Illinois Allows Tiny MTBE Amount In Gas As Ban Looms
Gov. George Ryan signed a measure with state Rep. Julie Curry ensuring a trace MTBE level up to 0.5 percent in fuel as Illinois moves to ban MTBE by July 2004. The ban aims to replace MTBE with ethanol to meet clean-air standards and avoid water contamination concerns, aiding ethanol producers including Archer Daniels Midland Co. and others.
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Julie A. Curry
Dmount Zion
Illinois
Curry
MTBE
Archer Daniels Midland Co
Illinois extends resident teaching certificate to four years
Gov. George Ryan signed a new law extending the resident teaching certificate from two to four years. The change allows teachers with resident status to complete four years of teaching, pass required tests, and earn a master’s degree in education to qualify for a standard certificate. Sponsors Sen. Todd Sieben and Rep. Jerry Mitchell said the measure aims to curb the teacher shortage by retaining knowledgeable educators and supporting professional development.
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Springfield
George Ryan
Todd Sieben
Renesco
Jerry Mitchell
R-Sterling
Illinois
Serial killer Maury Travis linked to 12 deaths
Investigators tie Maury Travis to 12 women killed in St. Louis area with evidence from his Ferguson home and videotapes showing torture. He hanged himself in jail June 10 after arrest on two counts, with up to six more victims possibly unaccounted for. DNA tests were sent to Atlanta for comparison.
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ST. Louis
Maury Troy Travis
Joe Mokwa
Travis
Ferguson
FBI
Mokwa
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
U.S
Ray Gruender
Missouri
Illinois
Maury Travis
Gruender
Atlanta
Richard Wilkes
Chicago Archdiocese asks Vatican about removal of five priests
The Archdiocese of Chicago seeks Vatican guidance on removing five priests over sexual misconduct. Cardinal Francis George announced eight removals to mirror Dallas bishops policy, with five appealing to the Vatican. George prefers Chicago hearings if allowed and hopes appeals finish within weeks to months.
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Chicago
Vatican
Archdiocese of Chicago
Francis George
George
U.S
Dallas
Jim Dwyer
Streator Man Recall Navy Fighter Pilot and Tap Dancer
Streator native William H. Chatham now of California recounts a dual life as a World War II Navy fighter pilot and tap dancer. In an Air Classics piece titled Flood Lights Flat Tops and Blow Torches he notes dancing inspired by Fred Astaire and a 1928 plane ride that ended in a fatal crash. He left Streator after high school in 1940 to Hollywood and later joined naval aviation after Pearl Harbor.
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Streator
William H. Chatham
Chatham
Air Classics
Aviation Magazine
Kernan
Palestine Grade School
Streator High School
California
Fred Astaire
Astaire
Lindy
Charles Lindbergh
Paris
Hollywood
Roxy Theatre
New York City
Pearl (Harbor
Naval Aviation
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Dr. Adams
Frankenmuth
Western Michigan University
Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
Harris County Podiatric
Greater Texas Education Foundation
West Houston Medical Center
Texas
Adams
SI Foot
SI Foot & Ankle
CRM
Em Arc Marine
University Mall
Carbondale
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