House Republican Leader Ron Stephens, State Representative
Bill Mitchell, State Representative Adam Brown, and a group of local
supporters.
Perry stated, “Eight years ago I was in a very different place, I was in Iraq and
it seemed like the most daunting task was trying to figure out the unknowns.
The
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MADIGAN SUES STANDARD & POOR’S FOR ENABLING FINANCIAL MELTDOWN
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Attorney General Lisa Madigan
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Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s
for its fraudulent role in assigning its highest ratings to risky mortgage-
backed investments in the years leading up to the housing market crash.
Madigan filed her lawsuit today in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging that
Standard & Poor’s, or S&P, compromised its independence as a ratings agency
by doling out high ratings to unworthy, risky investments as a corporate
strategy to increase its revenue and market share. The Attorney General’s
lawsuit alleges that S&P ignored the
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D-2 FORMS SHOW HOW CANDIDATES ARE DOING RAISING FUNDS FOR CAMPAIGNS
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Paul Osborne, Editor
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I’m not sure how many people find reading candidates’ D-2 forms interesting
reading. I do.
Members of the news media find them informative and candidates are
able to check on how much money is being raised and spent by their
opponents.
The D-2 form is a quarterly report to the Illinois State Board of Elec-
tions that shows a candidate’s contributions and other income, along with the
expenses incurred during that quarter.
It also reflects the names of the major contributors to a candidate’s
campaign.
The bottom line is always how much the
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| Cain endorses Gingrich for GOP nomination |
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| Santorum cancels events to be with sick daughter |
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| Gingrich vows to go ‘all the way to the convention’ |
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US News
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| Dolphin, seal deaths plague New England |
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| Outrage as bodies pile up at Cook County morgue |
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| Ala. tornado survivors help after latest twisters |
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| Feds: 'Mob Wives' dad charged in NYC case |
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| 8 sea lions found shot to death near Seattle |
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| Meet 'Rosie' and 'Ken': 2 chimps, many experiments |
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InternationalNews
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| Peru: 27 killed in fire at rehab center |
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| UN nuclear team in Iran to seek answers |
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| Panetta: Pakistan doctor gave US key bin Laden intel |
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| 17th body found on wrecked Italy cruise ship |
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| Yemeni president arrives in US for treatment |
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| Private investors near deal on Greek debt |
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| Man falls to death aboard cruise ship in Bahamas |
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| Expert who foresaw '08 crash warns of tough decade |
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Business
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| Fitch cuts Italy, Spain, other euro zone ratings |
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| How to deal with higher bank fees in 2012 |
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| Audi's bloody Super Bowl commercial |
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| Disappointing GDP data weighs on stocks |
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| Ford profit hit by commodity costs, Europe |
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Sports
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| Pro Bowl to feature plenty of offense, new faces |
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| PFT: Lions fear Best's career is over |
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| PFT: Bears hire Chiefs' Emery as GM |
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| 49er Aldon Smith faces DUI charge in Florida |
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| CFT: Cincy's Pead shines in Senior Bowl |
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| HBT: Safeco Field retractable roof breaks down |
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| Lindsey Vonn dominates in World Cup downhill win |
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| Stanley builds 5-shot lead at Torrey Pines |
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