Record-setting year at Illinois State Fair
Springfield CNS reports a record Illinois State Fair with 1,061,947 attendees, a $215,177.85 take, and a high first Saturday crowd of 143,826. Weather was mild, boosting turnout, while Gov. James R. Thompson and aides praised the event as the “year for records.”
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CNS
Jim Skilbeck
James R. Thompson
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Skilbeck
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
State Fair
DuQuoin
Will Banter
Warren
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Indianapolis
Riverboat gambling referendums move down the river
Iowa referendums on riverboat gambling shifted south as Lee and Des Moines counties voted on docking rights under a new law. Dubuque approved the boats while Clayton last week overturned a vote. scattered opposition from religious groups used yard signs and church protests.
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Iowa
UPI
Lee
Des Moines
Allamakee
Clayton
Dubuque
Strawberry Point
McGregor
Burlington
Negotiators for CWA stall Illinois Bell talks
Chicago dispatch reports the Communications Workers of America refused to return to bargaining with Illinois Bell claiming regional union leaders must grant permission. Illinois Bell pressed for talks to end the work stoppage and have employees back on the job. Sharon Craig, chairwoman of the CWA Illinois bargaining committee, disputed the utility’s account.
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Chicago
UPI
Communications Workers of America
Illinois Bell
CWA
Sharon Craig
Illinois
Lincoln artifacts at Illinois Library lack proper preservation
An Illinois Auditor General report finds funds shortfalls risk Lincoln artifacts at the Illinois Historical Library. About 800 rare prints lack tagging, 40 of 46 Robert Todd Lincoln manuscripts unreliably cataloged, and inventories are absent or outdated, with staffing and microfilming underfunded.
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Springfield
Illinois Historical Library
Illinois Auditor General
Robert Todd Lincoln
Thomas Schwartz
Old
State Capitol
Illinois General Assembly
Schwartz
Janice Petterchak
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Lincoln
Sangamon County
James Adams
Auditor General
Old State Capitol
Thompson OKs early school aid release in Illinois
Gov James R Thompson approved 172.8 million dollars in aid to state schools one month early, the fourth straight year of early release. The package includes 50 million to help the interim Chicago Board of Education balance its 1989 1990 budget, enabling planning for the coming year. The funds were originally slated for September.
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Chicago
UPI
James R. Thompson
Chicago Board of Education
Thompson
Chicago School Finance Authority
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