Health care as a fundamental right on Cook County ballot
Cook County voters face a non binding referendum asking to amend state and U S constitutions to declare health care a basic right. The Bernardin Amendment, named for Cardinal Bernardin, seeks a July 4 2000 deadline for a universal plan while leaving program details to lawmakers.
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ComEd aims to meet next summer's power demand
ComEd expects to meet its 1999 peak demand of 20 100 megawatts, about 1 000 more than in June, with all 10 nuclear plants expected back in regular service by next June. CEO John W. Rowe told the Illinois Commerce Commission that the utility plans to avoid voluntary outages and to offer large customers access to high wholesale prices, while seeking to tie in a 600 MW Elwood natural gas plant and improve local communications and agreements with municipalities.
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