Last-minute Exelon subsidy plan goes to Illinois House floor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois House committee has endorsed a late-hour compromise on a monstrous energy plan originally designed to keep two unprofitable nuclear plants open. The Energy Committee approved the deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually to Exelon Corp. on a 9-1 vote Wednesday night. It’s readied for a House floor…
Reward in shooting of St. Louis bar owner tops $82K
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The reward has climbed to more than $82,000 for information leading to an arrest in the death of a St. Louis bar owner. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://j.mp/2fMD836) 57-year-old Patrick McVey was shot to death in his SUV on Nov. 9. McVey was a co-owner of Maggie O’Brien’s Restaurant &…
Man shot in chest in critical condition
( KTRS ) A man was taken to hospital in critical condition after being shot in the chest Wednesday night. Police say the man was shot around 8 p.m. in the 2600 block of Countryside Drive in what appears to be a domestic incident. One suspect was taken into custody. No further details have been…
Illinois House OKs symbolic measure opposing tax increase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois house has approved a symbolic measure expressing opposition to passing an income-tax increase during a lame-duck session when fewer votes are required and outgoing legislators don’t have to worry about re-election. Legislators approved a resolution on the matter on a vote of 87 to 12 Wednesday. Resolutions are not…