14 year old boy convicted of murder in Illinois
A 14 year old boy named Timothy Buss was found guilty of murdering 5 year old Tara Sue Huffman. The jury deliberated five hours before convicting him of beating the girl to death in May. He faces a 20 to 40 year sentence and will be sentenced January 22 by Circuit Judge Robert Dannehl. He will be housed with state juvenile authorities until age 17.
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William Herzog
Kankakee County
Buss
Herzog
Lawrence Dirksen
Luxury tax plan backs 20 percent real estate cut
Illinois candidate John R. Lauer proposes a 20 percent cut in local real estate taxes funded by a statewide luxury excise on items such as liquor, cigarettes, furs and jewelry. Proceeds would be distributed to cities and towns to replace lost revenue.
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Springfield
John R. Lauer
Broadwell
Illinois General Assembly
Lauer
James R. Thompson
Thompson Noms Permanent Directors for Illinois Energy and Labor
Gov. James R. Thompson named Michael Witte permanent director of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources and Allen Bernardi permanent head of the Labor Department. Both have served as acting directors since last year and await Senate confirmation. Salary for each post is $43,000 annually.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Senate
James R. Thompson
Michael Witte
Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Allen Bernardi
Labor Department
Illinois Senate
Thompson
Bernardi
Teamsters
Alton
Witte
Energy and Natural Resources
Chicago transit gets tax advance
The Chicago area mass transit system received a $21.7 million sales tax advance from the state for the six county metro area. The Tuesday approval based the sum on estimated December receipts and accelerates funds to aid the Regional Transportation Authority with cash shortages.
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Springfield
Chicago Area
James R. Thompson
Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
Harvester pledges plants against debt in restructuring
Rock Island and East Moline plants of International Harvester Co. are mortgaged as collateral for a 4.1 billion debt restructuring. Similar filings were expected at 14 other Harvester facilities nationwide. Spokesman Bill Greenhill noted the filings stem from the plan announced September 25. Approval by about 225 financial institutions is required, with a collective decision anticipated this evening.
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Rock Island
International Harvester Co
Farmall
East Moline
Harvester
United States
Bill Greenhill
Man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Alan Madden death
James Crain, a 27 year old computer programmer and martial arts buff, is sentenced to up to 10 years for involuntary manslaughter in the beating death of 5 year old Alan Madden in Quincy Mississippi. Crain faced murder charges and was convicted after a 42 hour jury deliberation.
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Chicago
James Crain
Alan Madden
Alan
Quincy
Crain
Pamela Sue Berg
Cook County
Adams County
Edward Dittmeyer
Dittmeyer
Anthony Cameron
Cameron
State Department of Children and Family Services
DCFS
Gregory Coler
Sangamon
Springfield
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