Big Brother taps workplace calls in Illinois
An Illinois editorial denounces Gov. Jim Edgar for signing a broad eavesdropping bill slipped into a sex offender package. It allows employers to monitor phone conversations for training or research with one party consent, risking private disclosures and vague notification rules. The piece warns of lawsuits, privacy violations, and calls for next session tweaks to limit misuse.
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Jim Edgar
General Assembly
Edgar
Campaign fund raising and big spending in Illinois politics
The piece notes record campaign costs in Illinois with the 1994 House and Senate races. Grace Mary Stern and Kathy Parker spent 1.345 million. It cites Kent Redfield and the Illinois State Medical Society as top spenders and warns of rising funding pressures and political influence on votes.
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House
Newt Gingrich
Chicago
Congress
Clinton
Illinois
Senate
Grace Mary Stern
Kathy Parker
Kent D. Redfield
Illinois State Medical Society
Redfield
Medical Society
Backyard birds survive cold by constant activity
The writer observes non stop backyard bird life during freezing weather. Cardinals blue jays chickadees sparrows and juncos dominate seed and suet feeders while starlings bully feeders. Forty to fifty birds move between bushes ground and feeders as humans stay indoors seeking warmth.
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McDonald’s
Tort reform blamed for deaths in Fox River Grove
Terrence J. Lavin of Flossmoor critiques Illinois House tort reform, arguing it creates no jobs and caps damages for the families of seven killed in the Fox River Grove bus train crash. He accuses Republicans of special legislation benefiting business and insurers, funded by political contributions.
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Illinois
House of Representatives
Flora Ciarlo
R-Steger
Missouri
Ciarlo
Fox River Grove
Terrence J. Lavin
Flossmoor
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National Newspaper Association
Illinois Press Association
Joanne M. Zerkel
Epitor
Tom Houlihan
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