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As Gov. Pat Quinn announced his plan to start construction on Chicago’s third airport in Will County “as fast as humanly possible,” one local farmer in Peotone, where the airport is slated to be built 45 miles south of Chicago, is preparing for the worst case scenario—losing his family farm. Lee Deutsche, whose farm...
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By Maureen Kelleher/LISC Chicago July 2, 2009 – Like the rest of the nation, Illinois is facing an economic crisis. The recession has caused state tax revenues to plummet, leaving a budget hole estimated at $9 billion. As the state fiscal year came to a close Tuesday, Gov. Patrick Quinn and the General Assembly...
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June 29, 2009 – The Illinois Student Assistance Commission announced Friday thousands of college students are facing a loss of $275 million in grants and scholarships if state lawmakers do not pass a fully-funded budget by month’s end. Impending cuts would affect approximately 40,000 Illinois students currently receiving support from the Monetary Assistance Program,...
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