Editorial: Share the holidays with other children in need
Readers are urged to remember impoverished children during Thanksgiving and donate to Project Share. The Children's Defense Fund reports rising child poverty, with many white and suburban youths affected. A $20 gift buys a holiday meal and may fund toys, meals, and extra help through local agencies.
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Children’s Defense Fund
America
Project Share
The
Star
Share
the Star
Otto Blvd
Chicago Heights
Riverboat redux debate gears for lame-duck Illinois session
A Chicago area column surveys the riverboat gambling fight as the legislature reconvenes. Backers led by Richard Duchossois push for state rescue and possible land or water based casinos, with Mayor Daley and Rosemont figures eyeing deals. Public land and casino licenses from Willow Springs to Calumet City are debated amid gridlock and lobbyist pressure.
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Arlington International
Richard Duchossois
Duchassois
Arlington
Illinois
Balmoral Park
Crete
Arlington Line
Duchossois
Chicago
Richard M. Daley
Des Plaines
Willow Springs
Palos
Calumet City
Downstate
Collar
City of Chicago
Elvis Impersonator Surprises Tinley Park Couple at Dawn
Carol Hansen tells her husband Dan about an Elvis impersonator burst into their Tinley Park bedroom at 6 15 a m Friday. The surprise was arranged by Dan s mother Marge in the early morning visit.
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Honey
Carol Hansen
Dan
Don Costas
Viva
Las Vegas
Tinley Park
Marge
Judiciously Speaking On Campaign Finance Limits To Save The Republic
Judge Henry X. Dietch warns that costly campaigns threaten democracy. He proposes caps on expenditures by level with audits and penalties, urging shorter election periods, more debates, and a fairer, more informed electorate. He outlines specific dollar limits for local, state, and federal races and calls for conventions under party rules.
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Republic
Public Education Demand Spurs Community Reform Call
A reader laments the deaths of Black children and urges robust funding for Chicago public schools, proposing a public education trust funded by a share of lottery revenue to curb gang violence, neglect, and despair in Cabrini Green and similar projects. The letter criticizes state leadership and calls for moral action and investment to give Black youths future opportunities.
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Eric Morse
Monique Davis
Derrick Lemon
Lower North Side
Cabrini Green
Juanita Norris
Chicago
Cleveland
Jenner
Dantrell Davis
Dantrell
Yummy
Eric
Monique
Cabrini-Green
Illinois
Edgar
Erics
Moniques
Cantrells
Illinois House
Cook County
Mayer thanks supporters and papers after district race
Lois Mayer extends heartfelt thanks to 13,642 supporters and her committee for their work in the 38th Legislative District. She praises newspapers for endorsements and fair representation and expresses pride in the district’s candidates and issues.
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Lois Mayer Mokena
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Lester G. Sons
Franklin Shaftan
National Newspaper Association
Illinois Press Association
Dennis R. Wheeler
Joanne M. Zerkel
Suburban Newspapers OF America
Northern Illinois Newspat
Association
Henry X. Dietch
Illinois Senate
Pate Philip Todny
Mayer
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