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Is Chicago Really This Dangerous?

midsouthblack wrote 2 days ago: Is Chicago Really This Dangerous? It is thought that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich wants to call … more »

Tags: Black America, Governor, Chicago, Illinois, Is Chicago Really This Dangerous, llinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich, National Guard, State Police

Blagojevich Axes $45 Million from Abused and Neglected Children Care

David Ormsby wrote 5 days ago: (Springfield, IL)— Abused and neglected kiddies got wacked, too. Among the $1.4 billion vetoed by … more »

Tags: Child Welfare, foster parents, Illinois budget, Illinois Politics, Illinois abused and neglected children, Illinois child welfare, illinois foster parents

Blagojevich Threatened Budget Veto of HIV/AIDS Drugs Evaporates

David Ormsby wrote 1 week ago: (Chicago, IL) — Among the $1.4 billion of budget cuts that Governor Rod Blagojevich had threat … more »

Tags: Illinois budget, Illinois Politics, Illinois HIV/AIDS drug assistance program

Blagojevich Budget Veto to Cost $55 Million in Lost Federal Funding

David Ormsby wrote 1 week ago: (Springfield, IL) — Among Governor Rod Blagojevich’s budget vetoes, the Governor cut $55 … more »

Tags: Illinois budget, Illinois Politics, Illinois substance abuse treatment, Speaker Michael Madigan

Governor Blagojevich Threatens Budget Cuts to HIV/AIDS Testing, Drugs

David Ormsby wrote 3 weeks ago: (Chicago, IL) — Among the $1.5 billion of budget cuts that Governor Rod Blagojevich threatens … more »

Tags: HIV/AIDS, Health Care, Speaker Michael Madigan, Illinois House, Illinois budget, Illinois Senate, Illinois Politics, Rod Blagojevich, emil jones

Governor Blagojevich Threatens to Slash $600 Million from Healthcare, $110 Million from Education, $106 Million from Seniors and Veterans 1 comment

David Ormsby wrote 3 weeks ago: (Springfield, IL) — Governor Rod Blagojevich today threatened to veto $1.5 billion in budget s … more »

Tags: Education, foster parents, Health Care, Illinois budget, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois House, Illinois Senate, Senate President Emil Jones, Speaker Michael Madigan

Blagojevich, White Squeeze Dead-Beat Parents of $1.3 Million1 comment

David Ormsby wrote 1 month ago: (Chicago, IL) – Governor Rod Blagojevich and Secretary of State Jesse White recently announced tha … more »

Tags: Secretary of State Jesse White, Illinois Politics, child support, Rod Blagojevich, jesse white, Illinois dead-beat parents, Illinois driver's license suspension, Illinois child support

New Illinois Budget Boosts Human Services with Bits of Unfunded Kibble

David Ormsby wrote 1 month ago: (Springfield, IL) — Despite the fact that Illinois General Assembly approved a new state budge … more »

Tags: alcohol abuse, Child Welfare, drug treatment, Illinois budget, Illinois House, Illinois Politics, Illinois Senate, Mental Health, Illinois drug abuse treatment

Gov. Blagojevich Plans Chicago Fund-Raiser for June 261 comment

David Ormsby wrote 1 month ago: (Chicago, IL) — Gov. Rod Blagojevich will hold a fund-raiser in Chicago on June 26. Gov. Blago … more »

Tags: Illinois Campaign Finance, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Politics, Illinois political fundraising

Illinois School Districts Still Waiting on Special Education Money1 comment

David Ormsby wrote 1 month ago: (Springfield, IL) — Money for local schools to pay for special education expenses is sitting i … more »

Tags: Illinois budget, Illinois House, Illinois Politics, Illinois Senate, Special Education, gary forby, Illinois schools, Illinois special education, Rod Blagojevich

Senator Garrett Acts to Block Illinois Legislative, Gov Pay Raises

David Ormsby wrote 2 months ago: (SPRINGFIELD, IL)— State Senator Susan Garrett (D – Lake Forest) filed a resolution on May 8 tha … more »

Tags: Illinois House, Illinois Senate, Illinois Politics, Illinois General Assembly, Rod Blagojevich, Susan Garrett, Illinois legislative pay raises

Gov. Blagojevich Urges Drivers to Buckle Up in May, Or Else

David Ormsby wrote 2 months ago: (Springfield, IL) — Governor Rod Blagojevich today announced that the Illinois State Police an … more »

Tags: Illinois Highway Safety, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Politics, Illinois seat belt campaign, buckle up, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Secretary of Transportation Milton Sees, Illinois traffic fatalities

Gov. Blagojevich Halts Health Plan Under Court Order

David Ormsby wrote 2 months ago: (Springfield, IL) — Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration has halted enrollment in its contr … more »

Tags: Illinois House, Illinois budget, Illinois Senate, Illinois Politics, Health Insurance, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois health care plan

Number of Illinois Residents Waiting in 2008 for Alcohol, Drug Abuse Treatment Jumps 17%, New U of I Report Says

David Ormsby wrote 2 months ago: (Springfield, IL) – The estimated number of Illinois residents waiting for alcohol and drug abuse … more »

Tags: Illinois budget, Illinois Senate, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, drug treatment, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Politics, Senator Jeff Shoenberg, Illinois alcohol abuse

Blagojevich Administration Downplays Jobs Picture, 50,000 More Illinois Workers Unemployed Since 20072 comments

David Ormsby wrote 2 months ago: (Springfield, IL) — Governor Rod Blagojevich’s Illinois Department of Employment Securit … more »

Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Politics, James Sledge, Illinois unemployment rate

Blagojevich Administration Says Illinois Saved $34 Million From State Health Programs Last Year

David Ormsby wrote 2 months ago: (Springfield, IL) — From the Take-It-With-A-Grain-of-Salt-Department, Governor Rod Blagojevich … more »

Tags: Auditor General Bill Holland, Health Care, Illinois budget, Illinois Politics, Add new tag, all kids, Illinois Auditor General William Holland, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Illinois disease management program savings

More Wayward Illinois Docs Get Whacked Under Blagojevich1 comment

David Ormsby wrote 2 months ago: (Springfield, IL) — For the last five years, Illinois has been cracking down on medical quacke … more »

Tags: Illinois Politics, Dean Martinez, Illinois doctors, Illinois medical malpractice, Illinois State Medical Society, Secretary Dean Martinez

Gov. Blagojevich Says CDC Commends Illinois for Work to Eliminate Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS

David Ormsby wrote 2 months ago: (Springfield, IL) — In spite of the Tony Rezko trial bombshells and other legal artillery salv … more »

Tags: HIV/AIDS, Health Care, Women, Children, Illinois Politics, Rod Blagojevich, Tony Rezko, Illinois HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control

Illinois Deadbeat Parent Web site Snares $500,000

David Ormsby wrote 3 months ago: (Springfield, IL) — From the underworked Good-News-Department, Governor Rod Blagojevich announ … more »

Tags: Illinois Politics, Illinois child support collection, Deadbeat Parents, Illinois Departmentof Healthcare and Family Services


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