Illinois Gov repeals premarital AIDS test requirement
Governor James R. Thompson signed a bill repealing Illinois premarital AIDS testing, ending a 21 month experiment. The measure shifts focus to high risk groups and also abolishes the premarital syphilis test. The signing expands AIDS related laws including criminal transmission offenses and testing rules for medical responders.
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UPI
Illinois
James R. Thompson
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Schafer
Grace Mary Stern
Highland Park
Public Aid Department
Corrections Department
Thompson signs bill increasing welfare benefits in Illinois
Gov. James R. Thompson signed Welfare Reform III measures raising welfare payments by 7.5 percent for Aid to Families with Dependent Children and General Assistance recipients. The package extends child care and medical benefits to one year after employment, adds safety net payments, and funds education for non English speakers. It also creates a statewide child care referral program and mobile programs for providers, with various related provisions and funding.
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Springfield
Ill
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James R. Thompson
Thompson
Patrick Welch
Peru
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Flossmoor
Fire truck crash kills 18 year old pregnant woman in Chicago
An emergency fire truck collided with a car at a South Side intersection just after midnight killing Davie Knight 18 and her unborn baby. Alicia Washington 18 suffered facial injuries while six firefighters and two passengers were treated. the three alarm fire at Modern Steel Treating Co. caused no injuries. The crash is under investigation.
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Chicago
UPI
Davie Knight
Knight
Alicia Washington
Modern Steel Treating Co
Roselle and Lake Park teachers strike as Elgin walkout continues
Roselle district 108 teachers join a 13 hour bargaining session in a 250 person strike that halts classes for over 2,400 high school students while Elgin teachers continue their walkout. Quincy district 172 teachers returned to class after a tentative three year contract was reached, with pay raises of 6.5 percent first year and 6 percent in years two and three.
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Lake Park
Roselle
Elgin
Illinois
Rantoul
Quincy
Tony Perri
Perri
Lake Park Education Association
Association
Dwain Thomas
Myrl Shireman
Shireman
Evidence links not found tying Nitz to Miley murder
Forensic experts testified that evidence from Miley's body and the crime scene did not conclusively tie Rita Nitz to the decapitation of Micheal Miley. Nitz faces three murder counts. former husband Richard Nitz is on death row. Trial in Massac County Circuit Court entered its third week after a venue change.
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David Pittman Jr
Miley
Glen Schubert
Andrew Wist
Massac County
Williamson County
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