Democrats say Thompson misused names on petition drive
Springfield Democrats allege Gov. James Thompson illegally used names of 12 Democratic legislators among 157 cochairmen for a tax and spending referendum drive. Some legislators say their support was unauthorized and call the effort a fraud while others discard petitions as waste. National committeewoman post shifts from Anna Wall Scott after a rules change to appoint a woman cochair.
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Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Democrats
James Thompson
Cochairmen
Thompson
Don Goff
William Harris
D-Marion
Richard Brummer
D-Effingham
Goff
Brummer
Donald Totten
Hoffman Estates
Anna Wall Scott
Urbana
Central Committee
National Committee
Scott
State Central Committee
McLean County
John Baldini
Fatal flaws eyed in choking rescue posters says med expert
Dr Henry Heimlich challenges new state posters guiding how to aid choking victims calling them fatally flawed and cluttered The Illinois Health Department says posters follow National Academy of Sciences endorsement and must be posted in all restaurants while a separate Illinois farm outlook reports rising net farm income to 25.5 billion dollars and higher exports this year indicating an optimistic agriculture sector
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Chicago
Henry Heimlich
Heimlich
Illinois
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Illinois Agriculture
John Block
North Loop redevelopment plan unveiled for downtown
A 570 million plan to redevelop the northern downtown area would bring a new state office tower, private offices, hotels, shops, housing, theaters, parking and a municipal library. The seven block zone may keep many existing buildings, including nine movie houses, with federal HUD funding details filed. Meanwhile police report five 16 year olds stole five cars valued at 50 000 from Seltzer Pontiac by climbing in through a skylight, using a rope to descend, and leaving cars on a side street near their homes.
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Chicago
North Loop
State of Illinois
R. G. Zundel
North Side
Seltzer Pontiac Inc
Audit hits state-paid consultants in Illinois
Iowa style? Correction: Illinois. Auditor General Cronson reports a four month audit of state consulting contracts finds weak cost controls and poor record keeping. Sampling 296 contracts at 56 agencies shows nearly 24 million spent, with 13.5 million in temporary clerical or secretarial work.
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Bob Springer
Springfield
Robert G. Cronson
State Bureau of Employment Security
Thomas J. Simon
Auditor General’s Office
Illinois House
William L. Harris
Marion
Government buildings cost more to construct than private offices
A government study finds federal building projects cost about 35 percent more than private office structures. Factors include longer construction time, heavier paperwork, additional approval levels, longer lifespans, and frequent change orders. The Kluczynski and IBM buildings in Chicago illustrate the gap, with the Kluczynski cost about 20 percent higher per square foot.
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Chicago
General Services Administration
The
Chicago Tribune
GSA
Kluczynski Federal
IBM
Kluczynski
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