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SF Gate
| 1 year ago
Alan Rogers / Associated Press Loved ones embrace at the scene of a deadly tornado that touched down Friday, March 23, 2012 near Opdyke in Jefferson County, Ill. Pat Brown, 60, was killed and a second person injured when Brown's double-wide trailer...
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Reuters
| 1 year ago
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee and Kentucky on March 2, 2012. Tornado outbreaks were reported across wide swaths of the Midwest and South. Tornadoes touched down in a half-dozen states on Friday, killing one woman whose mobile home was...
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KSAZ
| 1 year ago
Tornadoes were reported in Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri and Illinois Friday, and the storm system has been blamed for at least one death. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), there were 13 reported tornadoes Friday...
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PRWeb
| 1 year ago
March 23, 2012 Many residents in Illinois lost property and lives during a rash of tornadoes that hit in late February. The storms caused damage in five counties including 100 homes in Harrisburg where seven people were killed. Those who lost homes...
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Chicago Tribune
| 1 year ago
Gov. Pat Quinn and members of the Illinois congressional delegation said the decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not reflect the seriousness of the damage from tornadoes, which killed seven people in tiny Harrisburg, Ill., and...
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The Daily Herald
| 1 year ago
The search for ways to cut Medicaid spending in Illinois is heating up. Senate President John Cullerton is calling the full Senate together Thursday to discuss Medicaid and hear how other states are reining in costs. The Chicago Democrat said...
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Daily Chronicle
| 1 year ago
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied the state's appeal for assistance after a deadly tornado and severe storms. "I am very disappointed with this decision and do not believe it reflects the...
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Daily Chronicle
| 1 year ago
Another push to get rid of legislative scholarships is underway in Illinois. The Illinois House voted 79-25 on Wednesday to end the program, which allows each lawmaker to hand out tuition waivers to students from their district. The measure now goes...
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Belleville News-Democrat
| 1 year ago
Illinois has run out of cash earlier than usual for a college financial aid program, denying state assistance to tens of thousands of eligible students. The Monetary Award Program, or MAP grants, are the primary source of need-based financial aid in...
