Rea's coal emission bill diluted by House action
The Illinois House approved a bill to relax sulfur dioxide standards to boost coal use but amended it to tie any changes to a study by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The bill faces Senate action with identical measures pending. East St. Louis Peoria and Chicago have stricter ambient standards. EPA studies emissions in those cities.
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House
James F. Rea
D-Christopher
Illinois Environmental Proete
Jim
EPA
St. Louis
Peoria
Cago
Rea
Oo Illinois
Maloney
Ilinois
East St. Louis
Chicago
Oney
Theative Council
Lottery may fall short for loan to Chrysler
Illinois officials say the lottery will not meet the $20 million surplus needed to back a $2 billion Chrysler loan package. Despite a successful new daily game, projected state profits hinge on record sales and high margins in the coming fiscal year.
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Springfield
Illinois
Chrysler Corp
Richard Carlson
Chrysler
Zeke Giorgi
D-Rockford
James R. Thompson
Robert Mandeville
Thompson
Mandeville
Carlson
Treasury
General Revenue
Giorgi
Commission rebuked for dealing with Crown
A House committee chastised the Illinois Legislative Investigating Commission for renewing a lease on an office space tied to Crown firms, seeking to block admitted bribers from state contracts. Rep Skinner backed a nonbinding measure urging cancellation of the lease and new quarters, citing the public policy against public funds aiding bribery.
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Mike Lawrence
House
Legislative Commission
Executive
Illinois Legislative Investigating Commission
Ester Crown Crown
Chicago
General Assembly
Eg Beers
Crown
Ene Skinner
Sis Lake
Attorney General’s Office
Skinner
Illinois House tightens jobless benefits rules
An Illinois House committee approved a bill to bar unemployment benefits for workers who quit for personal reasons or due to sexual harassment. The 86 vote moves the measure to the full House after Senate approval, with debate over adding harassment coverage. The bill also tightens claims for quitting for illness and requires written notice for such quits, while critics call the requirements unreasonable.
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Illinois
House
House Labor and Commerce Committee
Senate
Richard A. Mantino
Alley
Mautino
Mantino
State Department of Labor
Richard Walsh
Afl-Cio
Walsh
John Quirk
Sears Roebuck & Co
Labor and Business
Illinois House panel split on workers compensation reform
Rep. Michael J. Madigan leads a Democratic task force struggling to finish a reform measure with enough pro-labor and pro-business votes. Key issues include how to weight benefits for preexisting disabilities and whether workers must seek impartial medical advice in disputed claims.
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Springfield
Illinois
House
Senate
Michael J. Madigan
Chicago
Madigan
General Assembly
Illinois workers compensation reform stalled in Senate talks
Madigan said a task force aims to propose legislation creating a special fund funded largely by employers and some state contributions to provide benefits in disputed cases. Senate acceptance remains uncertain as Illinois employers and unions clash over higher benefits since 1975.
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Madigan
Senate
Illinois
General Assembly
RTA loan relief advances in Illinois Senate
Illinois Senate Transportation Committee backed a bill that would relieve the Regional Transportation Authority from repaying a 34.6 million dollar state loan. The measure passed 4 to 3 and moves to the full Senate. The loan, made in 1973 to the Chicago Transit Authority and assumed by the RTA in 1974, funds described as for various needs amid rising fuel costs. The first 6.9 million dollar payment was due in July.
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Springfield
Chicago Area Regional Transportation Authority
Illinois Senate
Senate Transportation Committee
Senate
Chicago Ansit Anny
RTA
Richard Guidice
Edward Nedza
D-Chicago
Seereee Vee Banes
Nedra
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