Illinois House expands Thompson Build Illinois program
The Illinois House approved Governor Thompson's Build Illinois public works plan, adding over 200 pet projects and more than 1 billion dollars in new projects while scrapping a proposed 5 percent tax on used car sales. Leaders warned the final package will be trimmed before Senate consideration.
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Springfield
Thompson
Illinois’ Public Works
Illinois House
Christian County
Harvey
Chicago
Cook County
House
Lee Daniels
Elmhurst
Senate
Daniels
Michael Madigan
Madigan
Chicago Transit Authority
Alton
Rockford
E.J
Zeke’’ Giorgi
Illinois House shelves bill to legalize dog racing
Illinois lawmakers vote 49 to 63 against a Democratic bill by Rep. Larry Bullock to legalize greyhound racing, arguing it would siphon horse track profits and raise gambling. Proponents cited potential $50 million to $100 million yearly for schools through a wagering tax.
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Springfield
Illinois
Illinois House
Larry Bullock
Chicago
Bullock
Douglas Huff
Huff
Thompson
OTB
Arthur Turner
East Peoria
Champaign
Sherman
Harry
Babe
Woodyard
Chrisman
Illinois Legislature Oversight and Tax Debates Emerge
A Sunday look at Illinois actions covers an independent study on the 1992 Chicago World’s Fair finding no clear economic payoff and potential need for up to 82 million in extra funding. Senate also advances two vehicle bills tied to education reform funding, while penalties for drunk driving rise with automatic suspensions after chemical tests.
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Critcs
Arthur D. Little
Cambridge
Mass
Senate
Thompson
Rumsfeld rules out Senate run amid Searle role
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, named chairman of the board at G D Searle & Co, says he will not pursue a U S Senate bid. He had been rumored as a GOP opponent to Illinois Senator Alan Dixon in 1986 while Searle reported 585 million dollars in sales from prescription drugs and NutraSweet.
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Chicago
US S
Donald Rumsfeld
G.D. Searle & Co
U.S. Senate
Rumsfeld
Spe
Cial
Senate
Sen
Alan Dixon
Illinois
Stockholders
Top design unveiled for Viet memorial
Jerome Lager unveiled his winning plan for an Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial to be built in Springfield in 1986. The circular granite monument features five black walls representing U S military branches arranged like wheel spokes around a hub with an eternal flame. Names of the 2 928 Illinois servicemen who died or are missing will be engraved on the walls.
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Chicago
Jerome Lager
Illinois
Lager
Springfield
Vietnam
U.S
Washington, D.C
Michael Ferguson
Decatur
Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
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