Lesser Bend Lake Days Homecoming Draws Record Crowd
The Lesser Bend Lake Days festivities featured a tug of war, washer pitching, and hard hat decorating with Randall Crocker noting a record crowd for the parade. UMWA President Richard Trumka and International Secretary John Banovic served as grand marshals as Kellerman Radiator-Local 9721 defeated Local 1148 of Marissa in the final tug of war.
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Lesser Bend Lake Days
Randall Crocker
Homecoming Association
UMWA
Richard Trumka
Umwa International
John Banovic
Grandpa Jones
Grand Ole Opry
Kellerman
Kevin Kellerman
Marissa
Thompson preps state health plan on PPOs stir
Governor James R. Thompson may push a Illinois PPO plan to curb health costs by steering patients to favored doctors and hospitals. Key issues include exclusivity limits, penalties for nonuse, and who bears cost shifts, with doctors, insurers, and industry factions at odds as final deal remains elusive.
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Jim Ludwick
Springfield
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Linois
Caneer
Illinois State Medical Society
Medical Society
Roy Richard Cox
Golden Scissors OF
Rich’s
West Park Plaza
Carbondale
Democrats revamp Build Illinois program in Illinois Senate
Senate Democrats revise Governor Thompson's Build Illinois plan shelving over 2 billion in House additions and extending financing to 11 years. The committee approved the changes 10 to 8 along party lines with supporters claiming savings, while critics warn tax proceeds may not cover projects and risk draining the general fund. House adds for Navy Pier and other programs were rejected.
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Springfield
Senate
Democrats
Thompson
Illinois
House
Philip Rock
Oak Park
Robert Mandeville
General Fund
Mandeville
James Reilly
Reilly
Thompson to push for fresh school taxes tour
Governor Thompson will barnstorm across Illinois on Monday with lawmakers and education officials to drum up support for new school taxes. He plans stops in Chicago, Rockford, the Quad Cities, Peoria, East St. Louis and Carbondale, backed by state school officials and reform lawmakers. He cites cigarette and long distance tax proposals to fund a 330 million dollar school aid package, facing limited legislative enthusiasm.
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Springfield
Thompson
Chicago
Rockford
Quad Cities
Peoria
East St. Louis
Carbondale
Barkhausen enters 1986 Illinois attorney general race
Senator David Barkhausen Republican of Lake Bluff announces bid for Illinois attorney general from Chicago press conference and eight state airport stops including Southern Illinois Airport. At 35 he backs strict criminal laws, crime victim aid and serves in fifth year in General Assembly as top Republican on Senate Judiciary Committee. He attends SIU Law School 1976 graduate, son of Henry N Barkhausen former conservation chief.
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David Barkhausen
Lake Bluff
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Chicago
Barkhausen
Southern Illinois
General Assembly
Senate Judiciary Committee
Illinois
Henry N. Barkhausen
Alice Barkhausen
Jonesboro
Ogilvie
Lake County
Reagan
SIU Law School
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