Teacher 60 retires after drugging incident at Notre Dame
Antoinette Indovina a 60 year old substitute teacher at Notre Dame School on Chicago's South Side plans to retire after a 14 year old student allegedly drugged her coffee with LSD. Indovina was hospitalized and later described the impact as a loss of respect she valued from her students. The student was charged with aggravated battery and released to his parents pending trial.
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Chicago
Antoinette Indovina
Notre Dame School
South Side
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
Thomas Sherry
Idovina
Notre Dame
Veterans Day observance honors the fallen in Murphysboro
About 100 people gathered at the John A. Logan Memorial in Murphysboro for a Veterans Day ceremony honoring those who died in defense of the country. Speakers urged peace yet stressed remembering veterans and the missing, with Mayor Sydney Appleton and VFW Post 7190 leader Paul Townes stressing the distinction between war and warriors. Aerial bombs paused after taps at 11 a.m. noting 1918 quiet on the battlefield, while attendees lamented low turnout and lack of street closures. The event was sponsored by VFW, American Legion, and Disabled American Veterans posts.
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H.B. Koplowitz
John A. Logan
Murphysboro
Paul Townes
VFW
Sydney Appleton
Townes
Logan Memorial
Ed Schauerte
American Legion
Disabled American Veteranss
Spider-Dan Goodwin Cleared To Finish John Hancock Climb
Dan Spider-Dan Goodwin, 25, in red and blue, was given mayoral clearance to finish ascending the 100 story John Hancock Center after water dousing tried to force him down. He began at 7 10 a m and used clamps in window tracks, topped Sears Tower previously, as police and fire officials debated safety measures and the mayor intervened on the 37th floor.
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Chicago
Goodwin
Jane Byrne
John Hancock Center
Sears Tower
Hancock Building
William R. Blair
Richard J. Brzeczek
Byrne
Unions Prepare Suit Over Controller Firings in Washington
Several unions led by the United Auto Workers plan to sue to rehire 11,500 fired air traffic controllers. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader will join the action, with UAW President Douglas Fraser and Nader holding a news conference to announce details.
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Washington
United Auto Workers
Ralph Nader
UAW
Douglas Fraser
Nader
Blue Cross seeks second rate hike for medicare coverage
Blue Cross Blue Shield filed a second rate hike with the state Department of Insurance on Tuesday. The Chicago based insurer seeks roughly a 22 percent increase from the current monthly $11.88 for its Medicare supplemental coverage. A prior 31 percent request is pending. If approved both increases would raise the monthly to $19.08 for about 250000 seniors, many in the Chicago area.
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Chicago
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
State Department of Insurance
Chicago Area
Illinois Supreme Court weighs Democrats map plan
The Illinois Supreme Court heard a Democrat drawn map challenge with Republicans contending the districts are gerrymandered and oddly shaped. The 4-3 Democratic majority justices listened as advocates argued for preserving or redrawing boundary lines to protect minority representation and improve compactness.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Capitol
Judith Koehler
R-Henry
Koehler
James Troupis
Mendota
Troupis
Keith
Rep
Missing or garbled newspaper circulation notice
A damaged OCR shows rate card data for the Southern Illinoisan and references to affiliated offices and pricing. It lists carrier delivery options, circulation areas including 18 counties, and various subscription prices such as 6 months and 1 year. The text is incomplete and includes fragmented place names.
Israel tightens crackdown as West Bank unrest rises
Israeli forces jailed three Palestinians and restricted others while Ramallah saw troops and a stalled Arab strike. East Jerusalem shopkeepers and students defied limits as settlers faced a new curfew in Qalqilya amid protests. Bir Zeit University condemned the shift toward civilian rule as occupation wearing a different mask. Egyptian mediators prepare to press for East Jerusalem authority in renewed autonomy talks.
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Jerusalem
Qalgilya
Tel Aviv
West Bank
Ariel Sharon
Bir Zeit University
Cairo
Egypt
Israel
United States
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Camp David
East Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Likud
Labor Party
Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Reagan
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Flora Richards
Southern Illinoisan
Marty Petterchar
William Brandon
Willard Pierce
Unions
Storewic Wicker Sale
Miller’s
West - Marion
Carbondale
Illinois
Richard L. Carson, M.D
Herrin
Paul T. Austin & Associates
Keith W. Kibler
North Carbon Marion
Coca-Cola Company
USA
MSC PO
Omaha
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