High court asked to rescue Illinois fluoride and quotas
Illinois asks the state Supreme Court to keep fluoride in drinking water amid an appeal after a circuit ruling struck it down. The court also weighs the board of education 15 percent integration rule challenged by Aurora East Side District 131 and Chicago Heights District 170.
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Illinois
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Illinois Board of Education
Aurora
Chicago Heights
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Niemann
Aurora East Side
Lambert Ochsenschlager
Ex-mayor recalls 1978 Pontiac riot amid prison site talk
Pontiac mayor Joseph Trainor, recalling anguish from the July 1978 riot that left three guards dead and millions in damage, opposed building another prison in the city. At a Department of Corrections hearing, current mayor Dale Campbell and local business leaders weighed savings from using existing facilities and the prison’s economic role as Pontiac’s second-largest employer. Corrections Director Michael Lane said hearings continue with a recommendation to Gov. Thompson next month on site for a new medium-security facility.
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Pontiac Correctional Center
Joseph Trainor
Illinois
Trainor
Department of Corrections
Dale Campbell
Brian Tunnell
Chamber of Commerce
Michael Lane
James R. Thompson
East St Louis audit targets missing district food
East St Louis District 189 faces an audit after reports that more than 55000 dollars in food went unaccounted from its warehouse over four years. An Illinois Board of Education inspection found errors in USDA commodity records, with officials promising a probe and noting past break-in explanations lacked signs of forced entry.
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Food Service
News-Democrat
Belleville
Food Service Department
Illinois Board of Education
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Chicago
Board of Education
Clyde Jordan
Chicago mayor faces federal demand over CHA chairman
Chicago facing federal pressure to oust CHA Chairman Charles Swibel. Mayor Jane Byrne refuses, warning federal authorities could seize control of the CHA. Byrne aides note the stand follows a sharply critical federal evaluation of the agency.
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Chicago Housing Authority
Jane Byrne
CHA
Charles Swibel
Swibel
Byrne
Jay McMullen
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