Thompson presides over State Fair opening day
Illinois Governor James R. Thompson opened the 129th State Fair in Springfield with a ribbon cutting at the main gate. The fair features baby picture finalists, 50 Illinois school cheerleading squads, tractor pulling, livestock barns, vendor booths, and parade themes like My Kind of Town. Thompson and family meet fairgoers in the government tent while reporters trail, noting politics and a busy schedule ahead.
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James R. Thompson
Illinois
U.S.A
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Samantha
Flights Continue Amid O Hare Picketing At Chicago Airport
O Hare International Airport handled about 60 percent of its normal flight load despite PATCO pickets at flight entrances. Six person teams were assigned to five entrances, with no initial effect as unions debated honoring the protest. FAA replaced off duty controllers and cut hours at several towers across Illinois while strikers faced dismissal letters.
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O'Hare
James Pauley
PATCO
Great Lakes
International Machinists Unions
Illinois
O’hare
Ronald Reagan
Peoria
FAA
Champaign
Moline
Rockford
Springfield
Aurora
Meigs Field
Chicago transit tax blocked by courts
Illinois Supreme Court refused to overturn a Cook County judge’s injunction halting a 1 percent service tax in Chicago. The tax, approved July 20 to aid the Chicago Transit Authority, faces lawsuits from the Chicago and Illinois bar associations arguing only the state may tax occupations.
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Illinois Supreme Court
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High Court
Richard L. Curry
Jane Byrne
Chicago Transit Authority
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Illinois
Remap panel could force big gamble
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice warns a redistricting panel faces a high risk gamble if it misses the Monday deadline. The eight member commission may rely on a tie breaking process chosen by random draw with two names. Leaders and lawmakers argue over Chicago and southern district lines amid a push to cut the House to 118 members.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
High Court
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Belleville
General Assembly
Goldenhersh
Supreme Court
House
Chicago
Cairo
Donnewald
Illinois
Gene Johns
Marion
Arthur A. Telcser
Mayor Byrne's Husband Defends City Salary
Jane Byrne's husband Jay McMullen, earning 74000 last year as her political adviser, says his pay is justified since journalism work ended to serve the mayor. He quit the Sun Times to join her payroll and cites 30 years in journalism as qualification for expert advice.
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Jane Byrne
Jay McMullen
Chicago Sun-Times
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McMullen
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