State Bell rate request may be cut in half
Don Levener of the Southern Illinoisan reports the Illinois Commerce Commission is close to halving a $406 million telephone rate request for Illinois Bell. A draft order suggests $191 million to $225 million in new revenue, with no consensus yet on raising pay phone fees from 20 to 25 cents. The plan would also drop $39 million in charges passed from its AT&T parent, including charitable contributions such as a 1980 gift to I Love a Clean New York.
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Fuel-tank explosion blamed for crash in McHenry County
Air Force investigators headed by Col. Edward Nimmo concluded the National Guard jet tanker crash likely resulted from an in flight breakup caused by a fuel tank explosion. The report notes the rear fuselage explosion cause remains unknown and cites 27 lives lost in the disaster.
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Recommendation ignored before disaster in scaffolding collapse
CHICAGO AP The builder of an elevated ramp that collapsed and killed 13 workers ignored a recommendation to stabilize scaffolding with wires. Barrie Fisher engineering director for Anthes Industries Inc said the Canadian firm warned the general contractor in January that some scaffolding was damaged in a windstorm.
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Court reverses conviction over racial juror exclusion
Illinois Appellate Court unanimously reversed the 1979 conviction and 20 year sentence of Stanley Payne for aggravated battery and armed violence after ruling blacks were systematically excluded by peremptory challenges in a Cook County jury. A new trial is ordered as prosecutors were shown to have removed six of seven black jurors.
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Disclosure statement still a mystery in Savage case
Washington AP reports that Illinois representative Gus Savage's financial disclosure remains opaque. The document released with other lawmakers shows only his name signature date and Capitol Hill address with two X marks denying knowledge of family funds or blind trusts. Savage did not clarify details when questioned.
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