Lawmakers push more funds for roads in Illinois
Republicans led by House Minority Leader George W. Ryan propose a three bill package to boost road spending by up to 150 million beyond Gov. Thompson's 1979 highway budget of 642.7 million. Senate Democrat Howard W. Carroll calls Thompson's plan lagging and urges a review of the transportation department's record.
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House
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Thompson
Howard W. Carroll
Chicago
Senate Appropriations Committee
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Downstate
Department of Transportation
Regional Transportation Authority
Senate
Ty Thompson
Transportation Study Commission
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State Department of Transportation
Castle accused of trying to buy comptroller post
Republican candidate John Castle faced charges of attempting to buy the comptroller's office as he reported borrowing and loaning 150000 dollars to his campaign. Blair contends the financing creates improper influence while Castle defends the arrangements as legal and necessary.
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Comptroller’s Office
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Minister and wife charged in welfare fraud case
The Rev. Roland Gray, 38, his wife Edna, 35, and Gray’s sister Queen French, 41, face 108 counts in Cook County for allegedly receiving 42,200 dollars through a phony welfare scheme between December 1972 and January 1976. They allegedly lied to public aid officials to rejoin the rolls after being dropped in January 1976.
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Roland Gray
Edna
Queen French
Cook County
Public Aid Department
Gray
Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
Million Settlement In Malpractice Suit At Billings Hospital
A $2 million out of court settlement in a malpractice case against Billings Hospital was approved for Emma White a 29 year old former teacher left with lifelong care needs after anesthetic errors. The action, led by attorney John G Phillips, also involved her husband Ezelle seeking $3 million.
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Billings Hospital
David Canel
Circuit Court
Emma White
John G. Phillips
Ezelle
Phillips
East St. Louis Man Charged in Infant's Beating Death
Police say 17 month old Sheritta Agnew died from brain fluid after head blows. Norvelle Hicks, 20, faces murder charges. Her mother Pamela Ray, 17, is held on cruelty to children charges. The incident occurred after she was beaten by an East St. Louis man.
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East St. Louis
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sheritta Marie Agnew
Norvelle G. Hicks
Pamela Ray
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