Illinois hit hard by plant shutdowns in 1989 Midwest
Illinois registered 148 shutdowns affecting 19 601 workers in the first year of the federal plant closing law. Indiana and Ohio also saw high counts with 10 129 and 14 524 workers affected respectively. Chicago faced notable closures including a securities firm and an engineering company.
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Illinois
Midwest
Commerce Department
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Steve McClure
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Chicago Tribune
Missouri Moves to Allow Riverboat Gambling in Missouri
Missouri lawmakers consider bills to permit riverboat gambling with dice games roulette blackjack and slot machines aboard boats on the Mississippi river. Sen John Scott and Rep Herbert Fallert push limited riverboat wagering to boost tourism and protect St Louis from potential cross river competition.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Herbert Fallert
Ste. Genevieve
John Scott
St. Louis
Scott
Mississippi
St. Louis City
Kansas City
Fallert
House Tourism Committee
Domestic dispute kills four in Will County hostage incident
A hostage situation in Wilmington Township Will County left four people dead and one injured. The violence began about 2 50 a m with a domestic dispute at a home and the hostage taker killed the victims before authorities found the scene shortly before 6 30 a m. An injured person was taken to St Joseph's Medical Center in Joliet. Authorities did not release names or further details.
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Joliet
Ill
Will County
Wilmington Township
Steve Rathbun
Rathbun
St. Joseph's Medical Center
New ruffe fish poses threat to Great Lakes industry
A new ruffe species spreading in Lake Superior poses a threat to the $4 billion Great Lakes fish industry. Sighted since 1987, it has reached about 700,000 in the St. Louis River estuary and Duluth Harbor. The pest fish matures early, can lay up to 100,000 eggs, and could reach Lake Erie, endangering native whitefish and commercial interests.
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Lake Superior
Great Lakes
St. Louis River
Duluth
Lake Erie
Kenneth O. Paxton
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Richard Hassinger
Minnesota
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