Elderly Chicago janitor wins $19932 back pay settlement
Susie Bates a 70 plus Chicago city janitor receives a 19932.51 check for back pay part of a 460000 settlement for 67 women janitors awarded after a sex discrimination suit aided by NOW The Supreme Court upheld the double back pay since 1974 Bates plans home repairs support her family and contribute to the women’s movement.
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House votes to split RTA system amid subsidies
Illinois House approves a plan to split the Chicago area transit into city and suburban systems while the RTA releases 16.3 million in subsidies to cash-strapped carriers. The measure faces Senate inaction and sparks debate over fares, taxation, and control of the CTA.
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Shredded money used as packing for crystal sales
Peoria workers received shredded U S money in crystal shipments. Schott Zwiesel officials say the money, supplied as packing by a dealer from Federal Reserve scraps, is legal tender no longer, used to cushion and weigh down glassware. similar shredded money incidents occurred in Des Moines.
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Rains move on three Illinois counties hit hard by floods
Severe weekend storms triggered floods around Chicago and across central Illinois. Gov. Thompson declared Cook Grundy and Will counties disaster areas as three flood deaths were reported. In Joliet about 125 flooded homes remained evacuated while 700 homes flooded at the peak. A utility worker died in Chicago when struck by a high voltage line during rain cleanup. State officials said roughly 300 volunteers and workers aided recovery as damage assessments continued.
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Stern to Seek Illinois State Treasurer Post in 1982
Lake County Clerk Grace Mary Stern announced her candidacy for Illinois state treasurer in 1982, the first woman to enter a statewide race in that election cycle. At 55, she narrowly missed the 1978 Democratic nomination, which went to Jerome Cosentino, then treasurer.
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