Recently added articles from The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL:
Overtime issue raised by prison union chief
Jul 02, 2009; ... SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to cut 1,000 jobs from theIllinois Department of Corrections makes no sense, a spokesman froma prison workers union said Wednesday. Quinn's proposal - part of a plan announced Tuesday to cut $1billion in state spending - is intended to help ...
Down the Road
Jul 02, 2009 ... Down the road - Heart of the matter: Peoria's Heart of Illinois Fair is looming(July 10-18), along with its traditional lineup of entertainmenttent attractions at the Exposition Gardens locale. In past years,the concerts were included in fair admission price, but that ...
Taylor leads Red Hots
Jul 02, 2009 ... Brittany Taylor had two triples, one with the bases loaded, anddrove in four runs to lead the BNGSA Red Hots 18-under travel teamto an 8-0 victory over the East Peoria Express in the first of twogames Wednesday night at Champion Fields. The Red Hots won thesecond game, 2-1. Kathy ...
Komets owner has stake in Thunder
Jul 02, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - Stephen Franke, majority owner of the Fort WayneKomets since 1990, has been a minority investor in the BloomingtonPrairieThunder since the team last changed hands in 2008 and perhapsearlier. PrairieThunder lead owner Tim Leighton confirmed Franke'sfinancial ...
Transit panel OKs hiring architect
Jul 02, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - The Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System boardon Wednesday hired an architect to oversee construction of a $9million bus facility, which is planned for Wylie Drive. The project, set to begin this summer, will be led by Paul Youngof Young Architects at a cost of up ...
Art, ballon fest to have program
Jul 02, 2009 ... LINCOLN - The 36th annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival fromAug. 28 to 30 will feature something new this year: a collectorprogram that will serve as the official guide to the festival. "The program will include a complete schedule of festival events,maps, sponsor list, artist ...
Lawmakers field calls, speak minds on impasse
Jul 02, 2009; ... SPRINGFIELD - It might be weeks - or longer - until lawmakers andGov. Pat Quinn find an even temporary solution to the state's moneytroubles. But lawmakers have been getting phone calls at their districtoffices for weeks from people who depend on state support. With thestate's ...
Quinn Says No: Bare-bones spending proposal nixed by governorCapitol Battle: Special session July 13 may override decisionState i of limbo
Jul 02, 2009; ... SPRINGFIELD - It will be at least two weeks before Illinois getsa budget on the books. Under a plan that emerged Wednesday, lawmakers will return to theCapitol on July 14 in hopes of breaking a logjam that has left thestate without a way to pay its bills. Gov. Pat Quinn ...
Sports Brief
Jul 02, 2009 ... Golf Small captures PGA club pro title University of Illinois golfcoach Mike Small fired a 3-under-par 68 in Wednesday's final roundof the PGA Professional National Championship for a 277 total andedged Mark Sheftic of Sandy, Utah, and Steve Schneiter of Ambler,Pa., by a stroke ...
Letters
Jul 02, 2009 ... Governor is different but games are same Gov. Rod Quinn. No, I didn't misspell the name. Different name;same game. Our current governor is doing the same thing as RodBlagojevich -only worse. He is holding the underprivileged andelderly captive. Not once, yes, not once have I ...
Area trio wins titlesDwight's Gereaux,Lincoln's Hepleremerge victorious
Jul 02, 2009; ... NORMAL - Sarah Gereaux of Dwight didn't come to the Country YouthClassic expecting to win. On the other hand, Katherine Hepler of Lincoln expects to winevery time she tees it up. And if a course record comes along,that's even better. The two Pantagraph area golfers walked ...
Deaths
Jul 02, 2009 ... central illinois Margaret Miller TOLUCA - Margaret E. Miller, 90, Toluca, died at 2:01 a.m.Wednesday (July 1, 2009) at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minonk. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John's LutheranChurch, Toluca, with the Rev. Michael Jones ...
Yoder wants mandatory drunk testsBlood work sought for any driver who refuses breath test
Jul 02, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - The drunken-driving arrest of a Bloomington policeofficer earlier this year helped convince McLean County State'sAttorney Bill Yoder to organize a "no refusal weekend" for suspecteddrunken drivers pulled over during the July 4 holiday weekend. Drivers stopped on ...
Testing advances in '91 murder case
Jul 02, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - Testing will move forward on several items ofevidence Donald Whalen hopes will clear him of the 1991 murder ofhis father, William Whalen, in a bloody bar fight. McLean County Judge Elizabeth Robb signed an order Wednesdayapproving DNA testing on hair samples from a ...
UHigh's Stauffer winsAJGA division atDen
Jul 02, 2009; ... BLOOMINGTON - The playing conditions went from bad to worse atThe Den at Fox Creek Golf Course on Wednesday. But that didn't keep University High School golfer Logan Staufferand Springfield's George Tate from taking home the top prizes intheir divisions of the Country Youth ...
Shulman entertains as player of yearNCHS sophomore 'fun to watch'
Jul 02, 2009; ... NORMAL - Normal Community High School soccer star Erin Shulmanwanted to accomplish a lot last spring. Her goals included scoring, assisting and winning, all universaldesires in the world of soccer, all of which she did. But she wanted more, something out of the ...
Area Calendar
Jul 02, 2009 ... Today Register for Retire With Coupons Workshop; 2 to 4 p.m., WXRJradio station, Bloomington;-$20; http://www.retirewithcoupons.com;(309) 846-0415. Minonk's 4th of July Celebration; today through July 11, variousparks in town; for a complete list of events ...
EDC snapshot provides insight into community
Jul 02, 2009; ... NORMAL - An annual snapshot of the area's population projections,work force distribution, housing costs, school districts and morehas been released. Published by the Economic Development Council of the Bloomington-Normal Area, the 2009 Demographic Profile can be downloaded for ...
Volunteers reinforce Civil War-era home
Jul 02, 2009; ... SAUNEMIN - Thanks to some help from Ireland, the historic CivilWar-era home of Albert Cashier has been reinforced with some newframing. Saunemin Mayor Bob Bradford said the all-volunteer framingproject was spearheaded by Mike O'Carroll of Dublin, Ireland.O'Carroll has been ...
Daily Digest
Jul 02, 2009 ... NEWS IN BRIEF Library plans holiday hours NORMAL - The Normal Public Library will be closed July 3, 4 and 5in observance of Independence Day. Regular hours resume July 6. History museum displays flags BLOOMINGTON - Two American flags from the collections ...