Jerry Costello

Type: Person

Name: Jerry Costello

Title: Congressman - Illinois (USA)

Date of Birth: 25/09/1949

Place of Birth: East Saint Louis, Illinois

Nationality: United States

Fact Sheet: Biography for Jerry Costello

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Free shred day

State Rep. Jerry Costello II, D-Smithton, is offering free shredding of sensitive documents to any area residents at a Shred Day event he’s hosting with the Perry County Solid Waste and Recycling Co. from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 22, at the Government ... [Published Southern Illinoisan - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Jerry Costello, Solid Waste, Recycling

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Pete Domenici

Mel Price Southern Illinois Most Dominant Figure

Historic Tidbit: In 1972, a businessman named Jack Daniels was the Democratic nominee against Pete Domenici for an open New Mexico Senate seat. Domenici, who had lost a close race for Governor two years earlier, took 54%. Daniels may have won if he ... [Published The Moderate Voice - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Jerry Costello, Pete Domenici, Jack Daniels

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Jerry Costello

Illinois Legislators Approve Speed Limit Increase

SPRINGFIELD — Both the Illinois House and Senate have approved a bill that would increase the speed limit on rural interstate highways from 65 to 70 miles per hour.According to Senate Bill 2356, the speed limit increase would only apply to all or part ... [Published Legal Record Corporation - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Dan Brady, Jerry Costello, Pat Quinn

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 1 reports

ISP says troopers will continue to enforce concealed-carry ban in Madison County

Madison County's prosecutor won't file charges against you for violating the state's ban on carrying a concealed weapon, but that doesn't mean a police officer won't arrest you for it.The Illinois State Police says troopers will "continue to enforce Illinois' ... [Published Individual.com - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Madison (Wisconsin, United States), Gibbon, Monique Bond, Robert Hertz

First reported Jun 02 2013 - Updated Jun 02 2013 - 1 reports

0602 Voice of the Reader

Politicians have no shameTo the Editor:With the way the politicians and legislators of this state have pilfered our pensions, they should all hang their heads in abject shame. They have either shorted their contributions or totally skipped them for years. ... [Published Southern Illinoisan - Jun 02 2013]

Entities: Jerry Costello, Abuse, Workers

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

It's go time: Just hours left for state lawmakers to settle issues

Illinois lawmakers have less than 24 hours to resolve some big issues.Today is the scheduled adjournment of the legislature's spring session. If past experience is an indicator, lawmakers could be casting votes with just minutes to spare as the clock ... [Published Individual.com - May 31 2013]

Entities: Jerry Costello, Gambling, Gay, Hydraulic Fracturing, Chicago

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 2 reports

Southern Company

No handheld cells while driving heads to Quinn

Z BY HANNAH DOUGLAS, THE SOUTHERN SPRINGFIELD BUREAU The Southern1 minute ago • BY HANNAH DOUGLAS, THE SOUTHERN SPRINGFIELD BUREAUSPRINGFIELD — A ban on handheld cell phone use while driving was approved Tuesday by the Illinois House.The use of hands-free ... [Published Southern Illinoisan - May 29 2013]

Entities: Southern Company, Springfield (Illinois, United States), John D'Amico, Jerry Costello, Mike Bost

First reported May 25 2013 - Updated May 25 2013 - 1 reports

Abuse of state administrative leave must end

Search for DealsSearch local inventory, coupons and morePowered byRecent HeadlinesI was disturbed to see a recent news report that exposed major abuses of the state's paid administrative leave policy. This abuse is a very serious problem and I am working ... [Published Belleville News Democrat - May 25 2013]

Entities: Abuse, Jerry Costello, Fraud, Allegation

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Illinois lawmakers inching closer to conceal carry deal

(KMOV.com) -- Illinois may be moving closer to getting a concealed carry law on the books.House members will vote Friday on a new bill, and lawmakers seem to think the odds of it passing are better than the previous attempts. Theres been a lot of compromise ... [Published KMOV.com - May 24 2013]

Entities: Jerry Costello, Federal Court, Concession

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

New Concealed Carry Compromise Bill Emerges In House

SPRINGFIELD -- Compromise legislation to regulate the carrying of concealed weapons in Illinois would include an appointed board that has the final say on whether someone can have a license.The latest version of a concealed-carry bill was filed Wednesday ... [Published Huffington Post - May 23 2013]

Entities: Jerry Costello, In House Group Plc, Appointed, Michael Madigan

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 7 reports

Will Quinn Sign Speed Limit Legislation?

