Daley Tops Byrne In Chicago Mayoral Poll Shift
A Chicago Tribune poll shows Daley leading Byrne among 400 voters, with blacks shifting toward Daley. Byrne’s overall support drops while Daley gains, reversing July results. White voters stay steady. blacks vote Daley 38 to Byrne 24. The next mayoral election is in April 1983.
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Jane M. Byrne
Cook County
Richard M. Daley
Chicago Tribune
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Byrne
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Hospitals overcharged by Illinois hospitals audit finds abuse
A three year audit of 34 Illinois hospitals found 92 percent overcharged government Medicare and Medicaid programs with overpayments to physicians double billing and misused funds. The probe suggests nationwide patterns prompting federal review and tighter controls to save millions.
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Michael Berger
Bureau of Program Integrity
Illinois Public Aid Department
Berger
State Public Aid Department
Federal Health and Human Services Agency
Illinois 550000 may drive with revoked licenses
Springfield AP Illinois may have about 550000 drivers, seven percent of the state’s 7.8 million, operating with revoked or suspended licenses. Secretary Jim Edgar cited 1124 of 15208 vehicles stopped at random roadblocks last fall as proof and discussed possible new laws including car confiscations to deter unlicensed driving. Current penalties reach up to $1000 fine and one year in jail.
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Illinois targets 30,000 student loan delinquents
The Illinois Attorney General’s office moves to collect on nearly $65 million in defaulted low interest loans. Tyrone Fahner notes 596 ex students work for the state, with 187 facing 15 percent wage garnishment totaling about $1 million, while others filed bankruptcy or use the state payout plan.
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Illinois
Tyrone C. Fahner
State of
Chicago TB control among the worst says experts
An editorial by Dr. Whitney W. Addington and Dr. John A. Sbarbaro blasts Chicago TB control as among the worst, noting a 20 percent rise in cases in 1981 and a case rate twice the national average. Chicago has the second highest number of new TB cases among large cities despite a dedicated staff.
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Chicago
Institute of Medicine of Chicago
Whitney W. Addington
University of Chicago
Illinois High Court weighs lifting courtroom cameras ban
The Illinois Supreme Court faces a petition this week to revise its long standing policy that broadcasts are undignified and to permit cameras and microphones in nearly all state courts. Thirty two states already allow the practice, while Illinois rules ban still and television cameras from courtrooms.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois State Bar Association
High Court
Illinois
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