Hyde Jackson push for third Chicago area airport
U S Reps Jesse Jackson Jr and Henry Hyde hold a 2 PM Oak Brook press conference to unveil a bipartisan study supporting a regional third airport to ease O Hare congestion. Mayors from the suburbs invited to show regional consensus amid FAA shifts and rising demand.
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U.S
Jesse Jackson Jr
Chicago
Henry Hyde
Addison
Oak Brook
Jackson
Rick Bryant
Bryant
Richard M.) Daley
Greater Chicago
Hyde-Jackson
O'Hare
FAA
Illinois
Peotone
McCarthy Launches Campaign for Illinois Secretary of State
Orland Park top cop Tim McCarthy a former Secret Service agent begins his bid for the Democratic nomination for secretary of state with a Monday 10 a.m. Chicago kickoff. Rep Maggie Crotty D Oak Forest will introduce him recalling his 1981 Reagan shooting moment.
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Orland Park
Tim McCarthy
Secret Service
Chicago
Maggie Crotty
D-Oak Forest
McCarthy
Ronald Reagan
Health reform proposal gains momentum in Congress
U S Representative Harris Fowell backs a health care reform plan enabling small firms to form group plans to lower costs for millions. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott signs on to push the bill. Weller gathers 226 cosponsors for ending the marriage penalty tax, while Lipinski opposes fast track trade talks as undermining congressional trade policy.
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Harris Fowell
Senate
Trent Lott
House
Jerry Weller
R-Morris
Lockwood
Weller
Maggie Lockwood
U.S
William O. Lipinski
Chicago
Chris Ganschow
Campaign shifts date for Illinois secretary of state race
Illinois Comptroller Loleta Didrickson postpones her campaign launch from October 20 to November 6 citing logistics issues. The report notes she is the only state official with a year 2000 computer solution in place and mentions her party opposition and local politicos attending events and fundraisers related to various campaigns.
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Illinois
Loleta Didrickson
Didrickson
Jesse Jackson
David Wilhelm
Rich T
Kevin Conlon
Marvin Gavin
Young Democrat
Kevin Farley
Claudia Conlon
Olympia Fields
al Riley
Olympia Fields Park
Tim Bradford
Prairie State College Prezs
Timothy Lightfield
Calvin Jordan
Worth
Joan Murphy
Edgar Pearn
Phyllis Williamson
Richton Park
Phyllis
Bob
Fred Lebed
GOP
Kathy Posner
Jesse
Washington
Rev
Jackson
White House
Rich T Gop
Manny Hoffman
Guy
George Ryan
Manny
Ryan
Southwest Suburban Bar Association
South Suburban Bar Association
John Toscas
Cook County Board
John Stroger
Stroger
Jim Gierach
Gierach
Burgeoning casinos touch off border war fears in Calumet City
The letter argues against Calumet City casino plans, claiming promoters exploit regional competition among Illinois Indiana Michigan and Iowa to benefit a few. It warns of economic and social harm from gambling, citing bankruptcies fraud theft homelessness and damage to families and local businesses. The piece by the Committee on Church & Society at St. Andrews United Methodist Church Homewood details demographic risk and urges caution.
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Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Calumet City
Illinois
Indiana
Midwest
Iowa
Joliet
Michigan
Cal City
Cook County
Chicago
Committee On Church & Society
St. Andrews
Avoiding slamming and protecting telecom customers
A roundup of slamming concerns notes that changing providers without consent remains the top consumer issue at the FCC and ICC with thousands of complaints. Tips urge reading all terms, verifying bills, calling for slamming protection, and seeking help from carriers or the FCC if slammed.
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Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Ameritech
Marc D. Blakeman
Steger Residents Salute Bobby Joyce and Local Service
Marion Carlson Baron praises four Steger figures including Bobby Joyce for town service and laments village board behavior at Oct 6 meeting. She commends Joyce’s youth work and expresses pride and grief over his departure from leadership.
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Marion Carlson Baron
Steger
Stegers
Scotty Monteith
Laddie Kaufman
Bud Hartmann
Bobby Joyce
Scott
Bobby
Village Board
grateful residents thank Homewood paramedics for aid
State Senator William F Mahar thanks Homewood paramedics after a September 25 vehicle collision on 183rd Street near Francisco Avenue in Homewood. He credits their professionalism for his survival, notes his injuries and totaled vehicle, and expresses enduring gratitude to the responders and the community for charity.
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183Rd Street
Francisco Avenue
Homewood
Chicago Heights
Knights of Columbus Council 997
Thankful note to two Good Samaritans at Jewel Park Forest
A July 6 incident at Jewel Food Store in Park Forest thanks two aiding women, one named Debbie, for lifting the writer, bringing them to a bench, and calling their husband. The note also thanks Jewel management and staff for calling paramedics and preserving belongings, expressing gratitude and goodwill.
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Jewel Food
Park Forest
Debbie
Jewel Management
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