Percy Leith Senate Debates Open Sunday in Rockford
Incumbent U.S. Senator Percy and Democratic challenger Leith meet Sunday at Rock Valley College Rockford for the first of four debates on foreign affairs topics. Aides clash over coverage while the League sanctions only three remaining forums in Springfield Carbondale and Oakbrook.
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Thompson on Horseback Stuns Capitol Visitors in Charity Ride
In Springfield a horse ridden by Darryl Wallen of Des Plaines entered the capitol rotunda for a charity show. Governor James Thompson rode the horse on the second floor, bowed to onlookers and shared an apple. The event raised funds for a local hospital. A Democratic legislator quipped it offered the party some direction.
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Nelson finds hope in afterlife following six-child murders
Simon Peter Nelson, jailed after receiving six concurrent life terms for the killings, told Rockford Morning Star reporters he prays nightly with his children in heaven. He described a Christian conversion a month after January arrest and said he seeks an afterlife reunion with the children. Arson probes in Peoria into a predawn apartment blaze that injured 14, with seven hospitalized including two firemen in serious condition. The fire marshal called the incident highly suspicious as investigators pursue the blaze's cause.
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Fire crew flashpoint injures state workers in blast
State ramedic and colleagues near a fire department truck when a propane tank exploded showering them with burning gas. Hart described it as a large fireball. The incident occurred as the propane tank powered a generator lighting the scene.
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