State limits scholarships for service since 1975
By Don Levener The Southern Illinoisan Springfield the General Assembly approved curtailing a state Veterans Affairs program that paid tuition and fees at public colleges The administrator estimates up to 80 percent of new applicants will be denied benefits The change covers entrants after Sept 16 1981 while those who served before May 7 1975 remain eligible About 35 000 veterans currently benefit from the four year scholarships and the agency says the program will still be available to a broad group but with tighter limits.
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Springfield
Illinois
General Assembly
State Department of Veterans Affairs
United States
James R. Thompson
Keith Votava
Votava
Panel weighs teaching values in public schools
Illinois state officials discuss a plan by State School Chief Donald Gill to identify democratic values for integration into curricula. Panel head George Thompson notes concerns about scope and role while Gill urges statewide forums and possible moral guidelines. A Chicago talk tonight features Emlyn Griffith as keynote speaker.
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Don Levener
Springfield
George Thompson
Prophetstown
State Board of Education
Donald Gill
Gill
Thompson
State Board
Illinois Curriculum Council
American Educator
America
Illinois Education Policy Seminar
Chicago
Emlyn Griffith
New York Board of Regents
Subpoenas widen Cody inquiry to five banks
A federal grand jury subpoenaed financial records from five banks as part of an expanding probe into Cardinal John Cody’s finances in Chicago. The Sun-Times said the banks declined to comment and that the records targeted a third party, mirroring information previously sought from Cody. The reports note potential church state legal issues over earlier subpoenas.
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Cardinal John Cody
Chicago Sun-Times
Sun-Times
Cody
The
Helen Dolan Wilson
Archdiocese
Smuggled ancient coins seized at O'Hare
Two Illinois men Harlan J. Berk and Earl E. Keefer were arrested on arrival from Switzerland at O'Hare International Airport for allegedly smuggling more than 500 ancient Greek and Roman coins into the United States. They were charged with smuggling and released on $4,500 bonds each. Italian officials valued the coins at over $200,000.
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Chicago
Illinois
O’hare International
Greece
Rome
U.S. Customs Department
Harlan J. Berk
Joliet
Earl E. Keefer
Switzerland
Bloom exits GOP lieutenant governor bid to keep options open
Sen. Prescott Bloom of Peoria withdraws from the Illinois Republican primary for lieutenant governor to consider a run for state comptroller. He cites desire to avoid a divisive race and says he would seek strong backing and Thompson's support before deciding, otherwise he may seek re-election to the Senate. The GOP field remains split between George Ryan and Donald Totten as contenders for lieutenant governor, with Robert Hall the only other comptroller candidate and Ben Polk having dropped out. Democrat Roland Burris seeks reelection to the post.
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Prescott Bloom
Peoria
Bloom
James R. Thompson
Thompson
George Ryan
Kankakee
Jim Thompson
Dan Walker
Ryan
Donald Totten
Hoffman Estates
Reagan
Senate
Chicago
Robert Hall
Ben Polk
Moline
Roland Burris
Suit challenges tollway gas tax in Illinois
A class-action suit filed in Cook County Circuit Court by A&B Freight Lines seeks a refund of motor-fuel taxes paid by motorists using Illinois toll roads. The suit argues toll roads are not public highways and the 72 cents per gallon tax funds only public roads, naming State Revenue Director J Thomas Johnson State Treasurer Jerome Cosentino and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority as defendants.
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Illinois
Cook County
A&b Freight Lines, Inc
William J. Harte
J. Thomas Johnson
Jerome Cosentino
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
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