Illinois General Assembly action pending on ethics and taxes
Illinois lawmakers face stalled and advancing measures including HB4257 on campaign spending and SB82 at passage, with SB81 income disclosure stagnant. Personal property tax bills await hearings as HB4218 moves to allow a 7500 dollar deduction while others seek phaseouts and credits. Real estate tax bills SB1508 SB1263 target seniors and homestead exemptions.
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Illinois General Assembly
House
Senate
Senate Revenue Committee
House Revenue Committee
Wounded man holds pair as hostages in Chicago standoff
A wounded robbery suspect Bartholomew Watts and his son held two people for over 20 minutes until Watts weakened enough to drop his weapon. Police had spotted Watts and Charles May after a tavern robbery in Chicago. May was captured while Watts fled to Anton Warhol’s home where Warhol, recovering from surgery, and his daughter escaped through a back door.
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Chicago
Anton Warhol
Bartholomew Watts
Watts
Charles May
North Side
May
Warhol
Nixon's slow moving 1972 program in Congress
President Nixon faces a Democratic led Congress slow to enact major proposals amid the Vietnam War and elections. While welfare reform and revenue sharing may pass before session end, other top goals like a national health plan and executive branch reform appear dead.
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Joe Hall Washington
Nixon
Congress
Executive Branch
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
House
Senate
Where was Angela Davis on crucial days in 1970 jury question
Jurors weigh rival timelines about Angela Davis whereabouts Aug 5 to Aug 7 1970 in the Marin County Courthouse case. Prosecution says Davis plotted with Jonathan Jackson. defense says she visited friends or learned of the shootings only after the fact. Witnesses place her at San Quentin Marin Civic Center Berkeley and San Francisco areas with varied alibis.
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Calif
Angela Davis
Marin County
Miss Davis
Jonathan Jackson
Ucla Philosophy
Soledad
George Jackson
Jonathan
George
Jackson
San Quentin
Susan Castro
Soledad Brothers Defense Committee
Marvin Stender
People’s World Office
San Francisco
Berkeley
San Francisco International
Juanita Wheeler
Carl Blake
People’s World
After crime hearings federal regulation urged for horse racing
The House Select Committee on Crime edges toward federal rules for horse racing with possible sports legislation to cover baseball football and basketball. A master fixer may describe syndicate bribery and tranquilizer use at tracks as witnesses discuss gambling driven political payoffs.
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New York Times
New York
House Select Committee On Crime
Joseph A. Phillips
Illinois lawmakers set brief week to finish session by June 9
Legislators plan a short work week to wrap up the General Assembly by June 9 as facing issues mostly revolve around school funding plans and Gov. Ogilvie's $561 million capital bonding proposal. Negotiations have not yet surfaced and the House eyed a late-session vote on the Equal Rights Amendment amid labor tensions.
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Senate
Illinois
General Assembly
Richard B. Ogilvie
W. Robert Balir
R Park Forest
Clyde L. Choate
D-Anna
House of Representatives
Mikva Endorses McGovern for Democratic Nomination
Rep. Abner J. Mikva announced Saturday his endorsement of Sen. George McGovern for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Illinois Democrat said McGovern was underrated early, called him too decent, and credited later primaries to the public believing he is telling the truth.
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Abner J. Mikva
George McGovern
Illinois
South
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