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Illinois daily news roundup

Feds may close locks to stop carp



At a White House meeting Monday on the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes, federal officials said they may seek to close navigational locks on Chicago-area waterways for up to three or four days a week, a move that would restrict cargo shipping and recreational boating.
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Illinois plans reforms for processing DNA



Illinois is moving to reform the way DNA evidence from sexual assaults is processed after a Tribune review found that many rape kits were being placed in police storage untested, robbing the state of opportunities to solve crimes and exonerate the wrongfully convicted.
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Democrats prepare to pick new lieutenant governor


Democratic Party leaders began the delicate dance of picking a new running mate for Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday, while emphasizing there was no horse-trading involved to get a scandal-ridden Chicago pawnbroker to abandon the primary nomination for lieutenant governor.   Read More
GOP -- Still no governor candidate


Nearly a week has now passed with no clear winner in the Republican primary for Illinois governor.   Read More
Illinois Democrats look to fill sudden ticket gap


CHICAGO — A coveted high-profile position was unexpectedly available Monday morning: the job of Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Illinois.   Read More
Former Peorian for lieutenant governor?


PEORIA, Ill. -- Former Peorian and comptroller candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi wants to be considered for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor and says he can bring the votes to help clinch victory.   Read More
Regional changes could have altered primary election results


Electoral craziness wrote another chapter last week in the zany book of Illinois politics.   Read More
Sullivan, Koehler say no contact about lieutenant governor nomination


Two Democratic central Illinois state senators said Monday they would consider running for lieutenant governor if asked by party leaders.   Read More
Plummer not picking sides in Republican gubernatorial race


The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor said he's not picking sides in the still-undecided gubernatorial race.   Read More
Cohen controversy renews debate over value of the job


The controversy surrounding Scott Lee Cohen's nomination and subsequent withdrawal from the race for Illinois lieutenant governor has renewed the debate over whether the position is needed at all.   Read More
Illinois AG files suits on reverse mortgages


The state of Illinois filed lawsuits Monday against two firms that offer reverse mortgages to senior citizens, alleging that they used unfair and deceptive marketing practices.   Read More
Police called to Cohen party


Pawn shop owner Scott Lee Cohen's election-night party at the Palmer House Hilton had some unexpected guests -- Chicago Police -- who arrived within an hour after Cohen gave his victory speech in the Democratic lieutenant governor's race.   Read More
Granholm -- Carp battle is urgent


The federal government says it's doing everything it can to fight carp, but Michigan's governor does not agree.   Read More
U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra seeking ideas for keeping Asian carp at bay


MUSKEGON, Mich. -- If you've got an idea on how to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra wants to hear it.   Read More
Governors meet at White House about Asian carp


The governors of Michigan and Wisconsin met at the White House Monday to discuss the next steps in preventing the invasive Asian carp's potential entry into Lake Michigan from an Illinois shipping canal. The Illinois governor, Pat Quinn, also participated in the meeting by teleconference.   Read More
U.S. officials plan $78.5 million effort to keep dangerous carp out of great lakes


CHICAGO — Federal authorities on Monday presented a $78.5 million plan intended to block Asian carp, a hungry, huge, nonnative fish, from invading the Great Lakes.   Read More
Illinois regulators visit troubled nursing home


llinois regulators are visiting a Chicago nursing home following the federal government's decision to kick the facility out of the Medicaid program.   Read More
Illinois announces Medicaid managed care pilot


The state of Illinois is planning a pilot project to enroll Medicaid recipients in six counties in managed care, an effort being criticized by advocates for the developmentally disabled.   Read More
Blagojevich attys refused prosecution trial plans


A federal judge refused Monday to give former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys an early look at key evidence in his corruption case, saying their request was based on "rhetorical flourishes," not legal principles.   Read More
Caterpillar buys into the FutureGen Alliance


MATTOON, Ill. -- Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of mining and construction equipment, plans to join a coalition of companies planning to build an experimental clean-coal power plant known as FutureGen near Mattoon.   Read More
New state law inadvertently bars farmers from using ATVs


A new state law that attempted to clear up some of the confusion concerning low-speed, nonhighway vehicles has unintentionally barred farmers from using all-terrain vehicles on local roads.   Read More
SIU Board to discuss wind power project


CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees will decide Thursday whether to take the next step toward bringing wind power to the Carbondale campus.   Read More
DCFS, police investigate Carpentersville toddler's death


State child welfare officials said today that they are investigating allegations of abuse after a 19-month-old Carpentersville boy died over the weekend after languishing at the hospital for three days.   Read More
No injuries as freight train derails near Wisconsin border


A Union Pacific freight train headed from Chicago to St. Paul derailed near the Wisconsin-Illinois border today, officials said.   Read More
Governor Photo

 

Gov. Pat Quinn (D)
Sworn in: January 2009
Term expires: January 2011

 

State capital: Springfield
State nickname: The Prairie State
Lt. Gov.: Vacant, the attorney general is next in the line of succession
Secretary of State Jesse White (D)
Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D)
Senate President: John Cullerton (D)
House Speaker: Michael J. Madigan (D)





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