Sisters Reunite After 30 Years Across Continents
Felicia Michniak and her sisters Mila Kris finally plan a Chicago reunion after decades apart. Once separated by war and displacement, the trio endured Soviet and Canadian journeys, with Mila in Toronto and Kris in New Haven Ontario. A family wedding in Chicago next April anchors their renewed bond.
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Chicago
Felicia Michniak
Felicia
Kris
New Haven
Ontario
Toronto
Mila
Siberia
Soviet Union
Richard
Thompson taps aide to head IEPA in Illinois
Gov. James R. Thompson picks Richard J. Carlson to lead the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency pending Senate confirmation. Carlson, 37, currently aids the governor on energy and natural resources and would replace Michael Mauzy who resigned. Carlson holds a master’s in journalism and a PhD in political science from the University of Illinois. The IEPA director’s salary is listed at 43,000 dollars.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
Richard J. Carlson
Illinois Enviromental Protection Agency
Senate
Carlson
Michael Mauzy
IEPA
Pennsylvania
Energy and Natural Resources
Rich Carlson
Thompson
University of Illinois
Sandoval saw shop victim of con man
The owner of a Sandoval saw shop says he lost $1,000 to a con artist who claimed to have 26 chain saws for sale at a nearby truck dock.
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Sandoval
Two men linked to dock scam. Cole aids police
State Jack Cole told police Thursday he accompanied the man to the dock and was told to wait in his truck for the saws after the money had been exchanged. When the man disappeared, Cole called police who combed the area with dogs and a state police airplane for several hours. Police said two men matching the description had worked a similar scam at a truck dock in Effingham last week.
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Jack Cole
Cole
Effingham
Village Abandons Property Tax Levy in Hamel
Hamel voters and 524 residents will gain a tax break of 35 to 50 dollars annually after the Village Board again rejects the property tax levy. Attorney Joe Brown called the village financially stable and noted the levy could be revisited yearly to attract industry.
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Hamel
Southern Illinois
Richard Vallow
Joe Brown
Brown
Madison County
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