Handicapped director pushes agency into advocacy role
Sue Suter, appointed director of Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services last September, aims to make the agency an advocate for the disabled. She plans training and employment, and urges independent living, targeting eight community centers by 1986. The effort follows advisory task forces and state legislation backed by Attorney General Hartigan to support disabled residents.
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Cheri Callahan
Springfield
Sue Suter
Ms. Suter
Neil Hartigan
Hartigan
Thompson Warns Illinois Highway Funds Face Halt
Governor Thompson says Illinois could see highway construction stalled this spring as Congress stalls the interstate funding formula. He urges the state delegation to break the deadlock that has frozen over 250 million in Illinois funds and held up more than 7.2 billion nationally, with 43 states affected.
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Springfield
Thompson
Illinois
Congress
Illinois Power seeks 139 million rate hike amid CWIP dispute
Illinois Power Co faces an ICC decision later this year on a 139 million rate increase seen as crucial to its financial stability and the funding of the Clinton 2 nuclear plant. Company official Larry Haab warns a denial could affect IP and other utilities, as the commission weighs construction work in progress billing and bond ratings in a bid to cover construction costs.
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Springfield
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois Power Co
Larry D. Haab
Illinois Power
Commerce Commission
Clinton 2
Haab
ICC
Illinois
Clinton
Haak
CWIP
Shelbyville teachers reach tentative busi ness pact
After a 10 hour bargaining session Shelbyville teachers and the Board of Education announced a tentative agreement that would end the strike. About 70 teachers walked out January 2 idling 1469 students and the pact would grant a 10.8 percent salary hike over two years with classes set to resume Monday.
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Shelbyville
Board of Education
Farmer's lung-like illness hits confinement livestock workers
Champaign AP report notes an agricultural engineer warns a new occupational disease may be developing among confinement livestock workers. He says about half of the 300000 to 350000 people in these facilities could catch symptoms from fecal dust such as fever chest tightness and coughing. He compares it to past black lung problems in miners and urges awareness and research.
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Ms. Suter
Suter
Knapp
University of Illinois
Champaign
Staley Sells Soy Processing Unit Across Six States
A.E. Staley Mfg Co sold its soy processing business to Independent Soy Processors Co for an undisclosed cash amount. The deal includes five facilities in Champaign Illinois Fostoria Ohio Mexico Missouri Frankfort Indiana and Des Moines Iowa. Staley will disband the Decatur headquarters for its soybean operations.
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Staley
Dave Satterfield
Fostoria
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Mexico
Frankfort
Ind
Des Moines
Iowa
Satterfield
Decatur
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