Senate tightens rules to bar Kelley style appointments
The Senate approved a bill to close a loophole that let Bill Kelley hold a port authority post while serving on a county board. The measure, backed by Rep. Bruce Richmond, would require appointing authorities to choose within their own jurisdiction and prohibit serving officials from naming one of their own members elsewhere. The House also sent to the governor bills expanding survivor benefits for Downstate Teachers Retirement System participants and other revisions, including changes to theft definitions and retirement waivers.
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Bill Kelley
Carbondale
Port Authority
Senate
James Thompson
Kelley
Jackson County Board
Jackson-Union Counties
Widdows
Alto Pass
Richmond
Kenneth V. Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Illinois
Dunn
du Quoin
House
Downstate
C.L. McCormick
Vienna
Orchard picking season for Lodi apples and Garnet Beauty peaches
Dan McGuire of Makanda reports picking has begun with Garnet Beauty peaches to start Friday while Lodi apples show only about 60 percent of normal crop due to poor pollination. He expects a full crop of later apples, with the main picking period late August through September and October. Weather has been wetter and cooler, delaying crops about a week compared with last year. Labor is expected to be plentiful despite economic conditions.
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Dan McGuire
Makanda
McGuire
UMW council OKs new pact with contractors
The United Mine Workers policy council approved a 40 month contract with the Association of Bituminous Contractors by a 30 to 4 vote. The pact raises wages by 3.60 an hour over the term and includes back pay, health information changes, and a $150 back-to-work bonus. Ratification by 11,500 construction workers is expected next week. Willard Esselstyn said most picket lines should end, though protests continued in parts of Pennsylvania Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
United Mine Workers’ Bargaining Council
Association of
Bituminous
Tony Kujawa
District 12
Illinois
Willard Esselstyn
Esselstyn
Washington
UMW
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Labor-business truce could save Illinois unemployment fund
Labor and business negotiators near a tentative deal to rescue Illinois unemployment insurance, with a framework for across the board tax hikes and higher wage bases. The plan swaps concessions by unions for $260 million in jobless benefits relief, though final details hinge on union approval and legislative action.
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Don Levener
Springfield
Executive
Illinois
Organized Labor
Washington
General Assembly
Mental health staff accused of plot to sidestep budget cuts
State mental health officials allegedly plotted to resurrect regional administrator roles cut by the House funding measure. Rep. Edward McBroom released meeting minutes citing plans to shift funds to direct patient care, while lawmakers debate abolishing regional positions and restoring the cut budget. The Senate seeks to oppose the move and restore the funds.
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Mike Briggs
House
McBroom
Chicago
Jefferson R. McAlpine
Good Evening Weather Forecast Update
The National Weather Service predicts partly cloudy skies tonight with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms and a low in the upper 60s to low 70s. Friday will be partly sunny with highs in the low to mid 80s. Illinois forecasts show fair weather Saturday through Monday with highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Reagan Meets Mayors Blunder Stirs Laughter at White House
President Reagan greeted Samuel Pierce Jr., secretary of housing and urban development, as a mayor during a line of mayors visit. He joked aloud that he might have called his own secretary Mr. Mayor, prompting light amusement.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Samuel Pierce Jr
Pierce
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