Kids write to Bush seeking help to clean up Chicago streets
Pickard Elementary in Chicago's South Side collected 950 handwritten letters from kindergarten to 8th grade asking President Bush for guidance to remove drugs and gangs. Students describe graffiti, shootings, and gang activity surrounding their school and hope for safety measures and involvement from the president.
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Chicago
UPI
USA
Pickard
Bush
Mary Sunny
White House
South Side
Cindy
Pickard School
Brenda Lee
Sunny
Harper High School
Chester Dunbar
Judge orders refunds for ComEd Byron I nuclear overruns
A Cook County judge ordered Commonwealth Edison to refund nearly 240 million dollars to consumers for Byron I plant cost overruns. The ruling bases the refund on the overcharge plus annual interest, with ICC officials citing about 219.5 million in overruns and adjustments from earlier estimates. Attorneys debated whether refunds should go to former customers as well as current ones.
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Chicago
UPI
Cook County
Commonwealth Edison
Byron I
Richard L. Curry
ComEd
Illinois Commerce Commission
Neil
Curry
Ed O’brien
ICC
O'Brien
Howard Learner
Ee Public Era Groups
Ee Ee
Lincoln Land teachers approve strike move
Lincoln Land Community College teachers voted 4-1 to authorize a strike at 6:00 a.m. Thursday after rejecting the board's final contract offer. Union president Jim Hajek cited disagreements on salaries and benefits while talks continue through a federal mediator. Ball-Chatham teachers resume bargaining talks Wednesday as the district negotiates a two-year plan with higher raises. the strike at Ball-Chatham began October 16.
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Springfield, Ill
UPI
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield-area
Lincoln Land
Jim Hajek
Ball-Chatham
Illinois
Hajek
John
Giavaras
Community College
Springfield
Ball Chatham
Gary Soerensen
Soerensen
Don Kauerauf
Kauerauf
FBI sting convicts Chicago cop in racketeering case
A 22 year veteran Patrolman Daniel O Connor of the South Chicago District was convicted of racketeering and extortion after a three day bench trial. Prosecutors said he took $950 to supply confidential police information for a Chicago FBI sting operation involving a car chop shop.
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FBI
Chicago
UPI
Daniel O’connor
South Chicago
U.S
James Moran
O'Connor
William Lueckenhoff
Lueckenhoff
Bill Burns
Willoden
South Side
Crestwood
Barbara Lazarus
Lazarus
O’connor
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Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Harper
United Press Internationao
Bable
N.Y
New York
Long Island
Eldiberto Sandoval
Oyster Bay
Don Juan
Westbury
Anthony Martinez
Glen Cove
Nassau County
Martin Alger
Sandoval
Alger
Eric Nefstead
Bahamas
Caribbean
Watch Eyewitness News
the Beverage Center
Plaza North, Dixon
Lord Calvert
Fleischmanns
Carlo Rossi
California
Inglenook
Burgundy
Sale Pric
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Christian Brothers
Bacardi
Southern Comfort
Lady Velvet Schnapps
Martini and
Ross Spumante
Korbel Champagne
Andre’ Champagne
Milwaukees
Olympia
Keystone
Strohs
Stroh
Corona
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