House approves county re map amid reapportionment moves
Lawmakers in Illinois consider remapping counties to equalize representation across townships. Bills propose county commissions or at large supervisors, with failure triggering citizen-submitted plans. A county executive form was rejected. court rulings shaped deadlines and potential remaps.
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Illinois colleges budgets sail through House committee
Illinois House Appropriations Committee approved without issue the budget requests for public universities. U of I seeks 195 million, SIU 82 million. Critics questioned color TV spending and car budgets while noting travel costs. Some members protested by voting present amid broader austerity in state funding.
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Springfield
Illinois
House Appropriations Committee
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Senate
Ask
University of Illinois Presi
David D. Henry
Thomas J. Hanahan
McHenry
Henry
Hanahan
Toler TV
Southern Winds University
Delyte W. Morris
Wingis House backs March primary bill changes
The Wingis House approved bills to move the June primary to March with the measure returning to the Senate for approval of House amendments. Supporters argue March polls aid busy farmers, while critics say the June date failed to shorten campaigns. the April to June shift began in 1966. A separate bill would require assessment supervisor offices in most downstate counties, with voluntary adoption in some areas and joint offices for small counties.
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Wingis House
Senate
Downstate
St. Clair
House
Ten Die as Plane Crashes Into Miami Street
A disabled DC4 cargo plane from Dominicana Air Lines crashed into a busy Miami street minutes after takeoff. Ten people died and a dozen were injured as the four engine craft struck a body shop and a medical center, sparking a fire and widespread destruction along 36th Street. Fire crews battled flames for half an hour, and overall damage was about 1 million dollars.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Richard Skully
Dominicana’ Air Lines
Érey
Jack Minix
Minix
Baery
36Th Street
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