Williams family publisher profiles in 1982 notice
A historical notice references W E Williams II and III and Charles W Williams with connections to the Frankfort Mokena Star and Lester G Sons as publisher and executive editor. It lists editors Edward Czerwinski and associations with national and regional press organizations in a December 30 1982 context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. E. Williams I
W. E. Williams II
Charles W. Williams
Lester G. Sons
W. E. Williams, III
Edward Czerwinski
Editorials GSU's impact on the region estimated
Governors State University released a study using the 1981-82 year figures showing the university attracted over 24 million dollars in outside funding, spurred 48 million dollars in regional spending, and supported up to 3,800 jobs. The region includes parts of South Cook Will DuPage and Kane counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governors State University
University
Office of Institutional Research and Planning
GSU
Cook County
Will County
Kankakee County
DuPage County
Project Share drive boosts Christmas aid with $20,000
Star Publications and six welfare agencies sponsor the annual drive to help the needy. Donations reached about $20,000, climaxing with $2,421 raised at State Sen. Aldo DeAngelis’ holiday open house. Money buys food baskets with ham or turkey, plus rice, potatoes, canned goods, bread, margarine and candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Project Share
Star Publications
Aldo DeAngelis
Letters: Questions lack of opposition in Nuclear Freeze debate
Readers weigh in on Illinois groups after criticism of the Illinois Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign steering committee for not protesting Soviet dissidents. South Suburban Nuclear Freeze backs a petition urging the Soviet government to end persecution while NOMOR and others opposed protests. A separate note laments federal policy and calls for Alzheimer's research funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Kremlin
USA
Ussr
South Suburban
NOMOR
American Friends Service Committee
Soviet Union
Robert de Berard
South Suburban Nuclear Freeze Committee
Burris Viewed More by Race Than for Office Ambition
Illinois observers weigh Roland Burris’s reelection as comptroller against his race and future ambitions. While Burris built influence and public regard, critics question whether his landmark win signals a Senate or governor bid or reflects a broader Democratic push, with debate over his stance on taxes and policy. Burris frames his path as focused on issues and character over color, aiming to break stereotype through peaceful means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Roland Burris
Illinois
Land of
Lincoln
Neil Hartigan
Burris
US Senate
Martin Luther King
Centralia
Tax swap plan sparks union caution over school tax shift
Springfield panel backs moving school funding from property tax to income tax, with a broad package including sales tax changes and higher gasoline, alcohol, and tobacco levies. Labor unions warn details matter as they oppose a shift without clear mechanics. Experts debate incidence and the impact on business versus individuals amid logistically complex school aid rewrites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Governor's Tax Reform Commission
Commission
Richard Walsh
Illinois Afl-Cio
Illinois
Labor Union
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Douglas Whitley
The
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Walsh
J. Fred Giertz
University of Illinois
Giertz
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Frankfort
National Newspaper Association Suburban Newspapers of America
Northern Illinois Newspaper Association
Cook County Suburban Publishers Association
Illinois Press Association
Washington
Jack Rashkin
Mike Lawrence
Hartigan
U.S. Senate
Senate
Philip Rock
Oak Park
Thomas Hynes
Southern Illinois
Daniel Walker
Chicago
FOS
Copley News Service
Jeff Brady
General Assembly
Whitley
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