Reporter's prison guard tale sheds light on Pontiac uprisings
Chicago Tribune reporter William Becktenwald recounts his stint as a guard at Pontiac Correctional Center where minor uprisings are common. He describes unsafe conditions, a deadlocked post riot state, and officers allegedly provoking inmates, while noting scarce hygiene and 24 hour confinement with a single shared cellmate.
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Illinois farmland disappearing at 100000 acres yearly
Illinois farmland, including some of the world’s richest, is vanishing at about 100,000 acres per year with 8 percent of cropland possibly out of production by 2000. The Illinois 2000 planning group warns topsoil loss, strip mining, and rapid development threatening agricultural land, prompting zoning and tax reviews by counties.
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Chicago population seen shrinking by 2000 study says
A University of Chicago study predicts Chicago will drop to about 2.8 million residents by 2000 while suburbs rise to 5.1 million. Black and Hispanic shares shift notably with blacks rising to 47 percent citywide and Hispanics to 19 percent.
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