ILLINOIS

Articles and editorials

Lake Michigan Deaths Up Sharply This Year, H8896 [21OC]

Smoking Gun in the Medicaid Mystery, E310 [25FE]

Tradition of Community Publishing Grows, S1579 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see S. 319; H.R. 740), S1300 [12FE], H523 [12FE]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (see S. Res. 103), S6359 [25JN]

Courts: extend certain temporary district court judgeships (see S. 1113), S8532 [31JY]

FEMA: transfer certain parcels of land in Illinois (see H.R. 2394), H6797 [3SE]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H948 [12MR]

Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the National Trails System (see H.R. 1513), H2155 [1MY]

Certificates of election

Senate: Richard J. Durbin, S2 [7JA]

Essays

Towards the Preservation of the Government by the Citizen: Thomas W. Repetto, E2246 [8NO]

What I Can Do For My Country: Marta Kuersten, E2246 [8NO]

Letters

Coast Guard relocation of Lake Michigan rescue helicopter unit from Glenview, IL, to Muskegon, MI: Edward M. Burke, H8895 [21OC]

Restructuring of Corps of Engineers' Great Lakes and Ohio River divisions: Alexander R. Jansen, Corps of Engineers, E1532 [25JY]

———Dept. of the Army, E1530 [25JY]

———Duane A. Kowalski, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, E1530, E1533 [25JY]

School construction and infrastructure improvements funding: Lawrence Naeger, S7664 [17JY]

Lists

Illinois arts programs funded by National Endowment for the Arts, H5153 [11JY]

Memorandums

Restructuring of Corps of Engineers' Great Lakes and Ohio River Divisions: Joe N. Ballard, Dept. of Defense, E1531 [25JY]

Orders

Restructuring of Corps of Engineers' Great Lakes and Ohio River divisions: Otis Williams, Corps of Engineers, E1530 [25JY]

Poems

``Regular Order,'' Representative Poshard, H1605 [16AP]

Remarks in House

Agricultural Advisory Board: tribute, E68 [7JA]

Baum, Jim and Carol: Illinois Retail Merchants of the Year award recipients, E1794 [18SE]

Bimba Manufacturing Co.: anniversary, E1567 [31JY]

Bloomington, IL: anniversary of St. John's Lutheran Church, E857 [7MY]

Bretz, Kevin: Illinois Law Enforcement Medal of Honor award recipient, E1342 [27JN]

Burns, Philip: Rolling Meadows, IL, Chamber of Commerce award recipient, E887 [8MY]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Haymarket Center, E1636 [3SE]

———tribute to Madonna High School Family Fest, E1525 [25JY]

———tribute to Performance Cluster Choir, E284 [13FE]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute, H4381 [25JN]

Chicago Heights, IL: anniversary, E2027 [21OC]

Coast Guard: relocation of Lake Michigan helicopter rescue unit from Glenview, IL, to Muskegon, MI, H8886, H8887, H8894, H8895 [21OC], E2039 [21OC]

Congress: tribute to participants in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E1354 [27JN]

Corps of Engineers: Environmental Management Program funding, H5753 [24JY]

———restructuring of Great Lakes and Ohio River divisions, H5754 [24JY], E1530 [25JY]

Dept. of Energy: tribute to Hammer Award recipients, E1629 [3SE]

Des Plaines River Wetlands Demonstration Project: funding, H5755 [24JY], H8181 [30SE]

Education: tribute to Northern Illinois essay writing contest award recipients, E2246 [8NO]

Fox River Floodgate Installation Project: funding, H5755 [24JY], H8181 [30SE]

G.L. Technology (business): Rolling Meadows, IL, Chamber of Commerce award recipient, E887 [8MY]

Girl Scouts of America: tribute to Gold Award recipients, E747 [24AP], E818 [1MY]

Harris, Jamesetta J.: Ameritech (business) Award of Excellence in Crime Prevention recipient, E2019 [21OC]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (H.R. 1042), E520 [19MR]

Illinois Wesleyan University: tribute to men's basketball team, E1252 [18JN]

Joliet, IL: tribute to Joliet American Legion Band for participation in American Legion Senior Band Contest, E1835 [24SE]

Lebanon, IL: anniversary of St. Joseph Parish, E438 [11MR]

Mattoon, IL: tribute to St. Mary's School on receipt of President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports award, E2049 [22OC]

McHenry, IL: tribute to Aid Association for Lutherans, H632 [26FE]

Meadows Funeral Home (business): Rolling Meadows, IL, Chamber of Commerce award recipient, E887 [8MY]

Mt. Vernon, IL: tribute to Mt. Vernon Township High School on winning the Illinois Future Farmers of America career development contest, H9043 [23OC]

O'Brien, Patricia: Argo-Summit Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E139 [4FE]

Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Maine South High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]

Patterson, Tricia: Italian American Commercial Club scholarship award recipient, E228 [12FE]

Phillips, Debra: Illinois Rural Health Association Illinois Rural Health Practitioner of the Year award recipient, H1307 [8AP]

Plano, IL: anniversary of American Legion Leon Burson Post 395, E2301 [10NO]

Restoration Ministries (organization): anniversary, E771 [29AP]

Sawusch, Daniel: Rolling Meadows, IL, Chamber of Commerce award recipient, E887 [8MY]

Spohr, Dick: Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and National Association of Secondary School Principals Illinois Principal of the Year award recipient, H8639 [8OC]

Stoney Creek and Tinley Creek flood control projects: funding, H8181 [30SE]

Tranel, Kimberly: Jo Daviess County, IL, D.A.R.E. essay contest winner, H8567 [7OC]

United Parcel Service: tribute to North Central Region employment programs, E1244 [18JN]

Williams, Edward: East Chicagoan of the Year award recipient, E442 [12MR]

Remarks in Senate

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (S. 319), S1316 [12FE]

Alvin, IL: replacement of Gaumer Bridge, S4182 [8MY]

American Association of Mental Retardation: tribute to Direct Service Professional Award recipients, S10488 [7OC]

Bloomington-Normal, IL: tribute to ``Not in Our Town'' Program, S6383 [25JN]

Bureau County (IL) Republican: anniversary, S1579 [25FE]

Centralia, IL: anniversary of coal mine disaster, S2724 [20MR]

Chicago Bulls (basketball team): tribute (S. Res. 103), S6385, S6386 [25JN]

Courts: extend certain temporary district court judgeships (S. 1113), S8575 [31JY]

Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S7663 [17JY]

Girl Scouts of America: tribute to Gold Award recipients, S6007 [19JN]

National Agriculture Day: observance, S2727 [20MR]

Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corp.: funding for expansion and improvement, S8251 [29JY]

Women's Business Development Center: anniversary, S2028 [6MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Tobacco Industry Settlement: Chicago, IL, City Council, E2191 [7NO]

Tribute to Roberts, IL: Illinois House of Representatives, E1251 [18JN]

Texts of

S. 319, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, S1317 [12FE]

S. 1113, extend certain temporary district court judgeships, S8576 [31JY]

S. Res. 103, tribute to Chicago Bulls (basketball team), S6372, S6386 [25JN]

Tributes

Dixon, Alan J., S993 [5FE]

Hayes, Charles A., H1383 [9AP], H1603-H1609 [16AP], E689, E690, E704 [17AP], E799 [30AP]

Simon, Paul, S10903 [21OC]