Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/news/region/ en-us Tue, 14 May 2013 22:37:13 -0400 http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149724/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149724/ Tue, 14 May 2013 19:31:32 -0400 A high-speed car chase in Missouri that ended with a Des Plaines man shot to death by police began more than four hours earlier after the man first fled a traffic stop in southwestern Illinois, authorities say. Police said Missouri State troopers shot and killed Jose H. Garcia, 49, after he pointed a gun at them when he realized he was surrounded. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149700/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149700/ Tue, 14 May 2013 18:50:35 -0400 Gov. Pat Quinn will soon get to decide whether DuPage County officials will be allowed to eliminate as many as 13 local governments in an effort to save money. The Illinois House sent Quinn legislation Tuesday allowing the cuts by a 108-6 vote. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149707/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149707/ Tue, 14 May 2013 18:36:03 -0400 Legislation that would help Illinois public school districts merge to save money is headed for Gov. Pat Quinn's desk. The measure comes out of Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon's Classrooms First Commission, which studied ways for schools to save money by reducing duplicative practices and combining educational offerings. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149735/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149735/ Tue, 14 May 2013 18:27:51 -0400 Secretary of State Jesse White said the idea of reducing Illinois' drunk-driving threshold from a .08 to a .05 blood alcohol content deserves "further study," a spokesman said Tuesday after a federal agency recommended the change. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149783/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130514/news/705149783/ Tue, 14 May 2013 17:51:24 -0400 Lawmakers could try to add additional ethics measures and reconsider putting slot machines at the Chicago airports in an effort to get Gov. Pat Quinn to back a gambling plan, one of its key supporters said Tuesday. State Rep. Lou Lang, a Skokie Democrat, said he's looking to tinker with legislation ushered through the Illinois Senate this month by state Sen. Terry Link, a Waukegan Democrat.