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Morning round-up
9:28 am
Fri July 22, 2011

Morning headlines: Friday, July 22, 2011

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Federal prison officials in Springfield, Mo. have resumed forcibly medicating Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner. They say Loughner had become an immediate threat to himself.
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Springfield, Mo. federal prison officials forcibly medicate Loughner

Lawyers for the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage say prison officials in Springfield, Mo. have resumed forcibly medicating their client with a psychotropic drug.

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Ill. pay raises
11:39 am
Tue July 19, 2011

Ill. Gov. Quinn ordered to start paying raises to state workers

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An arbitrator has ruled that Gov. Pat Quinn must give union employees the 2 percent raise included in their contract.
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Updated 1:21 with story from WBEZ.

Reporting from WBEZ's Sam Hudzik used in this report.

A victory today for a public employee union in Illinois.

An arbitrator says Governor Pat Quinn cannot cancel pay raises promised to state workers, but the issue is far from settled.

(Here's a link to the full text of the decision from the arbitrator)

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Ill. casinos
5:32 am
Tue July 19, 2011

Ill. casino opens after battling for gambling license

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Reporting from Illinois Public Radio's Amanda Vinicky used in this report.

Illinois' 10th casino is open after years of legal and regulatory fights over its gambling license.

The Rivers Casino officially opened Monday in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines. The license had long been dormant since originally being approved for the city of Rosemont in 1999.

Gov. Pat Quinn says he approves of the way the state's gaming board chose the Des Plaines location.

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