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'Doomsday' in Illinois by: gjohnsit Mon Mar 01, 2010 at 20:52:01 PST (9 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck)   When it comes to state budget crisis, California gets most of the headlines. When it comes to states that are going bankrupt the quickest, Obama's state of Illinois has taken the lead.  "The state is in utter crisis," said Representative Suzie Bassi. "We are next to bankruptcy. We have a $13bn hole in a $28bn budget."   The state has been paying bills with unfunded vouchers since October. A fifth of buses have stopped. Libraries, owed $400m (£263m), are closing one day a week. Schools are owed $725m. Unable to pay teachers, they are preparing mass lay-offs. "It's a catastrophe", said the Schools Superintedent.   In Alexander County, the sheriff's patrol cars have been repossessed; three-quarters of his officers are laid off; the local prison has refused to take county inmates until debts are paid.  Collectively the states have a $156 Billion hole to fill this year. There will be a lot of pain to go around. There's More... :: (17 Comments, 740 words in story)

Manufacturing Tuesday: Week of 12.08.08 by: Johnny Venom Tue Dec 09, 2008 at 17:18:31 PST (10 am. - promoted by ek hornbeck) Damn, talk about a pretty intense week!  The auto sector looks like it just...just might get saved.  Still, it looks as if the issue of over capacity is being looked on, which means job cuts.  Sadly, that seems to be the theme of this week's manufacturing update. Well actually there is something on health care...think of it as "nyceve lite". They say it gets darkest before the light, well this must be a long tunnel then.  ISM is saying that '09 will suck as bad as 2008.  Well before I dispense with the unfortunates, it's time for the Numbers! There's More... :: (4 Comments, 2455 words in story)

Midwest Earthquake Strikes in Illinois by: fortschreitend Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 05:23:26 PDT A magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook Illinois and surrounding states at 4:37 AM CDT on Friday.  The epicenter was near West Salem in southeastern Illinois, near the border with Indiana.  There were no immediate reports of injuries. From the ABC affiliate (WLS) in Chicago: Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said no injuries had been reported in Chicago and said most calls were simply people wondering what happened. Langford said calls came in from across the city. He said no structural damage has been reported. Langford himself said he slept through it. Damage was reported in Louisville, Ky. The quake could also be felt strongly in Evansville, Ind., 66 miles from the epicenter, and as far away as Cincinnati. (snip) The quake shook skyscrapers in Chicago's Loop and in downtown Indianapolis, about 160 miles northeast of the epicenter. West Salem lies on the New Madrid Fault Line, which runs from Arkansas through Indiana.  In 1968 a quake also measured at 5.4 on the Richter scale had an epicenter near West Salem.  The fault line is capable of quakes with magnitudes of 7.0 or higher.  In 1812 an earthquake with an epicenter near New Madrid, MO was estimated as a 7.9.   I have family in Peoria, IL (about 200 miles away) that say it shook the house enough to wake everyone.  I'm in Des Moines, IA where it was also felt some 450 miles away: Bonnie Lucas, a morning co-host at WHO-AM in Des Moines, said she was sitting in her office when she felt her chair move. She grabbed her desk, and then heard the ceiling panels start to creak. The shaking lasted about 5 seconds, she said.   Discuss :: (13 Comments)

Dems and Medical Marijuana: Harkin v Michigan, IL by: Ben Masel Wed Mar 05, 2008 at 11:24:04 PST xpost at kos While 1500 delegates to the Michigan Democratic State Convention were approving, by acclamation, a resolution supporting legal access to cannabis as medication (On Monday, an Initiative was approved for the Statewide November Ballot), Iowa Senator Tom Harkin replied to letter from a constituent/patient with hyperbole that would make even a Republican White House Drug Czar blush. Meawhile, the Illinois Senate's Health Committee holds a hearing today on a State Medical Marijuana bill. Action link There's More... :: (3 Comments, 924 words in story)

Congressional races round 2: Illinois by: plf515 Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 03:24:00 PST Here's part five of the second round of congressional races.  Earlier parts are here Illinois has 19 representatives, 10 Democrats and 9 Republicans.  The filing deadline was way back in November, and the primary a couple weeks ago, so this is it There's More... :: (1 Comments, 1811 words in story)

School Shooting - Ilona Meagher Attends NIU by: jimstaro Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 16:53:17 PST The College where todays shooting occured is the one Ilona Meagher of PTSD Combat - Winning the War Within -blog site and wrote Moving a Nation to Care attends or attended! There's More... :: (1 Comments, 102 words in story)