Campaign promises broken in Illinois pay raise debate
State Sen. Jerry Joyce and 21 other lawmakers faced pay hikes from 20 000 to 28 000 with an override vote on Gov. Thompson's veto. Joyce opposed both measures citing budgets and campaign promises. Colleagues Ray Christensen Edward McBroom and George Ryan defended raises while addressing guidelines and inflation concerns in a detailed session.
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D-Reddick
Grundy County
James R. Thompson
Joyce
Ray Christensen
U. S
Thompson
Christensen
Special Committee On
Illinois
Edward McBroom
McBroom
General Assembly
George Ryan
Ryan
Carter
Washington
House
Morris
Extreme cold and snow hit northern Illinois
Bitter temperatures below zero forecast for tonight with light snow flurries. Several districts closed, roads icy, and numerous minor accidents reported as schools and universities delayed or canceled amid heavy snowfall across northern Illinois.
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Illinois
National Weather Service
Morris
Nettle Creek Community Consolidated
Coal City
Coal City Community District 1
Gardner-South Wilmington
Morris Community High School
Illinois 47
E. Washington St
Division St. Railroad Crossing
Liberty
Jackson Sts
Lisbon
High Sts
Illinois Ave
Dresden Lock and Dam
Grundy County
Cavaness
Jeff Black
Gardner Rd
Kinsman Rd
Black
James Hume
Ridge
Minooka Rds
Michael Sather
Minooka Rd
Herald
Judgment against nine foreign uranium producers finalized
A federal judge entered a final default judgment against nine foreign uranium producers for failing to answer Westinghouse Electric Corp. in a price fixing suit. The ruling, by Judge Prentice Marshall, is more binding than a default entry and allows Westinghouse to seek damages. The Oct. 15 1976 suit charged 12 foreign and 17 domestic producers with conspiring to fix supply and prices to push intermediaries out of the market.
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Chicago
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Prentice Marshall
U.S. District Court
Marshall
James Hecker
Westinghouse
Illinois Lottery Numbers Drawn in Chicago
The Illinois State Lottery results released for Thursday show Big Payday numbers 098 06 and Touchdown numbers 15 35 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Officials seek delay on sale of Braidwood prairie tract
State officials urge Peabody Coal Co to postpone an on site auction of a 50 acre Will County prairie savannah near Braidwood to allow negotiations for preservation. The 300 acre parcel near Joliet holds rare savannah and marsh habitat, with ecologist Gerald Paulson calling it a top example. Peabody plans a single sale in one piece despite 10 and 5 acre paper divisions.
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Braidwood Prairie
Nature Preserves Commission
Peabody Coal Co
Braidwood
Joliet
Commonwealth Edison Co
Gerald Paulson
Savannah
Paulson
Peabody
Minooka Troy boundary discussed school district split
Minooka Grade School Board weighed river Oaks Estates pupils near Troy Township and agreed all subdivision children south of the Shorewood building should attend one school. Ten lots fall entirely in district 201 while nine sit on a split line. residents plan petitions to move Minooka portions to Troy.
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Minooka
River Oaks Estates
Troy Township
Minooka Grade School
Shorewood
Troy
Minooka Board
Minooka Supt
Jack Satorius
Bonnie Challis
Kay Gunderson
Satorius
Judge rules for Goose Lake property owners in Grundy County
Grundy County Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist ordered the county to issue zoning certificates within 10 days to 10 Goose Lake property owners after a summary judgment in their favor. The ruling enjoined Grundy County Building and Zoning Director Eugene Sorensen from enforcing section VKI which required 150 feet frontage for residential lots with separate sewage systems. The judge held Private Sewage Disposal Act preempts that provision. a zoning certificate may be issued without a concurrent occupancy permit. Plaintiffs include Everett and Elsie Themer and other Themer and Ammer families, naming Norman and Cheryl Themer, Rudolph and Katherine Ammer, Anthony and Deborah Tessone.
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Grundy County
Robert Malmquist
Goose Lake
Malmquist
Grundy County Building and Zoning
Eugene Sorensen
Sorensen
Golda Meir dies in Jerusalem
Golda Meir, former Israeli prime minister and a leading public figure, died at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem at age 80. She had been hospitalized since late October with jaundice and a viral infection, with earlier reports noting back pain, a slipped disc, and a cancer of the blood diagnosed years earlier. Her death ends a life spent guiding Israel through the Yom Kippur War and subsequent peace efforts with Egypt and Syria.
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Israel
Golda Meir
Milwaukee
Azaria Rapoport
Hadassah Hospital
Evi Pazner
Washington
Meir
Labor Party
Egypt
Syria
Sinai
Golan Heights
Tokyo
Hadassah Gillon
Third incumbent alderman takes out petition
City notice confirms three incumbents seeking re election in April aldermanic races. Second Ward Alderman Charles Roseland Jr. has filed to run again. Del Linn plans ward change while Arthur Willmington targets the third ward. Nine petitions requested. primary set for February 27.
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Charles Roseland Jr
Division St
del Linn
Arthur Willmington
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