Illinois workers in trouble for looking up Obama info

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_re_us/illinois_employees_obama_2

Nine Illinois Secretary of State employees face suspension without pay because they looked up President-elect Barack Obama's street address in state records, officials said Thursday.

"It's a violation of our policy to be looking up records inappropriately," said Dave Druker, a spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White.

Curiosity motivated the employees to look up Obama's South Side address, Druker said. The Secret Service was involved in the investigation, he said. The employees' names were not released.

The employees can appeal the disciplinary action, which is a minimum three-day suspension without pay, Druker said.