Thompson frees early RTA sales tax to aid transit
Gov. James R. Thompson said he will advance 20.3 million in sales tax receipts to the financially strapped Regional Transportation Authority, with another 20 million pending, while urging a long term legislative solution. Senate panel backed a 5 percent oil tax to fund the RTA and roads.
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Chicago
James R. Thompson
RTA
Thompson
Illinois
Jerome Cosentino
Cosentino
Lewis Hill
Hill
Illinois lawmakers push to finish bills by Monday deadline
Illinois legislative committees work to trim backlogged bills ahead of a Monday deadline. Highlights include a drug dealer punishment bill with treatment options, a rejected handgun sale oversight bill, a rape penalty bill advancing to the full House, two spending cap measures approved by committees, and a shelved lobbying disclosure bill with limited support.
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Springfield
House
Illinois panel drops bill to expand police wiretapping
An Illinois House Judiciary Committee rejected a bill to allow court ordered eavesdropping by police in kidnapping or drug cases without party consent. The 7-5 vote blocked the proposal by Rep. Lee A. Daniels. Supporters argued only after other methods fail would a judge order be needed, with a 10 day limit for the wiretap. Federal officials cited cases where orders are required, noting exceptions for national security or conspiracy cases.
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Springfield
Illinois
House
House Judiciary Committee
Lee A. Daniels
Elmhurst
Julie E. Hamos
Cook County
Hamos
Thomas Turner
U S
U.S
U.S. Justice Department
Turner
Lawmakers push sweeter pensions in Illinois House
Illinois lawmakers on the Personnel Pensions and Veterans Affairs Committee moved to raise the pension base to 85 percent after 20 years, from 80, with higher benefits for leaders while raising contributions to 11.5 percent. The panel rejected counting the $36 per diem as pension salary and debated broader taxpayer impacts with lobbyists warning of pressure on public employee pensions.
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Personnel, Pensions and Veterans Affairs Committee
McCormick
Illinois moves toward merit selection of judges in 1982 ballot
The House committee voted 13-6 to place a constitutional change on the 1982 general election ballot to end direct elections for state Supreme Court and appellate judges. If approved, governors would appoint from nominating committees, with judges facing voters after their first term. The measure also invites local circuit court adoption. Supporters argue merit selection reduces politics. opponents cite Senate opposition. A companion bill would create merit selection for Cook County Circuit Court vacancies.
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General Assembly
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Illinois
Illinois House
Lee A. Daniels
R-Elmhurst
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Chicago Bar Association
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Philip J. Rock
Oak Park
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