Time zone change hearings set for Evansville area
Federal officials scheduled 10 hearings in Indiana Illinois and Kentucky to gather public comment on moving southwest Indiana from Central to Eastern time. State supporters say the shift eases commerce and aligns with the state, with hearings July 22 to 26 and a late August announcement for an October effect.
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Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Lindel Hume
Oakland City
Department of Transportation
Hume
General Assembly
Transportation Department
Hearings Schedule Across Several States This Week
The schedule lists hearings on July 22 in Henderson Kentucky at noon and Evansville at 6 30 p.m. July 23 covers Lincoln City Indiana at noon and Owensboro Kentucky at 6 30 p.m. July 24 includes Mount Vernon Indiana at noon and Carmi Illinois at 6 30 p.m. July 25 features Mount Carmel Illinois at noon and Princeton Indiana at 6 30 p.m. July 26 shows Vincennes Indiana at noon and Jasper Indiana at 5 p.m.
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Henderson
Evansville
Lincoln City
Ind
Owensboro
Mount Vernon
Carmi
Ill
Mount Carmel
Princeton
Vincennes
Jasper
Don't nail coffin shut on 1992 World's Fair
Illinois Chamber of Commerce urged Gov. Thompson and lawmakers not to kill the 1992 Chicago World's Fair. They argued delaying till fall session could yield long term economic benefits, while noting current support dwindled after officials halted funding and a planning body, and a fall review could refine the project.
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Springfield
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
James Thompson
Thompson
Michael Madigan
Fair
John Kramer
Cal
Chicago
State Chamber
Lester Brann
Two charged with murder in Springfield shootings
In Springfield two men James Ashford 30 and Gary L. Jones 29 were charged with murder over the June four killings tied to a drug deal gone bad. Authorities say motives involved drugs and robbery and plan to seek the death penalty.
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Springfield
Colp
Stanley Troyer
James Ashford
Gary L. Jones
Troyer
Bill Roberts
Ashford
Sangamon County
Jones
Graham
Hillsboro
Christian County
Roberts
Sangamon
Bernard Bowen
Lonnie Davis
Illinois faces loss of congressional seats in coming reapportionment
Illinois likely will shed two of its 22 House seats after the 1990 census while Texas could gain up to five, driven by faster Sun Belt growth. Midland Texas embodies the trend with high personal income growth and job expansion, compared with Decatur Illinois where income rose slower and jobs declined. AFSCME projects shifts of districts toward the Sun Belt, with declines for Frost Belt states, though Illinois may lose only one seat if gaps narrow.
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Illinois
Congress
Midland
Texas
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
House of Representatives
West
Rand McNally
America
Decatur
Ill
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Afscme
Midwest
Will Robinson
Florida
Robinson
California
Arizona
Georgia
Virginia
New York
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Tilli
Nois
Massachusetts
Iowa
West Virginia
Kansas
Capitol Hill
Congressional Research Service
Wade Nelson
Alan J. Dixon
Belleville
Nelson
Salmonella study blames governor for outbreak
A legislative draft blames Illinois Governor James Thompson for a mismanaged health department that aided a Salmonella outbreak sickening nearly 18,000 across six states. The report cites weak investigations at the Illinois Public Health Department and calls for reforms including lab outsourcing to the University of Illinois and faster embargo actions on suspect milk products.
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Illinois Public Health Department
Thompson
David Fields
Health Department
Fields
Health Agency
Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois House Committee On
Jewel Companies Inc
s_ Hillfarm Dairy
Melrose Park
Sun-Times
University of Illinois
Republican Committee
House
GOP
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Ala
Helen Annette Singleton
Eady
Johnetta Leake
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Fred Rathke
National Transportation Safety Board
Revenue Dept
IPAC
Illinois Public Action Council
State Revenue Department
Helen Adorian
Harry Wiseman
Lake Village
James Langston
Granite City
Te Maryland Plaza
Joseph Holder
Lombardo
Joseph Lombardo
U.S
Prentice Marshall
Federal Parole Board
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Clark County
Fred Grabbe
Grabbe
Danville
Chicago Sun-Times
Committee
Rep
Larry S. Bullock
Public Health Department
Governor’s Office
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