Ford to open parts center in Gibson County Indiana
Ford Motor Co plans a U S 41 parts distribution center two miles north of Toyota Indiana in Gibson County Evansville Courier reports the project aims for about 100 million dollars in annual sales with unknown job totals Ford would not confirm the plan. Caterpillar reduces planned fourth quarter layoffs citing higher engine demand cutting affected worker numbers and furlough days in Mossville Pontiac and Georgia plants.
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Gibson County
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F.C. Tucker Edge Realtors
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Newcomb
Peoria
Caterpillar Inc
Caterpillar
Carl Volz
Cruz seeks pardon in Naperville case of 1980s child murder
Rolando Cruz, freed after 11 years on death row, asks the Prisoner Review Board for an official pardon tied to about 100000 dollars in state compensation. Prosecutors and Jeanine Nicarico’s family maintain Cruz was involved, amid a national spotlight on Illinois’ flawed death penalty system.
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Springfield
Rolando Cruz
Cruz
Jeanine Nicarico
Naperville
Pat Nicarico
Review Board
Illinois
George Ryan
Illinois history spread on new 1000-piece puzzle
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency teams with White Mountain Puzzle to produce a 1000 piece Illinois themed jigsaw. It features Illinois figures from Abraham Lincoln to Michael Jordan and Oprah with symbols like Route 66 and the Popeye statue. Former alderman Bob Vose helped champion Springfield in the design. The IHPA notes collaboration began after mutual interest in Illinois historic sites.
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Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
White Mountain Puzzle Co
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Bloomington
Ted Wroblewski
White Mountain Puzzle
Jackson, N.H
Superman
John Deere
Michael Jordan
Oprah Winfrey
White Mountain
Historic Preservation Agency
Bob Vose
Boston
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Ohio
Texas
Georgia
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Lincoln
Museum Store Association
Puzzle Company
Carol Trone
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Party leaders woo Topinka for chair
Illinois Republicans eye Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka to lead the party after a disappointing Election Day. Topinka considers the offer as Democrats won the governor’s mansion and the legislature, with Topinka the sole statewide GOP winner. Her potential chairmanship is seen as a path to repair the party’s public image.
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Illinois
Judy Baar
Topinka
Carolyn Barry
Republican Party
Kirk Dillard
R-Hinsdale
Republican State Central Committee
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