Illinois Puts 3 Percent Tax on Food and Medicine Start
State revenue chief Zagel outlines rules for the new 3 percent sale tax on grocery food medicine and medical appliances beginning January 1. The plan excludes local add ons and avoids massive item lists opting for general clear standards with limited scope and aim to save families about 36 dollars yearly.
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Springfield
James B. Zagel
Zagel
State Revenue
State Department of Revenue
Illinois
Wisconsin
California
Eight Die As Two Houses Burn In South Chicago
AP report from Chicago Heights describes an early morning fire in a southern suburb that killed six children and two adults. Firemen found victims huddled on a second floor in one building as the blaze spread to the adjacent house. ages ranged from 6 months to 9 years. Cause still undetermined.
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Chicago
Chicago Heights
Kenneth Johnson
Caterpillar UAW strike nears settlement after 74 days
The Caterpillar chief negotiator said the firm and the United Auto Workers are moving toward a settlement of the 74 day strike that has idled the world’s largest maker of construction equipment. About 40 000 workers across six states participated in the stoppage.
Farm Bureau re elects Steele as Illinois president
Harold B. Steele has been re elected president of the Illinois Farm Bureau for the ninth year and began his tenure in 1970. He heads the Country Companies and IAA Trust Co., directs the National Live Stock Producers Association, and operates a 665 acre corn hog farm near Princeton. He also serves on multiple agricultural advisory bodies.
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Chicago
Harold B. Steele
Illinois Farm Bureau
Steele
Association
Country Companies
IAA Trust Co
National Live Stock Producers Association
Greg
Princeton
Bureau County
U.S
Board of Agricultural Advisers
Illinois Department of Agriculture
College of Business
Illinois State University
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