Quake prep bill heads to governor in southern Illinois
Springfield bureau reports legislation urged by Sen. Glenn Poshard would require the Emergency Services and Disaster Agency to distribute earthquake preparedness literature and work with the Illinois State Geological Survey to identify high risk structures. The measure passed final legislative hurdle and awaits the governor's signature.
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Jim Ludwick
Anthony Man
Springfield
Southern Illinois
Glenn Poshard
Carterville
Illinois
House
David Phelps
D-Eldorado
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Illinois State Geological Survey
Poshard
New Madrid
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Richmond and
Department of Transportation
Senate
General Assembly
George Sangmeister
D-Joliet
Sangmeister
Governor gets medical cost bill heads to governor
The Illinois Senate sent a bill on preferred provider organizations to Governor James R. Thompson. The measure could reshape doctor selection by insurers offering incentives to use certain doctors or hospitals, prompting debate over cost containment and access.
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Jim Ludwick
Springfield
Prescott Bloom
R-Peoria
Illinois State Medical Society
PPO
Organi
Medical Society
Bloom
Alderman Calls Dial A Poem Trash in Chicago
Poet Howard Edwards defends his Dial A Poem entry Bitches Brew as city funds are used to feature the verse. Alderman Edward Vrdolyak blasts the piece as offensive and tries to have it removed while Mayor Washington refuses. An aide notes a radical rise in calls to the Dial A Poem line.
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Chicago
Howard Edwards
Edward Vrdolyak
Harold Washington
Vrdolyak
Laura Washington
Ag Dept. eyes new crops and markets in Illinois
Illinois agriculture officials plan a new Bureau of Market Development to push specialty crops and new uses for farm products. Gov. Thompson endorses the move, targeting late summer implementation if budget funds pass. The program would study markets for hay mulch on highways, corn gluten livestock feed, hardwood and Christmas trees, recreation use for farmland, and small scale corn alcohol producers.
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Jim Ludwick
Springfield
Illinois
Department of Agriculture
Department
James R. Thompson
Donald Norton
Norton
State Fairgrounds
Bureau
Ucts
Thompson
Mitsubishi-Chrysler
Judy Koehler
R-Henry
Chrysler-Mitsubishi
Bloomington-Normal
Morton
Koehler
General Assembly
Public broadcasting boost in Illinois budget bill
Illinois lawmakers approved a 5.6 million dollar public broadcasting funding package amid debate over federal funding losses and the value of educational programming. Opponents warned funds should target education reform and reading programs. The House passed the bill 65-45 and sent it to the governor.
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Barbara Flynn Currie
Chicago
Illinois
Alfred Rowan
Mary Lou Cowlishaw
Naperville
Illinois General Assembly
Secretary of State
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