Ashton builder tops Chicago Loop pole building milestone
Stan Griffith, 63, owner of Consol Builders & Supply in Ashton, received the Building of the Year Award from Wick Building Systems for supplying pole building materials used in the 60 story AT&T World Headquarters project in the Chicago Loop. The landmark structure faced high winds and was built across from the Sears Tower. Griffith noted the loop project was the first pole building sold there and cited prior work at Byron Nuclear plant and projects in Texas and Ohio.
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Chicago Loop
Stan Griffith
Consol Builders & Supply
Wick Building Systems
Mayfair/Blunt
At&t World
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Blunt
Loop
Chicago
Griffith
At&t
Sears
Byron
Texas
Ohio
Pole Building Heights Set at Chicago World Headquarters
Griffith and WICK built a 54 by 72 foot roof only temporary cover in the center atrium to shield the 17 story atrium during construction. The structure withstood 100 mph winds and could be partly disassembled for interior material lowering. Hoisted over the 54th floor by crane, the feat set a height record and remains part of the AT T World Headquarters.
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Telegraph
Louise Brass
Stan Griffith
At&t World
Chicago
Loop
Griffith and Wick
Griffith
Drought aid payments top $3.1 billion mark
Washington reports that drought relief payments surpassed 3.1 billion dollars with 459.5 million delivered to 97,894 ranchers and farmers last month. Since the program began last fall, 656,377 producers have received aid, with North Dakota leading at 388.6 million and Illinois second at 345.1 million.
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UPI
Congress
Agriculture Department
House Agriculture Subcommittee
North Dakota
Illinois
Bush expands federal cleanup help in Alaska spill
President Bush announced a broad federal role expansion in cleaning up the Exxon Valdez disaster. Thousands of troops will assist in beaches, skimming oil, and housing crews, while Exxon remains responsible for damages and cleanup costs. Coast Guard oversight and EPA ecology plans aim to revive Prince William Sound's environment and economy.
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UPI
Bush
Exxon
Alaska
U.S
White House
Transportion
Samuel Skinner
Coast Guard
Paul Yost
Prince William Sound
Defense
Dick Cheney
Enviromental Protection Agency
William Reilly
Congress
Yost
Sen
Ted Stevens
Capitol Hill
Senate
George Mitchell
Maine
North says he lied to Congress about Contras and hid home security
Oliver North testified he lied to House members in 1986 about his Contra activities and did not pay for a home security system, while claiming he acted under orders from White House superiors. He called himself a lowly Marine carrying out commands, a pawn in a chess game in a bitter political dispute between Congress and the White House.
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Congress
White House
U.S
Bush
Ollie
Maine
Central America
Turkey
Abu Nidal
Brendan Sullivan
CBS News
Suit filed against board by Dixon custodian
Former Dixon school custodian Mark Imfeld filed a complaint with the Illinois Local Labor Relations Board seeking reinstatement and back pay after he was terminated March 22 by the Dixon School Board. He alleges the firing stemmed from his leadership in campus union drives and disputes the charge of seeking unauthorized access to the district administrative center.
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Dixon School
Mark Imfeld
Illinois Local Labor Relations Board
Imfeld
Dixon School Board
Dixon
Laborers’ International Union
Teamsters Union
Mike Miller
Tom Shepherd
Dr. Roth
Larry Roth
Dixon Public See Suit
LSSI Receives $150000 Grant for Nachusa Lutheran Home Expansion
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois in the North Central Region secured a 150000 dollar Kresge Foundation challenge grant to fund a six classroom school addition at Nachusa Lutheran Home. The project aims to expand the home and expects to raise 1.2 million dollars, with 515000 already raised and a 550000 goal by June 1990 to unlock the grant.
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LSS
North Central
Kresge Foundation
Nachusa Lutheran
LSSI
Kresge
John Califf
North Central Region
Califf
Tom Skora
Skora
James Czerwionka
Nachusa Lutheran Home
Illinois
John Strom
Lssi Capital Campaign
Jane Marshall
Lee County
N. Peoria Ave
Dixon
Jerry Pauser
Joe Landschafer
Nachusa Home
Debby Brauer
Nachusa Day Treatment School
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