State Street bricks attract crowds in Chicago curios
Crowds of residents and visitors gathered at Chicago’s State and Madison to salvage 15 pound granite bricks from the busy intersection as a historic pedestrian mall project began. After bricks sold out, onlookers dug for asphalt chunks amid police and construction crews observing the weekend scene.
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Chicago
UPI
Eva Kjellsson
Stockholm
State Street
Leona Grilli
State
Madison Streets
Frank Ziegler
Southern
Illinois
Hospital to tighten security for inmates at St. Marys
Centralia Illinois UPI the director of the Department of Corrections proposes a 60 day plan to bolster controls at St. Marys Hospital where inmates are treated. a special 18 to 20 guard unit would accompany inmates at all times with restraints during transfers and limited visitor access to prevent escapes.
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Centralia, Ill
UPI
Department of Corrections
St. Mary’s Hospital
Charles Rowe
Rowe
St. Mary’s
Dimensions of Being Single Workshop at Elgin CC
NIU offers a daylong workshop for singles titled The Dimensions of Being Single on Saturday November 4 at Elgin Community College. A general session starts at 9 a.m. with four small group sessions on career change single parenting expanding personal potential and sexuality. The $35 registration covers materials. Call 815-753-1454 for details.
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Paul A. Cave
Aurora Family Counseling Service
Nancy Heatley
NIU
Loyola University School of Medicine
Doug Stewart
Marilyn Worthington
NIU College of Continuing Education
Elgin Community College
Spartan Dr
Elgin
Cook County firms resist personal property tax bills
Cook County Treasurer Edward J. Rosewell notes large firms challenge their personal property tax assessments amid a tax system facing possible abolition in 1979. Delinquents including Aetna Insurance, Republic Steel, Gucci Shops, Jenner and Block, Time Inc and others owe about 1.6 million dollars, with lawsuits and out-of-court settlements likely.
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Rosewell
Auto financing made simple in showrooms
Dealers offer our financing in their showrooms to speed car buying. We strive to remove red tape and deliver an easy, consumer friendly experience, leaving only the choice of color as the remaining hurdle.
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Mary
Dalilah Wood
Charlie
Dalilah
Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus
Lana Phillips
Democrat
Cook County
Edward J. Rosewell
JIC
Joliet Junior College
Wilco Area Career Center
JJC
Roger Claar
WILCO
Robert Verdun
Bernard Carey
U.S. Navy
IBM
Grundy County National Bank
Grundy
FDIC
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