Jury to hear trial of 10 Pontiac murder defendants
Ten Pontiac Correctional Center inmates await trial for killing three guards during a July 22 1978 riot. Prosecutors plan to prove gang collaboration with testimony from inmates and two injured guards. Jury selection occurred after a lengthy venue change and pretrial battles over credibility and bias.
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Chicago
Pontiac Correctional Center
Sangamon County
Benjamin K. Miller
Tain
John Estes
Estes
Miller
Illinois Power accused of manipulating figures for higher rates
Illinois Power Co faces accusations from the Governor's Consumer Affairs Office that it presented different financial forecasts to the Illinois Commerce Commission and potential investors. The discrepancy centers on projections through 1982 for rate hikes and through 1984 for investors, tied to the Clinton nuclear plant's 1984 on-line date. Illinois Power disputes the claim, saying forecasts were consistent and used for both audiences. The company reported a 24 percent rise in net income to 113.6 million for 1980, with earnings per share up to 2.87.
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Springfield
Illinois Power Co
Rudolph Bertschi
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission
Bertschi
Illinois Power
Clinton
al Adams
New York
Adams
ICC may weigh construction costs in rate cases
Judge J G Townsend ruled the Illinois Commerce Commission may consider ongoing construction costs when computing a rate increase for a utility. He noted the ICC did not exceed its authority in 1979 when it credited Illinois Power Co with 97 million dollars in Clinton nuclear plant construction expenses, leading to a 62.6 million dollar rate increase.
Escapee with bench surrenders after Watseka arrest
Jerry Baker 25 of East Lynn turned himself in to Watseka police while still handcuffed but without the 7 foot wooden bench. He had been arrested after driving into a pinball arcade and was handcuffed to a bench to await a breathalyzer test. He faces drunken driving, escape of custody, and theft charges.
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Watseka
Kelley Norton
Jerry Baker
Brotherton
State sales tax receipts fall short by 21 million
February state sales tax receipts dropped 21 million below last year's 224 million, stirring concern in Gov. James R. Thompson's budget team. The shortfall widens the General Fund gap as spending grows and welfare costs rise, signaling possible pauses in tax relief and higher near-term deficits.
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Mike Lawrence
Springfield
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Richard Kolhauser
Bureau of the Budget
Kolhauser
Comptroller
Legislators Seek End to Day Care Licensing Rules
Two Republican lawmakers led by Rep. Peter P. Peters and Sen. Prescott E. Bloom proposed scrapping licensing for day cares serving under three children and granting DCFS power to close unsafe facilities immediately. The plan includes local screening agencies for license applicants and would remove DCFS review of all applications, aiming to cut state babysitting involvement while boosting child safety.
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Springfield
Peter P. Peters
Chicago
Prescott E. Bloom
Apeoria
Gregory L. Coler
State Children and Family Services Department
General Assembly
DCFS
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