FEMA to evaluate Champaign disaster for federal aid
Federal officials surveyed damage in Champaign County after a Valentine’s Day ice storm to determine eligibility for a federal disaster declaration. If approved, low interest loans could aid both governments and residents. Power outages affected about 57,000 Illinois Power customers statewide, with 7,000 still without power in the service region including Champaign Urbana. Local officials praised Illinois Power’s efforts amid lingering outages and elevated public concern.
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Champaign, Ill
Champaign County
Illinois
Federal Emergency Management Agency
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Ronald Buddecke
FEMA
Illinois Power Co
Mansfield
Pratt County
St. Joseph
Champaign-Urbana
al Anderson
Anderson
Part time police forces debated in Illinois cities
Illinois cities weigh the use of part time officers deputies and reserves as a cost saving measure while concerns rise about training and safety. Officials claim more than 2500 part timers statewide may lack required 400 hour training and 40 hour firearms instruction prompting talks in Springfield about minimum standards. Some chiefs warn of liability risk while others note usefulness for around the clock coverage with budget limits.
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Illinois
al Apa
Lawrence Rizzo
Illinois Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police
Evergreen Park
Springfield
Nicholas Kolbasuk
Police Department
Chicago
Hometown
Kolbasuk
Terry Huston
Alsip
Mel Ramones
Wheaton
Cmdr
Charles Matthews
Dental art on teeth draws big smiles in East Peoria
East Peoria dental technician Don Woods treats teeth as canvases painting tiny musical motifs on crowns bridges and false teeth. He creates piano guitar and saxophone designs and bakes them into ceramic toothwork earning about 40 crowns weekly and charging around 40 dollars per painting.
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East Peoria
Ill
Don Woods
Woods
Wood
Illinois
Linda Urban
Pekin
Ms. Urban
Breslin opposes public funds for Bears stadium
Illinois lawmakers should fund health insurance for all residents before financing a domed Bears stadium. State Rep. Peg Breslin said the McDome plan is acceptable only if healthcare tops the agenda. A Shell Oil refinery in Roxana reported a leak of over 42 000 gallons of crude oil with no immediate danger to the public.
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Breslin
Chicago
Chicago Bears
Peg Breslin
McCormick Place Convention Center
Shell
Roxana
Ill
Shell Oil Co
Illinois
Tony Canino
Senator blasts new airport plan in Chicago dispute
Indiana Senator Dan Coats vows to block federal funds for Daley proposed third airport near the Indiana border. Daley's $5 billion plan would close Gary regional and bar Midway. a regional committee warned against Chicago favored sites over environmental and airspace concerns. The fight centers on jobs and construction contracts and a 1986 Illinois Indiana site agreement.
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Chicago
U.S
Indiana
Dan Coats
R-Ind
Richard M. Daley
O’hare International
Daley
Gary
Ind
Midway Airport
Coats
Illinois
Heroism honored for Iwo Jima fallen at St Louis ceremony
Robert E McLanahan paid tribute to Pfc George Phillips of Labadie Mo who died after diving on a grenade during Iwo Jima fighting. Phillips 28th Marine Regiment heroism earned the Medal of Honor posthumously. Marines and local officials attended the Soldiers Memorial ceremony as a Rosenthal photograph copy was presented for display.
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ST. Louis
Illinois
Robert E. McLanahan
George Phillips
Labadie
Phillips
28Th
Marine Regiment
Iwo Jima
McLanahan
Collinsville, Ill
Associated Press
Joe Rosenthal
James P. Signaigo
Soldiers Memorial
Northwestern students seek ban on ROTC over discrimination
Northwestern University students and faculty push to ban the Navy and Air Force ROTC units, citing violation of the school's non discrimination policy by excluding homosexuals. Trustees face a contentious issue as undergrad and grad bodies have shown support, while administrators defend ROTC adherence to university guidelines.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Evanston
Northwestern
Navy
Charles Loebbaka
Defense Department
Loebbaka
Jim Carleton
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Lex Jackson
Seymour
Champaign
Feds
Urbana
Jeffrey Markland
Markland
Daniel McCollum
Peoria
Ron Wood
Midwest
T .O
Joseph Myers
Myers
Mount
Suribachi
Lee County
Franklin Center High School
Franklin Grove
Hauser & Ross Eye Institute
Elizabeth Shapiro
Amboy
Lee County Homemakers Extension Association
Cooperative Extension Service
Franklin Center F.H.A
Polly Morrison
Bob
Mrs. Kevern
Rockford
Lee County Cooperative Extension Service
The
Lee County Extension Foundation
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Viedge
David Schulte
P.O. Box
Woosung, IL
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