Williams family leads Chicago suburban press group mix
A listing shows E Williams I 1859 1922 E Williams II 1899 1980 Charles W Williams publisher Lester G. Sons executive editor W E Williams III president Edward Czerwinski editor. Affiliations include National Newspaper Association Suburban Newspapers of America near Illinois Newspaper Association Cook County Suburban Publishers Association Illinois Press Association.
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E. Williams I
E. Williams II
Charles W. Williams
Lester G. Sons
W. E. Williams, III
Edward Czerwinski
National Newspaper Association Suburban Newspapers of America
Near Illinois Newspaper Association
Cook County Suburban Publishers Association
Editorial: Illinois bingo rules drift from charity roots
The piece argues that legalized bingo in Illinois, though intended to aid churches and veterans groups, also enables crime due to loopholes and weak enforcement. It notes a 1981-82 shift raising prizes to 3400 in Madison and St Clair counties and warns reform reversals may follow. It cites the Legislative Investigating Commission findings and urges adherence to prize limits to protect charitable goals.
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Illinois
Department of Revenue
Illinois Legislative Investigating Commission
General Assembly
Commission
Senate
Madison
St. Clair
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Illinois Catholic Conference
Chicago
Pinnacle
Chicago Heights
The
Star
State Department of Revenue
Legislative Investigating Commission
Steel revival urged to save south suburbs jobs
Industrial basics remain vital to the south suburbs as candidates and Congressman George O'Brien push for steel industry revival. Aimed at Chicago Heights Joliet Harvey areas, the plan includes a new steel advisory group to unite business labor and government and to retrain workers while modernizing industry.
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Alex Lmith
Charles Percy
Star Publications
California
Chicago
United States
U.S
George O’brien
Congressional Steel Caucus
Ronald Reagan
Chicago Heights
Joliet
Harvey
O’brien
Steel Tripartite Committee
Letter to the editor on taxes and legislators salaries
A Chicago Heights reader, A. M. Martin, protests tax hikes and high legislator salaries. He argues lawmakers travel and entertain at taxpayers expense while unemployment rises, urging legislators to remember they are employees funded by the public.
Illinois GOP mod leader Edgar backs Percy ticket shift
Mike Lawrence Edgar launches a bold drive to back Senator Charles Percy for a 1984 ticket, arguing moderates can attract independents who drifted in 1982. He will lead the effort for a balanced Republican slate while warning of a potential intra party clash with Rep. Thomas Corcoran.
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GOP
Charles Percy
Thomas Corcoran
Ottawa
Edgar
Percy
Himself
James R. Thompson
Atty
William J. Scott
Sen
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Illinois Press Association
A. M. Martin
Jerry Marmozewicz
Mike Lawrence
James Edgar
Washington
Reagan
Tom
Corcoran
Secretary of State
Charles Frey
Copley News Service
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