Judge delays ruling on 14 year fluoride case in Illinois
Salem AP The judge who ruled Illinois water fluoridation unconstitutional agreed to delay enforcement while the state seeks a stay. Judge Ronald Neimann asked for documentation on possible loss of federal funding before deciding on the delay, as the state plans an appeal.
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SALEM
Illinois
Circuit Court
Ronald A. Neimann
State Attorney General
Neimann
State Environmental Protection Agency
State Department of Public Health
Robert D. Larson
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
G. Edward Moorman
Larson
Illinois Pure Water Committee
Chicago
John Yiamouyiannis
Yiamouyiannis
United States
Jobless aid period rises to forty weeks in Illinois
Illinois will restore extended unemployment benefits for up to 80,000 residents. Extended benefits, canceled last September when the insured jobless rate fell below 5 percent, were reinstated after the rate stayed above 5 percent for the 13 weeks ending Feb 20. The program provides 13 extra weeks after the regular 26 weeks.
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Springfield
Illinois
Illinois Bureau of Employment Security
Chicago Reopens Special Gun Court
Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne reestablishes a dedicated gun court at Police Headquarters for gun violation hearings. In the first session Monday, 28 defendants faced charges, with officials projecting as many as 12,000 gun cases annually. The move centralizes gun cases to track scope and enforcement.
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Chicago
Jane Byrne
Jill McNulty
A&P to Close Chicago Area Stores
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. will quit the Chicago market, closing 42 remaining regular stores the weekend of March 27. Once numbering about 150 after acquiring National Tea Co. outlets, A&P will be down to three properties in the area by next month.
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Chicago
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
A&p
National Tea Co
Tale of determination wins job for blind man
Harvey Brown, blinded in one eye with limited vision in the other, walked seven miles in bitter cold to seek work as a desk clerk in Chicago. After 15 months jobless and a robbery loss, he secured the job on Jan. 25 with a South Side firm and now uses a desk magnifier and enlarged forms to read. Brown, 30, and his blind wife express relief and renewed purpose, saying the opportunity changed their outlook and life.
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Chicago
Harvey Brown
Brown
South Side
Thompson to seek new tax on insurance premiums
Chicago Gov. James R. Thompson plans a 2 percent levy on insurance premiums sold by Illinois companies to raise about 80 million dollars. The move accompanies a proposed liquor tax increase to bolster the cash-strapped general fund, revealed after a private Springfield meeting with industry executives.
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Thompson
Chicago
James R. Thompson
General Revenue
Chicago Sun-Times
Springfield
Robert G. Schulz
Illinois Insurance Information Service
Ilinois
Illinois
General Fund
Lawrence Barry
Illinois Life Insurance Council
Ryan dismissals suit fuels political clash in Illinois
Illinois House Speaker George Ryan calls the claims of two former state employees that they were fired for attending a fundraiser for his rival "absolutely ridiculous." Mary Aline Lawson and Edna V. Stalets seek $500,000 each, alleging firings violated free speech and due process. The clerk cited an employee evaluation program as the reason, with ratings completed by August and layoffs finalized in January.
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Springfield
Illinois
George Ryan
U.S. District Court
Ryan
Susan Catania
Chicago
Catania
Donald Totten
Hoffman Estates
James R. Thompson
Mary Aline Lawson
Edna V. Stalets
Kankakee
Susan
House
Tony Leone
Adamowski ex foe of Daley dies at 75 in Chicago
Benjamin S. Adamowski a former Cook County states attorney and five term Illinois legislator dies at 75 after battling cancer. A Republican and Democrat at different times he challenged Richard J. Daley in 1963 and later supported his son Richard M. Daley. He was 75.
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Chicago
Benjamin S. Adamowski
Richard J. Daley
Adamowski
Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Illinois General Assembly
Cook County
Daley
John F. Kennedy
GOP
Richard M
Paul Newey
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