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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 2002
Page
3
United Airlines and IAMAW union officials announced a tentative contract with 12,800 mechanics and cleaners days before a strike deadline. The agreement includes retroactive pay and retirement benefits with a March 5 ratification vote, and allows separate votes on future concessions.
A Chicago Tribune and WGN-TV poll finds 54 percent oppose a Rosemont casino, 23 percent support, and 23 percent undecided. The survey echoes opposition to a $615 million MGM Mirage buyout of Emerald, offering $455 million to Emerald investors and $160 million to the state.
Dean Foods Co. says it will lay off 200 workers at three Illinois facilities Franklin Park Rosemont and Rockford over the next year. The Dallas based company offers severance and employee assistance. The firm formed after Suiza Foods acquired Dean Foods and took the Dean name on December 21.
Chicago area readers learn how toy makers are expanding doll lines to include Black, White, Asian and Hispanic dolls. A new multiracial Barbie on display at New York Toy Fair signals industry shift toward diversity. Parents and kids describe benefits and concerns as lines like Hymakins and Ghetto Kids provoke dialogue on race, identity, and representation.
Illinois plans for a statewide Lincoln Bicentennial celebration start seven years early with the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission led by Comptroller Daniel Hynes. The event aims to honor milestones like the Lincoln Douglas Debates and the Old Capitol speech, stressing education and broad community participation statewide.
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