Illinois Senate rejects seat belt repeal move
Illinois Senate Transportation Committee votes 5 to 4 against repealing the mandatory seat belt law set to take effect July 1. Supporters say voters despise it while opponents warn of government overreach and airbags mandate pressure. A separate House bill to scrap the law remains alive.
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Springfield
Senate
Illinois
Senate Transportation Committee
House
Dwight Friedrich
Centralia
Senate Committee
Friedrich
General Assembly
GOP
Judy Baar Topinka
Topinka
Sam Vinson
Clinton
Lawmakers oppose curbs on IHSA sports power in education bill
The House committee rejected a measure backed by Rep. Mike Curran to strip IHSA rules restricting athletes competing outside school and to drop the transfer waiting period. Supporters say IHSA rules foster cheating. opponents warn of overemphasis on sports at expense of school.
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House
Elementary and Secondary Education Committee
Ilinois High School Association
Mike Curran
Springfield
IHSA
State Department of Corrections
Howard Carroll
Chicago
Kenneth Hall
East St. Louis
Senate
Appropriations and Public Health Committees
Illinois House panel rejects plan to curb pay board powers
An Illinois House Executive Committee vote 8-4 failed to send Rep. Judy Koehler's measure to strip the Compensation Review Board of salary-setting authority to the full House. Koehler argued the board is unconstitutional, while supporters said it gives citizens a voice and outside oversight. The bill may be revived later in the session, despite ongoing court challenges to the board’s constitutionality.
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Senate Committee
Senate
Senate Insurance Committee
Springfield
Illinois
Judy Koehler
R-Henry
House
Koehler
Robert Terzich
Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Simon enthused about Mitsubishi auto plant in Illinois
U S Senator Paul Simon and Bloomington Normal officials pressed Mitsubishi Motors to locate a multimillion-dollar plant in central Illinois. They met with Taizo Yokoyama of the Japanese Embassy to stress Illinois eagerness, noting the project could create 180,000 cars annually, 2,500 jobs plus 8,800 supplier positions, with a 1988 start target alongside Chrysler partnership.
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Washington
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Makanda
Bloomington Normal
Mitsubishi Motors Corp
Illinois
Japan
Simon
Taizo Yokoyama
Embassy Row
Bloomington
Jesse R. Smart
Paul Welch
McLean County
Chrysler
Lee Iacocca
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association
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