Bowen parents join statewide protest over budget cuts
About 1,500 demonstrators gathered in Springfield to oppose Gov. Thompson's proposed budget cuts affecting mental health funding and 1,700 state layoffs. Parents, AFSCME officials, and workers called for restoring funds for Bowen and other centers, urging higher taxes to fund social services.
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Kathy Best
Springfield
Melba Gonzalez
Red Bud
A.L. Bowen
Harrisburg
James R. Thompson
Big Jim
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General Assembly
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American Federation of State County
Statehouse
Max Liberles
Chicago
Afscme
Steve Culen
Illinois General Assembly
Thompson
Sue DeVoy
Anna
Champaign
Adler Mental Health Center
Adler
Karen Snyder
Rockford
Caravan backs Brown County bid for state prison
Brown County residents press for an 80 acre, medium security Illinois state prison in Mount Sterling with a 33 million price tag. An automobile caravan around the Capitol drew far fewer vehicles than hoped, as Gov. Thompson weighs multiple prison sites with no decision before adjournment.
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Springfield
Ill
Brown County
Mount Sterling
Capitol
Illinois
Jim Williams
James R. Thompson
Illinois General Assembly
Thompson
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