House backs limit on coal transport costs
In Springfield the House passed a measure to bar utilities from automatically charging customers for western coal transportation costs. Sponsor Rep. James F. Rea argues it aids Illinois coal, while critics warn higher rates or scrubber costs. The bill moves to the Senate after a 91-59 vote.
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Kathy Best
Springfield
House
Senate
James F. Rea
Christopher
Illinois Commerce Commission
Rea
Sam Vinson
Clinton
Illinois
John L. Birkinbine
Evanston
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Fluid bed coal burner plan gains go ahead in Illinois
Governor James R. Thompson approved a 4.3 million dollar demonstration using 50 000 tons of high sulfur Illinois coal annually. A 21 million dollar circulating fluidized bed system would be first in the nation at BF Goodrich Chemical Plant Henry. Construction could begin this fall with 45 new jobs and potential 300 500 million in annual Illinois coal industry gains.
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Diana Penner
Springfield
James R. Thompson
Illinois
State Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Illinois Energy Resources Commission
Cheryl Neal
Commission
BF Goodrich Chemical
Henry
Neal
Governor’s Office
Administration drops Rice Lake reclamation plan linked to Crown
The Thompson administration withdrew backing for a western Illinois mining reclamation project at Rice Lake in Fulton County amid concerns over a Crown family tied coal firm. Freeman United Coal Co. ownership and potential bribery links raise legal questions under state law restricting business with proven bribers.
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Mike Lawrence
Crown
Rice Lake
Freeman United Coal Co
Sanford Martin
Department of Conservation
Martin
Freeman
Fulton County
State Senate OKs pay hike for judges in Illinois
The Illinois Senate advanced a bill to raise salaries for seven Supreme Court justices and 36 appellate court judges by 17 000 annually in two installments, starting July 1, despite Republican opposition over the timing amid unemployment and a sagging economy. Circuit and associate judges would receive 15 000 raises in two installments, with state pay scales rising from 58 000 to 75 000 for Supreme Court justices and from 50 500 and 45 000 to higher levels.
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Springfield
Senate
State Supreme Court
Appellate Court
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Circuit Court
Worker ownership plan advances in state senate
Springfield lawmakers move a Democratic sponsored bill through the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee on a 5-1 vote to let workers buy their closing or relocating plants. The plan would permit State loans via the Commerce Department if workers raise 75 percent of the needed funds, with critics warning of taxpayer risk and brand name purchase consequences.
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Springfield
Senate
Senate Labor and Commerce Committee
State Commerce Department
John Nimrod
Glenview
Timothy Simms
R-Rockford
Abused children's video testimony bill shelved
SPRINGFIELD AP The sponsor Sen Calvin Schuneman paused a bill allowing abused children to videotape testimony to protect them from court shock. Senators raised concerns over judiciary review and potential rights issues for defendants, prompting postponement while changes are considered.
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Springfield
Senate
Calvin Schuneman
Prophetstown
Senate Judiciary Committee
Chamber
Public Health, Welfare and Corrections Panel
Schuneman
Three State Universities Add Degrees
Illinois board approves expanded degree offerings at NIU, U of I Champaign Urbana, and Sangamon State University. NIU De Kalb will add a BA in Operations Management. UIUC will offer an undergraduate Soil Science degree. Grad accounting expands to UIC Circle campus and Sangamon State University Springfield.
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U of I
Chicago Circle
Sangamon State University
Springfield
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