Illinois House approves fetal tissue ban override
The Illinois House voted 75 32 to override Gov Thompson amendatory veto on a bill banning use of tissue from aborted fetuses in medical research The debate tied anti abortion sentiment to the vote and featured pro life demonstrations and remarks by Rep Penny Pullen and others The bill sponsors and supporters argued the medical advances justified the research while opponents warned against ethical harm and Nazi comparisons
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R Troy
U.S. Supreme Court
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Penny Pullen
Barbara Flynn Currie
Chicago
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Statehouse
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Illinois Pro- Life Coalition
Demuzio exits race for state treasurer in Illinois
Illinois Democratic Party Chairman Vince Demuzio announced he will not run for state treasurer in 1990. He urged forming a consensus statewide ticket to avoid primaries, and suggested an open primary if needed. The party plans a November meeting to discuss slate and choices.
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Chicago
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Woods Bowman
Evanston
Kane County
William Sarto
Joliet
Shawn Collins
Neil Hartigan
Netsch
Illinois Delta region study notes high jobless rate
Marion IL A UPI survey compares Mississippi Delta counties and finds Southern Illinois not far behind in poverty and unemployment. Illinois reports 13.91 percent unemployment across its 16 Delta counties as of March 1989, the highest among the seven-state region, though none of its counties ranks among the 25 poorest. Rhonda Vinson chairs Illinois advisory board as officials review the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission interim report released in Washington.
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Guard charged with helping murderer escape
Chicago area story reports Cook County Corrections officer Robert Valasquez, 31, charged with aiding in the Oct 7 escape of convict James Kluppelberg by altering bond documents to show a $25,000 bond, enabling cash to secure release. Kluppelberg later arrested in Macon, Georgia.
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