Height gaps shape Illinois governor debate plan
In a preview of Tuesday’s state budget debate, Governor James Thompson and challenger Michael Bakalis focus on school funding and campaign image. Bakalis, shorter at 5 foot 10, is pictured to avoid visible height contrast, while producers discuss risers and set distance. The fight centers on projections, budget briefs, and stake in public reach across Illinois.
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Springfield
Michael Bakalis
James Thompson
Bakalis
William San Hamel
Thompson
San Hamel
Ira Miskin
Wttw-Tv
Chicago Public Broadcasting Station
Miskin
WTTW
Don Eslick
Eslick
Michael Madigan
Chicago Democrats
Illinois
WBBM
Chicago
Killeen
Lee Johnson
League of Women Voters
League
Johnson
Carbondale
Wsiu-Tv
Olney
Peoria
Champaign
St. Louis
Edwardsville
Wsiu-Fm
OTB Bill Divides Illinois Senate Over Gambling Revenue
Off-Track Betting faces a tough bid in the Illinois Senate with potential $21 million yearly local revenue and patronage jobs. Key Democrats split. some support to keep it alive, others oppose citing gambling concerns and potential crime. Core cities Chicago and six others would administer operations amid broad Republican hesitation.
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Richard H. Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
Illinois Senate
OTB
Chicago
Michael Bakalis
James Thompson
James Donnewald
D-Breese
Terry Bruce
D-Olney
Wooten
Democrat Study Group
Kenneth Hall
East St. Louis
Senate
Hall
Rockford
Peoria
Springfield
Decatur
Thompson
House
Sam Vadalabene
D-Edwardsville
Southern Illinois
Fairmount
Cahokia Downs
Illinois
Kenneth Buzbee
D Carbondale
Gene Johns
D-Marion
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