State develops test for marijuana use in drivers
Springfield AP reports two Illinois state chemists have devised a blood test to detect active THC in a suspect within hours of marijuana use. The method analyzes blood for Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol to show current influence, offering a potential tool for law enforcement and coroners beyond urine tests that detect only recent use.
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Springfield
John J
Spikes
Paul Q. Peterson
Illinois Department of Public Health
Super Vet Runs Marathon Plan From South Holland Loft
Jo Benson, a 28 year old former Marine who lost his left leg in Vietnam, works out near his South Holland home for a 26 mile marathon next month. He wears jogging shorts and a Tshirt reading Super Vet and uses an artificial leg he designed himself. Each day he swims 1% hours walks in water 30 minutes cycles 20 miles and runs a five mile course.
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Jo Benson
South Holland
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Vietnam
Missouri OK needed for Kansas City Chicago interstate
Missouri congressman Rep. E Thomas Coleman told supporters that federal funds hinge on designating the Kansas City Chicago route as a priority primary project. Commission chair Jay Dillingham will pursue the designation and map the cross state link from Kansas City to northeast Missouri. The Illinois segment connects to Quincy and Peoria as part of a broader plan. Critics in St Louis warn traffic loss to the city and trucking interests.
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Missouri
E. Thomas Coleman
Missouri State Highway Commission
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Jay Dillingham
Quincy
Peoria
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Illinois
Public Works Committee
Wilsonville landfill injunction stayed to Sept seventh
A Circuit Court judge stayed the injunction barring Earthline Corp from further hazardous waste deposits at the Wilsonville landfill until Sept 7. Wilsonville officials and the EPA pressed the case, arguing the waste posed a threat to residents, while Earthline seeks a further delay awaiting appeal.
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Centralia
Earthline Corp
Wilsonville
John Russel
Paul Verticchio
Earthline
State Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois
William Scott
Russell
Verticchio
DeVito Cites Snarls In Mental Unit Change
Illinois mental health director Dr. Robert de Vito told a hearing of the Illinois House Human Resources Committee that converting Manteno Mental Health Center into two 750 inmate medium security prisons faces serious problems. He noted disrepair, the need to move services to Chicago area centers about 50 miles away, and his willingness to cooperate with a feasibility study despite anticipated difficulties.
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Chicago
Robert de Vito
Illinois
Manteno
de Vito
Illinois House Human Resources Com
PTA denies dictating TV programs in Chicago
PTA spokeswoman Sandra Fink rejects ABC President James Duffy’s charge that the PTA seeks to control American TV. She says the group wants diversity, not censorship, and notes networks resist this push while stressing public-interest responsibility.
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National Parent Teachers Association
ABC Network
James Duffy
PTA
Sandra Fink
Illinois Broadcasters Association
Duffy
Ms. Fink
Kojak
CBS
Charlie’s Angels
ABC
Police Woman
NBC
Illinois
Judge acted improperly in ticket fix case
A Cook County judge faced censure after a ticket fixing inquiry found Associate Judge James A. Condon engaged in conduct that brings the judicial office into disrepute. The ruling cited an unrelated courtroom incident where he knew of tickets and telephoned a Chicago lawyer to discuss the unfair situation.
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Springfield
Cook County
James A. Condon
Illinois League of Women
Condon
City of Chicago
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