Illinois House approves tax relief measure amid objections
The Illinois House approved a Clabaugh sponsored bill creating standard tax rates for districts, offering a 50 percent subsidy to districts exceeding the standard rate and reducing local property taxes. Critics argue it favors the wealthy while lawmakers note a $220 million state cost.
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Choate
Clabaugh
House
Springfield
Illinois
Charles Clabaugh
R-Champaign
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
Senate
William C. Harris
Pontiac
Senate blocks Addante for Personnel post amid protest
The Illinois Senate rejected Beverly Addante for the personnel department assistant director as part of a $36.7 million appropriation. Senate Republicans passed a prohibitory amendment 27-25 saying the body will not tolerate her. Democrats call the move unconstitutional and aimed at her.
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Larry Kramp
Springfield
Illinois Department of Personnel
Senate
Beverly Addante
Walker
William C. Harris
Harris
Sen
Cecil A. Partee
Chicago
Illinois Senate panel kills half free toilets bill
The Illinois Senate Executive Committee defeated a House bill requiring half the toilets in public places be free. The 130 vote opposed the measure, with advocates arguing pay toilets burden the poor elderly and women who face entry barriers and extra charges.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
Audit finds no fraud in Chicago State move expenditures
An independent firm, Peat Marwick Mitchell, found no evidence of fraud in the Chicago State University move costs, detailing $271 000 of the $473 007 in recent Mount Vernon open space grants and calling for outside review of moving and storage firm and staff collusion. It noted not all moving company documents were examined.
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Springfield
Mount Vernon
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Chicago State University
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co
Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities
State funds to buy Dixon air tickets
Illinois Treasurer Alan Dixon said state funds will pay for airline tickets from the Dixon Travel Bureau in which he has a financial interest. He will segregate any profits from such sales into a separate account and hand them to the state treasury annually. Dixon owns 18 thousand dollars in the firm with his brother Don Dixon and notes no active solicitation of state business.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Belleville Illinois
Alan Dixon
Belleville
Dixon
Bellevue
Dixon Travel Bureau
Don Dixon
Ilinois Secretary of State
St. Louis
Springfield
Chicago
The
Travel Bureau
Appointed board bill for East Side Levee District fails
The House defeated Rep Celeste Stiehl's bill to appoint members for the East Side Levee District in Madison and St Clair Counties by 86 to 25, short of a constitutional majority. Opponents warned it would disenfranchise 300,000 voters. two area reps were absent due to family death and illness.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Springfield
East Side
Madison-St. Clair
Celeste Stiehl
Belleville
Stiehl
Horace Calvo
Granite City
Monroe Flinn
D-Cahokia
J. G
Bud) Krause
East St. Louis
Calvo
Flinn
Krause
Robert Walters
R-Alton
Leland Kennedy
D-Alton
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Kenneth Buzbee
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