Oil spill at Shell refinery adds to Illinois suit
A 42,000 gallon crude spill at the Shell Oil Co refinery near Roxana Illinois prompts renewed state action. The 20 inch pipe ruptured three feet underground causing a spill at the plant site with odor reported miles away. No injuries or evacuations. The incident marks the tenth problem at the facility in three months. Cleanup expected to continue through Thursday.
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Roxana
Ill
Shell Oil Co
Ernie Slottag
Illinois
Neil F. Hartigan
St. Louis
Cinda Schien
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Springfield
Shell
Lynn Bobo
Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster
Belleville
Bobo
Shell Oil
Illinois seeks Supreme Court overturn of confession ruling
The state and the U S Department of Justice urge the high court to allow use of statements from an undercover jail informant as evidence in Lloyd Perkins murder case stressing the confession came from boastful admissions not coercion. Perkins’ attorney argues coercion through deception and cajoling occurred during police interrogation.
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Washington
Illinois
Supreme Court
Lloyd Perkins
St. Clair County
State of Illinois
Justice Department
Paul J. Larkin Jr
Marcia L. Friedl
Fairview Heights
St. Louis
Perkins
Montgomery County
Donald Charlton
John Parisi
Parisi
Evers
William Rehnquist
Antonin Scalia
Cosentino pushes tougher drunk driving rule for under-21s
Springfield Democrat Jerry Cosentino proposes stricter under-21 drunken driving standards, including a .05 percent blood alcohol limit and a one-year suspension for offenders. He calls for five hours of alcohol awareness in driver education and certified counselors to instruct until teachers are trained.
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Springfield
Ill
Secretary of
Jerry Cosentino
Cosentino
Rick Davis
Wisconsin backs interstate study for Chicago to St Paul rail
Gov. Tommy G. Thompson plans to propose Wisconsin join Illinois and Minnesota in a feasibility study of a high speed passenger line from Chicago to St Paul. The project would avoid taxpayer funding with an interstate program. Estimated cost up to 35 million dollars per mile for a Milwaukee route. Amtrak currently serves Portage Wisconsin Dells Tomah La Crosse and Winona Red Wing.
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Wis
Tommy G. Thompson
Wisconsin
Chicago
St. Paul
Illinois
Minnesota
Jonathan Henkes
Milwaukee
Amtrak
Portage
Wisconsin Dells
Tomah
la Crosse
Winona
Minn
Red Wing
Peoria tax expert Jack Teplitz indicted on tax charges
Peoria County grand jury indicted 46 year old Jack Teplitz a former city attorney on three counts for failing to file Illinois income tax returns for 1984 1985 and 1986 The case handled by the Illinois attorney general and Peoria County State's Attorney Kevin Lyons carries potential prison terms and fines if convicted.
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Peoria, Ill
U.S. Justice Department
Peoria
Jack Teplitz
Illinois
Illinois Attorney General's Office
Illinois Department of Revenue
Peoria County
Kevin Lyons
Peoria Journal Star
Teplitz
Chicago
Justice Department
University of Illinois
Northern Illinois Power Demand Surges by 74 Percent
In 1970 planners predicted a final construction phase for a major electrical project, with peak demand just over 10 million kilowatts. By its 1988 completion the demand had risen 74 percent, prompting critics to argue about growth and reliability in the region.
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Illinois
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