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Newspaper
Frankfort Mokena Star
Location
Frankfort, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1983
Page
4
The Frankfort Mokena Star lists Edward Czerwinski as Executive Editor and Lest a ter G. Sons as Editor in a brief staff note from the paper’s masthead.
Editorial examines prison over crowding in Illinois, noting sentencing changes, bed shortages, and rising costs. It cites Daley and Lane disputes over early releases, double caging as a stopgap, and court rulings limiting flexibility. Gov Thompson warns funds are needed to prevent dangerous felons’ release. The piece argues punishment requires funding.
Gov James Thompson outlined a five year road construction and repair agenda, projecting 56000 Chicago area jobs and 1.6 million dollars into the local economy. The program targets I 94 in Dalton I 57 in Monee and I 80 plus US 6 US 30 US 45 IL 1 IL 7 and IL 50 with funding from higher gasoline taxes and license fees. Delayed repairs for local units aided by a 38 percent rise in motor fuel tax allocations based on population. The plan follows a period of underfunding and stresses the need for a strong highway system. Mon Tue day the higher gasoline tax took effect.
A comparison of Rol and Manning Burris with Harold Washington is explored as Burris seeks the 1984 Democratic Senate nomination. The piece weighs black vote cohesion, white vote splits, Burris's strengths and weaknesses, Jackson’s national role, and the odds of a Burris general election win versus Percy or Corcoran.
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