New state building Hazardous sub ject to fire code ruling Chicago
City fire officials seek a judge order to close the 17 story Illinois Center over fire safety concerns affecting 1500 state workers including Governor Thompson. Temporary fire walls separate under construction areas from offices while automatic systems are not fully operative and being handled by alternatives.
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Cook County
James Murray
Illinois plan would require voter re registration in 1986
A proposed Illinois law would purge rolls and require re registration by January 1 1987 for most of the states 6.5 million voters. Democrats defend the plan as boosting eligible voters while opponents argue it disenfranchises minority voters amid Chicago mayoral race implications.INPUT
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Philip Rock
Rock
Chicago
Harold Washington
Jesse Jackson
Washington
Frank Watkins
Jackson
Heart disease deaths high in Illinois study
AP report highlights a Department of Health and Human Services study showing Illinois has unusually high heart disease mortality. In 1979 and 1980 white men aged 45 to 64 died at 540 per 100000, above the national rate of 498.
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Washington
Illinois
Department of Health and Human Services
Independent Jim Nowlan Runs Quixote Themed Campaign
Springfield AP reports independent gubernatorial hopeful Jim Nowlan, Illinois political science professor and former legislator, embraces a Quixote motif to critique costly campaigns. He plans a $500000 budget, limits contributions, and seeks free media exposure via 30 minute documentary roundtables offered to cable outlets.
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Sam Gove
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