Legislation increasing the speed limit on interstate highways in Illinois to 70 mph is headed to Gov. Pat Quinn. The House approved the bill 85-30 Wednesday. The current maximum speed limit is 65 mph. Sponsoring Rep. Jerry Costello says the bill is good ... [Published 1470 WMBD - May 23 2013]

Entities: Pat Quinn, Barbara Flynn Currie, Jerry Costello, Brooke Anderson

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Could Congress close Scott Air Force Base?

If you worry about Scott Air Force Base's future, then the Pentagon's most recent budget bill contains good news: The next round of Base Realignment and Closure, the process that Congress uses to decide which military bases to close, won't begin until ... [Published Vida en el Valle - May 22 2013]

Entities: Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), Jerry Costello, Bill Enyart, John Shimkus

Quotes

"i believe the governor should signed the concealed-carry bill on his desk. it's time the people of illinois are able to practice their constitutional right, and law-abiding citizens of illinois can protect themselves like the citizens of 49 other states in our country" Costello said

ISP says troopers will continue to enforce concealed-carry ban in Madison County [Published Individual.com - Jun 08 2013]

More Content

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Editorial: The obstructionists, Part 4 [Published Chicago Tribune - Jun 18 2013]
Free shred day [Published Southern Illinoisan - Jun 16 2013]
Mel Price Southern Illinois Most Dominant Figure [Published The Moderate Voice - Jun 14 2013]
Illinois Legislators Approve Speed Limit Increase [Published Legal Record Corporation - Jun 13 2013]
ISP says troopers will continue to enforce conc... [Published Individual.com - Jun 08 2013]
A cardinal’s quest for racial justice [Published Catholic Chronicle - Jun 07 2013]
Our lawmakers: how each might vote [Published Windy City Times - Jun 06 2013]
Womans state of mind in question in murder trial [Published Tacoma News Tribune - Jun 06 2013]
Don't Blame Black Legislators for Killing Gay M... [Published NBC Chicago - Jun 03 2013]
Bernard Schoenburg: Two grieving dads serving i... [Published State Journal-Register - Jun 02 2013]
0602 Voice of the Reader [Published Southern Illinoisan - Jun 02 2013]
It's go time: Just hours left for state lawmake... [Published Individual.com - May 31 2013]
House OKs hydraulic fracturing bill [Published Southern Illinoisan - May 31 2013]
No handheld cells while driving heads to Quinn [Published Southern Illinoisan - May 29 2013]
Handheld cell phone ban while driving heads to ... [Published NWI Times - May 29 2013]
Illinois House approves âpuppy lemonâ law [Published Southern Illinoisan - May 28 2013]
Abuse of state administrative leave must end [Published Belleville News Democrat - May 25 2013]
Prairie State Generating Company celebrates fir... [Published Illinois Country Living - May 25 2013]
Illinois lawmakers inching closer to conceal ca... [Published KMOV.com - May 24 2013]
New Concealed Carry Compromise Bill Emerges In ... [Published Huffington Post - May 23 2013]
Will Quinn Sign Speed Limit Legislation? [Published 1470 WMBD - May 23 2013]
Going Up? Illinois Speed Limit Increase Opposed... [Published WB11 - KPLR TV - May 23 2013]
Legislation approving 70 mph on rural interstat... [Published Herald & Review - May 23 2013]
Illinois House's veto-proof 70-mph bill heads t... [Published Rockford Register Star - May 23 2013]
Proposed 70-mph rural interstate speed limit he... [Published QC Times - May 23 2013]
Could Congress close Scott Air Force Base? [Published Vida en el Valle - May 22 2013]
Increased interstate speed limit bill goes to Q... [Published State Journal-Register - May 22 2013]
Increased speed limit bill goes to Ill. governor [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 22 2013]
Republican Bucshon seeks southern Ill. House seat [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - May 22 2013]
Biography for Jerry Costello [Published Able2Act - Dec 18 2006]

Blogs

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Mel Price Southern Illinois Most Dominant Figure [Published The Moderate Voice - Jun 14 2013] Historic Tidbit: In 1972, a businessman named Jack Daniels was the Democratic nominee against Pete Domenici for an open New Mexico Senate seat. Domenici, who had lost a close race for Governor two years earlier, took 54%. Daniels may have won if he ...