Illinois farmers split over Thompson oil tax plan
Illinois agriculture director Larry Werries backs a gradual oil industry tax tied to a large seven bill transportation package. Farm Bureau and critics warn the levy raises costs for farmers while funding road improvements and mass transit in Chicago. The dispute centers on who bears the burden and whether rural roads will receive funds.
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Mike Briggs
Springfield
Larry A. Werries
James R.thompson
O Ae
Linois
Werries
Thompson
Illinois Farm Bureau
Department of Transportation
Farmers
Harold B. Steele
Capitol
Illinois
Steele
Farm Bureau
Richard Adorjan
Adorjan
Chicago
Transportation Department
State Department of Revenue
Bureau County
General Assembly
Clarence E. Neff
Stronghurst
Neff
Department of Revenue
Byrne backer Lavinthol & Horwath wins city contracts over 250000
A Chicago accounting firm tied to Mayor Byrne donated 25000 to her campaign and was awarded city contracts totaling over 250000 since September. The Chicago Tribune says Lavinthol & Horwath audited O Hare and worked for the Park District and other city entities, with the firm denying any political motive.
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Chicago
Jane M. Byrne
The
Chicago Tribune
Lavinthol & Horwath
O’hare International
Lavinthol
Cial
Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority
McCormick Place
Chicago Park District
Joseph Hurley
Park District
Park Board
Bansley & Kiener
Raymond F. Simon
Simon
Byrne
Cook County
Kenneth Solomon
Tornado Hits Prophetstown Unawares Leveling Buildings
A tornado ripped through Prophetstown Illinois Sunday evening leveling buildings and cutting power. Police Chief Larry Van Dyke reported no injuries and undetermined damage as residents recalls the sudden strike and nearby dispatchers describe the brief siren failure before power loss.
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Prophetstown
Illinois
Larry van
Mongolian Astronaut Returns From Eight Day Space Mission
Cosmonauts Jugderdemidiyn Gurragca and Vladimir Dzhanibekov land after an eight day mission that linked with Salyut 6. Tass reported launches began March 22 and March 13 respectively and two others remain aboard. Power outages in Illinois 78 caused traffic reroutes, with 90 minutes restoration. Tornado near Prophetstown damages multiple buildings, farms, and a grain company storage site.
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Mongolia
Arth
Salyut-6 Space Station
Tass
Jugderdemidiyn Gurragca
Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Space
Earth
Vladimir Kovalyonok
Viktor Savinykh
Space Station
Illinois 78
van Dyke
Prophetstown
Suspected killers of Judge Wood near end of search
The Justice Department narrows the hunt for Federal Judge John H. Wood’s killer to Jamiel A. Chagra and Charles Voyde Harrelson. FBI says “we are very close to a solution” as Justice probes narcotics ties in El Paso and San Antonio.
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New York Times
Houston
John H. Wood
Justice Department
Dallas
el Paso
Jamiel A
Jimmy) Chagra
Charles Voyde Harrelson
Texas
Judge Wood
San Antonio
Federal Bureau of Investigation
William H. Webster
FBI
Chagra
Cam
Wood
Jimmy Chagra
Joseph
Caesars Palace
Las Vegas
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