Regional budget for 10.5.07
GateHouse News Service Regional Budget (10/5/07)
Here are the top Illinois stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://ghns.ghnewsroom.com
*Please check this Web site in the evening for changes to story lineup, including breaking news.
Contacts:
Regional Editor Jonie Larson, (217) 816-3343, jlarson@gatehousemedia.com
National Editor Jean Hodges, (630) 348-3350, jhodges@gatehousemedia.com
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AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: Trying to prevent consumers from getting scammed, a coalition of groups including the U.S. Postal Inspection Service today launched an awareness campaign targeting counterfeit-check schemes that often utilize the Internet and originate in other countries. COLINDRES/Capitol Bureau/Illinois
OPRAH CHEF: (with photo) Art Smith puts on cooking demonatration to benefit lung association. LINES ONLY, NO STORY GEORGETTE BRAUN/ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR/this evening/Illinois News
ROCK RIVER REGATTA: More than 1,700 rowers from across the country will gather Sunday, Oct. 7, in Rockford for the 22nd annual Baird Head of the Rock Regatta. ROCKFORD/Illinois News, Travel and Day Trips/posted.
SECOND WEST NILE CASE: The health department confirmed its second case of West Nile virus in a Boone County resident this year. A woman in her 30s, who has not been identified, became ill Sept. 12, two days after symptoms set in for the county's first case of the virus. Officials say the two cases are unrelated. ROCKFORD/posted.
VETO SESSION: Continues. FINKE/Capitol bureau/photo planned/J.Kirshner
DENVER BOOTS: Mayor promised Sam Madonia this morning he'd buy five Denver boots if Sam raised $500 to do it. Sam did. Antonacci or Wetterich/SPRINGFIELD/Illinois News
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S STUDY: SIU med school to be part of the largest study of child and human health ever conducted in the United States. The extensive population-based study looks at the health and development of children by following them from before birth to adulthood. OLSEN/SPRINGFIELD/Illinois
ABE PRESS CONFERENCE: Lincoln impersonator taking questions from broadcast journalists, 7 p.m., old state capitol. REYNOLDS/SPRINGFIELD/Illinois
ANIMAL BLESSING: (w/pic) St. Thomas church is having a 'blessing of the animals' today, in celebration of St. Francis of Assisi, who loved animals. People bring out their pets for the blessing. ANSTETT/PEORIA/Illinois News
EUREKA DEDICATION. Eureka College is dedicating two new sections of the Reagan Physical Education Center today, made possible by $1 million gifts by family members of alumni. ANSTETT/PEORIA/Illinois News
Sports
MIKE NADEL: COLUMN SCHEDULE FOR CUBS COVERAGE TONIGHT
10:30 - First version of column. It obviously will be a featurized thing because the game is still 1 1/2 to 2 hours from completion.
11:35 - Tweaked version of the column.
12:00 - If the game is over, will update.
12:45 - Final rewrite of column.
Categories: Mike Nadel, Cubs and Illinois Sports
DAILY SOUTHTOWN:
CUBS
MAIN - VORVA
ARVIA COLUMN
GAME 1 WRAP - VORVA
SIDES/NOTEBOOK: VORVA/S-T
CRONIN COLUMN
LADEWSKI COLUMN
BEARS: Bears quickshots and two Bears stories .REED SCHRECK/ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR/Illinois Sports and Bears.
REGATTA PRE: Taft will do a preview of Sunday's Head of the Rock Regatta. JAY TAFT/ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR/this evening/Illinois Sports
Opinions
BRITT: Toon depicting President Bush's about vetoing children's health care while sitting in a pile of money earmarked for the war. CHRIS BRITT/SPRINGFIELD/Illinois Opinions
Coming this weekend
CAPITOL NOTEBOOK: 5 things happening this week at the Capitol.
STATEHOUSE INSIDER: Column by Doug Finke on statehouse news.
CHICAGO FEATURE: Bureau reporter Mike Ramsey takes a look at the multi-faceted debate over a proposed children's museum for Grant Park.
5 THINGS TO KNOW OUT OF CHICAGO: Reviewing the week in Chicago in 5 quick hits.
TRAVEL FEATURE: Spoon River Drive, central Illinois.
MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION: Little-heralded legislation that Gov. Blagojevich signed last month is "of paramount importance" in mental health circles, says one of its sponsors, Rep. David Leitch, R-Peoria. It makes it easier for family members to commit to a mental hospital a loved one who has deteriorated to where he can't recognize his mental illness or poses the potential to harm himself or others. The new law, however, is not without its detractors. HEUPEL/CAPITOL BUREAU/for weekend use