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Illinois Top News of 1979 Crash Byrne Pope Vote
The May 25 American Airlines Flight 191 crash near O'Hare tops Illinois AP member ballots as the state's top news story of 1979. Jane Byrne’s political war and Pope John Paul II's Chicago visit follow, with cold records, Gacy murder probes, energy shortages, and a strong harvest rounding out the list.
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Associated Press
Vicar of Christ
Illinois
John W. Gacy Jr
O’hare International
American Airlines
Jane Byrne
Chicago
Pope John
Gacy
Norwood Township
General Assembly
United Auto Workers
Interstate 57