Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Ill. woman sues Subway over salmonella outbreak - - HealthyRockford.com

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suburban Chicago woman who says she got sick after eating a Subway sandwich is suing the restaurant and the chain’s parent company.
Forty-six-year-old Alicea Bush-Bailey of Bolingbrook claims Subway failed to prevent an outbreak of salmonella. She filed the lawsuit Monday in Will County court.

97 people got sick after eating at Subway restaurants in 28 counties.

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Geithner pressed on bank losses, homeowner aid; says taxpayers recovering bailout investment - chicagotribune.com

 

Geithner told the Congressional Oversight Panel at a hearing that banks have repaid about 75 percent of the bailout money they received, and the government's investments in aided banks have brought taxpayers $21 billion. He acknowledged there likely will be a partial loss from the rescue of giant insurer American International Group Inc., into which the government plowed $182 billion.

prospects that General Motors and Chrysler will repay the nearly $60 billion in bailout money have improved.

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Judge Blocks Deep-Water Drilling Moratorium - NYTimes.com

 

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in New Orleans on Tuesday blocked a six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling projects that the Obama administration imposed in response to the vast oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The White House swiftly said the administration would appeal the decision. …

Judge Feldman — a 1983 appointee of former President Ronald Reagan — wrote that the Obama administration had failed to justify the need for the sweeping suspension, which he characterized as “generic, indeed punitive.”…

state of Louisiana filed a brief supporting the lawsuit, arguing that the moratorium would damage its economy.

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E-mails indicate Emanuel traded favors with Blagojevich - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register

 

President Barack Obama's chief of staff, then a congressman in Illinois, apparently attempted to trade favors with embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, according to newly disclosed e-mails obtained by The Associated Press.

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The Durbins are millionaires, disclosure report shows - Chicago Breaking News

 

Sen. Dick Durbin and his lobbyist-wife, Loretta, are millionaires.

The couple is worth between $1 million and $1.25 million, according to a Senate annual financial disclosure report he released today.

Read more about their income and assets by clicking on the following:  The Durbins are millionaires, disclosure report shows - Chicago Breaking News

2 seats open on Boone health board - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

 

Send a resume and letter expressing your interest and qualification to Boone County Board Chairman Bob Walberg, 1212 Logan Ave., Suite 102, Belvidere, IL 61008

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