Illinois House weighs 37.5 percent pay raise for lawmakers
Illinois lawmakers push a 37.5 percent salary increase and a 22 percent expense boost, with governors and judges set to gain 8 to 70 percent. Rep. Aaron Jaffe says the plan, including a 3.3 million first six months appropriation, would attract high quality candidates and cover expenses during sessions, while Governor Walker opposes raises and Thompson backs some increase.
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GOP picks dentist for 1977 leader
Illinois Senate Republicans named David C. Shapiro a Amboy dentist aged 51 as minority leader for the 1977 78 session. He won after an intensive campaign in private talks with the 4 member Republican group succeeding William C Harris who did not seek another term and ran for secretary of state.
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Coldest winter forecast grips nation from coast to coast
The US Weather Service predicts the coming winter will be the coldest in years. Northern arctic air will push south into the eastern half of the United States while the Southwest and central regions face below normal temperatures. Above normal readings are expected in the Dakotas Wyoming and as far as the Mexican coast.
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