Federal flood aid approved for Northern Illinois counties
Governor Edgar announced swift federal disaster designation for Cook Will Grundy LaSalle Kendall DeKalb Ogle Stephenson Winnebago Kane DuPage after record floods. Clinton approved various aid programs including individual assistance and low interest loans for residents and businesses with local government reimbursements for road closures shelters and debris removal.
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Springfield
Washington
Cook
Will
Illinois
Feds
Chicago
Edgar
Grundy
LaSalle
Kendall
DeKalb
Ogle
Stephenson
Winnebago
Kane and
DuPage
Edgars Edgar
Bill Clinton
Winnebago County
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Kane
South Cook
Northern
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Illinois Departments of Corrections
Insurance
Ilinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois Commerce Commission
American Red Cross
Indicted for 1978 Ford Heights double murder new suspects
A Cook County grand jury indicted Arthur Robinson Juan Rodriguez and Ira Johnson on two counts each of murder and felony murder in the 1978 abduction and killings of Larry Lionberg and Carol Schmal. Johnson already in prison on another murder charge. arraignment set for August 14.
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Crystal Yednak
Ford Heights
Larry Lionberg
Harvey
Carol Schmal
Glenwood
Cook County
Ad Arthur
Red” Robinson
Congress Lane
Juan “Johnny” Rodriguez
Seeley Ave
Ira Johnson
Murde
26Th
California Streets
Chicago
Robert Bastone
Bastone
Robinson
Rodriguez
Johnson
Williams on Death Row Free at Last and Facing New Life
After 18 years on Death Row, Williams was exonerated and released as three new suspects faced murder charges in the Markham case. He seeks education in electronic engineering, plans to buy a car, and hopes for $35,000 restitution per wrongfully incarcerated person, while adjusting to a changed world and advocating for habeas corpus safeguards.
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Adams
Jimerson
Rainge
Williams
Robinson
Johnson
Rodriguez
Adams Aliams
Brown
Northwestern University
David Protess
Markham
Cook County
Ave
Menard
George Nance
Ford Heights
Nance
Willams
Rossi to Not Run for Mayor Citing GOP Concerns
Rossi announced he will not seek renomination as Frankfort mayor citing internal Republican concerns about holding two elected posts. Spokespersons for other candidates expressed surprise as paperwork had not been filed to replace him or to place Rossi on the ballot. The district includes Frankfort Mokena New Lenox and surrounding towns.
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Doage
Rossi
Casper
Mike Cys
Daniels
R-Elmhurst
Cys
Weinlund
Springfield
Mayer
Cam Jer
Mokena
Dodge
The
Star
Weinland
Renee Kosel
Lincoln Way
Barbara Kneynsberg
New Lenox
GOP
al Salvi
U.S. Senate
Frankfort
New Richton Park
Park Forest
Matteson and
Orland Park
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Small Business Administration
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Ira
Lionberg
Schmal
Homewood
Rainge F
Johnson Brothers
George Orwell
DuSable Museum of
Bloom High School
Preg
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Oman A
Po Amancan
Ating
Nempaoar
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Bank of Matteson
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Great Lakes Bank
FDIC
Dawn
Betty
Joe
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