IL HOUSE PASSES BUDGET; GOP REACTS SAYING NO INPUT…. CONGRESSMAN AGAINST IMMIGRATION BILL…..HASTERT CHALLENGER EMERGES….. WATSEKA BURGLARY PROBED…… TILL ROAD FATALITY IN INDIANA….. some of the top news stories on WGFA on the final day of May >
40% Chance of showers and T-storms today and tonight in Illiana. High near 80 today.
- The Illinois House late last night passed a new budget. It’s a budget most Republicans say is not balanced and they say they had no input on. Democratic leaders say the package holds the line on most of last year’s spending. The vote was 63-53, along party lines.
- Reaction on the budget today from area representatives Shane Cultra and Bill Black—on WGFA News.
- A local Congressman is speaking out against the propsoewd immigration bill. It comes on the same day President Bush continues to attack opponents, suggesting they don’t “want to do what’s right for America.” Congressman Tim Johnson says he doesn’t like what he sees in the bill. The bill would give temporary legal status to millions of unlawful immigrants, provied they come forward, pay a fine and undergo criminal background checks.
- A millionaire, west-suburban businessman says he’ll challenge Dennis Hastert for his Congressional seat. Geneva Democrat Bill Foster says he wants to lower the national debt and bring troops home from Iraq. Hastert says he’s not sure if he will run for re-election.
- A weekend burglary in Watseka is under investigation. City police are seeking information about a burglary at People’s Complete Building Center. Investigators say between $5- $10,000 worth of tools were stolen Saturday or Sunday night. Anyone with info is asked to call polcie at 815-432-6822.
- A Toll Road accident in Indiana Wednesday is under investigation. Police believe a female fatality victim may be from Illinois. The crash happened around 11 am near State Road 49.
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