Rates plan draws mixed reviews from CIPS and consumer groups
Chicago representatives from consumer interests and Central Illinois Public Service voiced disappointment over a proposed Illinois Commerce Commission rate order. The draft would raise electric rates about 10 percent and gas rates about 4.9 percent, while granting CIPS $31 million of the $58.8 million electric increase and $4 million of the $6.5 million gas rise. The commission is expected to vote next week, with several adjustments likely before final approval.
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Southern Illinoisan
Chicago
Central Illinois Public Service Co
CIPS
Illinois Commerce Commission
Alvin Grandys
State Office of Consumer Affairs
Grandys
Southern Counties Action Movement
Jasper County
Commission
Court bars automatic access to records by adopted children
Illinois Supreme Court ruled that adoptees do not automatically gain the right to see sealed birth and adoption records upon reaching adulthood. Justices said record sealing protects the adoption process and helps ensure safe homes for millions of children.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Roger B
Cook County
Pontiac
State Industrial Commission
Interlake Inc
Donald Gourley
Duck hunting not part of John Siens job as town marshal
The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday denied John Siens workers compensation for a self inflicted leg injury while duck hunting. He argued he was on duty as village marshal, but the court found he intended to hunt that day not perform official duties and upheld a denial of about $31,000 in benefits.
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Springfield
John Sions
Biggsville
State Supreme Court
Henderson County
Siens
Galesburg
Ilinois Industrial Commission
Illinois House weighs driving age raise and towing rules
The Illinois House Motor Vehicles Committee approved a bill to raise the driving age from 16 to 17 and to increase the teen education age from 15 to 16. The panel, 11-1, sent the measure to the full House amid mixed support. The proposal, partly drafted by Eisenhower High School students, cites life and fuel savings and lower insurance costs. The session also advanced towing regulation upgrades with fines to 500 dollars and licensing for dispatchers, a two year license cycle. A separate bill required doctors to report Reye's syndrome to the Public Health Department, with jail terms removed in Senate amendment. Additional items covered raffles licensing, stronger bond-jumping penalties, and a measure allowing machine gun shipments under federal licenses to be brought into Illinois.
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Illinois House Motor Vehicles Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Blue Island
Herbert
Ilinois Commerce Commission
John J. Wolf
Chicago
Wolf
House
Senate
Illinois Public Health Department
Ben Polk
R-Moline
Polk
E. J. Giorgi
Rockford
John J. Cullerton
Dchicago
Cullerton
Illinois
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