Napalm Ship Controversy Stalls PCI Plan and Navy Action
PCI president Robert Campbell defended a plan to recycle 23 million pounds of napalm into fuel, calling public alarm volatile. Congress members Weller Blagojevich and Jackson Jr praised efforts to halt shipments traveling through their districts, while local officials urged caution and information, noting safety concerns and psychological factors amid Navy decisions.
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Robert Campbell
PCI
Campbell
U.S
Jerry Weller
R Morris
Morris
Rod Blagojevich
Chicago
Blagojevich
North Side
Weller
Jesse Jackson Jr
South Side
Navy
California
Utah
Pacific Ocean
Michael Grubermann
Willco
Will and
Cook County Chiefs Association
Grubermann
University Park
Roger Mumford
SMART
Mumford
Steger
Park Forest
Patrick Kelly
Kelly
San Diego
APC
Village Hall Plan Prompts Green Overhaul in Community Center
Village officials push for a 23 000 square foot hall with adjacent park and lake. CMS Inc. won a 3.6 million contract for the project, totaling 4.7 million with landscaping and utilities. The six acre site features native grasses, walkways, amphitheater, and a gathering plaza.
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Emmanuel Imoukhuede
Imoukhuede
Ric Marco
CMS, Inc
Lockport
Rita Miotti
Shirley Green
Green
Coglianese
Schools confuse two-year grants processed together
Illinois education officials outline a five year $1.4 billion construction program. The Illinois Capital Development Board will announce by May 20 which districts receive grants for fiscal 1998 and districts may reapply for 1999. The State Board of Education listed 52 eligible districts for grants totaling 552 million in requests.
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Springfield
Illinois Capital Development Board
CDB
Illinois State Board of Education
SBE
Jim Edgar
State Board of Education
Kim Knauer
Chicago
Knauer
Mia Jazo
Jazo
Country Club Hills
Calumet City
Lansing
Capital Development Board
Police grant funds target domestic violence enforcement
The plan would allocate 40 000 for a Richton Park police officer specializing in domestic violence, Cathey Filippi, with most of the original 147 000 COPS grant already spent on social services and consultants. The new funding covers legal aid, addiction ID and counseling, officer training, public education, and potential centralized domestic violence units across police, prosecution, and judiciary.
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Richton Park
Cathey Filippi
VanSchepen
Illinois school districts seek grants as rankings reset next year
Illinois Capital Development Board and State Board of Education report that all districts applying or reapplying for 1999 grants will be ranked by need. About 60 districts applied this year, with top five districts including Dalton 148 and 149, Kirby 140, and Lincoln Way 210. Newly applying districts may surpass current recipients due to fresh need assessments.
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Illinois Capital Development Board
CDE
Illinois State Board of Education
SBE
CDB
Chicago
Dalton
Tinley Park
Kirby
Lincoln Way Community
Midlothian
Oak Forest
Kim Knauer
Knauer
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Matteson
Ralph Coglianese
Mark Stricker
Robert Milkow
Downstate
South
Grant
Star’s
Roofing, Inc
Holbrook RD
Glenwood
STAR
Ana
Hosinski
Franklin Shuftan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
U.S.P.S
Allable
Chicago Heights
Illinois
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