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<p>Montgomery County public school officials said yesterday they will not report to federal authorities illegal immigrants whom they discover in a new residency verification effort.</p> <p>Such information "is part of students' confidential records, and we have no intention of sharing the information with any law-enforcement authority, be it local, state or national," said Brian J. Porter, spokesman for school Superintendent Jerry D. Weast. "The only access would come through a court-ordered subpoena, and I don't foresee that happening."</p>

Future of eminent domain in questionHigh court said recent case was abuse of powerBy ADRIANA COLINDRES STATE CAPITOL BUREAU A recent court ruling that limits governments' powers to seize property could hamstring future economic development efforts in communities across the state, according to some legal observers.In an unusual case, the Illinois Supreme Court last month reversed itself and said the Southwestern Illinois Development Authority had abused "eminent domain" power by condemning land so it could become a racetrack parking lot."Using the power of the government for purely private purposes ... is a misuse of the power entrusted by the...