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Racetrack stock scandal named Illinois top 1971 story
The Illinois editors pick the racetrack stock scandal and Kerner indictment as the year's top tale, with 13 first place votes and 89 points. Other top stories include school funding woes, the Salem train wreck, welfare controversy, and the Hanrahan raid.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Federal Appeals Court
Otto Kerner
Salem
Cook County
Edward V. Hanrahan
Black Panther
Washington Park
Sportsman’s Park
Stokes
Peoria
Richard B. Ogilvie
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daniel Walker
Daley