Senator Laughlin Bill Seeks 50 Percent Real Estate Assessments
Senator Everett F. Laughlin and Senator Sam M. Vadalabene back House Bill 556 to legalize a 50 percent assessment and equalization level for property taxation in Illinois. The measure aims to avoid a mandated 100 percent full value system and retain current taxing power, noting prior guidance that 50 percent levels yield multipliers of one. The bill, which passed the House 161 to 0, targets counties under 200,000 population and cites historic underassessment but faces taxpayer resistance to higher levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett FE. Laughlin
Freeport
Sam M. Vadalabene
Edwardsville
Illinois Senate
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
General Assembly
Illinois
Lake County
Department of Revenue
Department of Local Government Affairs
Mllinois
House
Register Now For Red Cross Swim Lessons At Center
The American Red Cross swimming program at Sterling Recreation Center fills quickly with 30 slots per class. Eight weekly lessons run from June 14 to August 6 with morning time slots and separate schedules for beginners advanced beginners intermediates swimmers and lifesaving. Registration is by phone at 625-1285 and the eight week fee is 2 dollars.
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American Red Cross
Sterling Recreation Center
Snow Crystals Form When Air Cools
Even at very low temperatures moisture remains in the air and can condense into tiny snow crystals. The process begins as water vapor freezes and clumps into delicate shapes, gradually adding white frost to surfaces as winds shift and humidity varies.
Sauk College Board Agenda for May 24 Meeting
Sauk Valley College board will meet in regular session Monday May 24 at 8 p.m. in the third floor conference room. Agenda includes minutes and treasurer reports, communications, personnel actions, facility use requests from Northwest area school superintendents FS Services Mendota Teens Against Dystrophy Dixon, purchase of a patrol vehicle for parking lots, old and new business, president's report on legislation and degree acceptance, admissions and advisement schedules, outside agency insurance, and sick leave for Dean Osborn.
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Sauk Valley College Board
Northwest Area
FS Services, Inc
Mendota
Dixon
Southern Illinois University
Dean Osborn
TOPS Activities Report for Rock River Valley Group
The TOPS club met Thursday evening with 11 members present. Co-leader Angie Lepianka led the meeting as Vangie Sutton was the big loser for the week and Pat Jenkins and Midge Lengfelder were the gainers. Mary Casillas won money from the Award Box. The summer queen contest will start June 1. For every 10 pounds of weight loss, the club would award charms.
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Rock River Valley Tops
Angie Lepianka
Vangie Sutton
Pat Jenkins
Midge Lengfelder
Mary Casillas
Hospital Notes Discharged May 21 From Community General
Discharged May 21 from Community General Hospital include Allan Border Cecil R Kosier LeRoy Hummel William H Mundt Mrs Richard Lin boom Mrs Jane Blass Glen Weaver Mrs Duane McCune Mrs Gerald Lorenz and son Mrs Achsa Kness Mrs Oscar Frey Herbert Michael Barron Mario Alias Salas Mrs Fern Pierceson Dan L Welker and Dr Leonard Johnson.
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Community General Hospital
Allan Border
Cecil R. Kosier
LeRoy Hummel
William H. Mundt
Richard Linboom
Jane Blass
Glen Weaver
Duane McCune
Gerald Lorenz and Son
Achsa Kness
Oscar Frey
Herbert Michael Barron
Mario Alias Salas
Fern Pierceson
Dan L. Welker
Leonard Johnson
Seven Inch Chameleon Lengthens Tongue Record
A seven inch chameleon has been observed extending its tongue to twelve inches, showcasing an extraordinary reach for its size. The finding highlights remarkable predatory adaptation in reptiles and raises questions about tongue mechanics and prey capture efficiency.
Winnie Flynn Honored By Insurance Women Club
Winnie Flynn, employed at Detweiler Insurance Agency in Sterling, was named Insurance Woman of the Year by the Insurance Women of Sterling Dixon and Rock Falls at a May luncheon. She has six years with the club, served as president, and is active in all group activities during National Insurance Women’s Week May 16 to 22 1971 proclaimed by Governor Richard B. Ogilvie.
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Steak House West
Winnie Flynn
Sterling, Dixon and Rock Falls
National Insurance Women
National Association of Insurance Women (International
Richard B. Ogilvie
State of
Illinois
Shower Honors Miss Cathy Adams Before May Wedding
Miss Cathy Adams, bride elect of Thomas Garland, was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower May 14 hosted by Mrs. Arlo Millican and Mrs. Kenneth Reitzel at the Millican home. Guests included Mrs. William E. Adams, Mrs. Edward Garland, and others. refreshments featured a turquoise and white wishing-well themed table.
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Cathy Adams
Arlo Millican
Kenneth Reitzel
Millican
Miss Adams
Thomas Garland
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
William E. Adams
Edward Garland
Pam _ Gilman
Lyman Liggett
Richard Nowatka
James Blair
Laymond Miller
Leo Rock
Robert Sandusky
Robert Smith
Becky Reitzel
Charles Sisson
Dawn Reavley
Patrolmen Ambushed and Killed in New York City
Two New York patrolmen, Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini, were shot to death as they left a Harlem apartment building after visiting a sick person. The attack, described by Police Commissioner Murphy as organized and deliberate, follows two previous shootings in three days. A racist note and weapon cartridges were found with ominous threats against oppressed Third World peoples, while gun control and armed response debates intensified among officials and the police union.
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New York
Policemen’s Union
Edward J. Kiernan
Patrick W. Murphy
Waverly Jones
Joseph Piagentini
Harlem
WLIB
New York Times
Murphy
Jones
Piagentini
Housing Authority
Rainbow Girls Attend Grand Assembly Session
Rainbow Girls from Sterling Assembly 53, Order of the Rainbow For Girls, met May 19 for the first session of the term with Worthy Adviser Anita Posada presiding. Officers were installed May 16, and a July Grand Assembly at the Conrad Hilton in Chicago was planned with many members listed as attendees.
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Rainbow Girls
Grand Assembly
Sterling Assembly 53
Order of the Rainbow
Anita Posada
Maureen Stinson
Jo Lynn Wescott
Rae Ellen Schultz
Kathryn McNeil
District 76
Leanne Murphy
Leona Murphy
Lonnie Smith
Conrad Hilton
Chicago
Diane Mullan
Washington
Idaho
Kathy Jennings
Candy Cline
Nancy Hendryx
Kathy Manon
Kim Saathoff
Mandy Lilly
Rita Larson
Barbara Mathews
Polly Modler
Kathry McNeil
Virgil Jennings
Marie Thomas
Roy Lilly
Ambulance Responds After Rock Falls Accident
Ambulance crews from Allen transported Fred Downing of Sterling R R 1 and James Mangan of 507 Dixon Avenue Rock Falls to Community General Hospital after a collision in the 900 block of First Avenue in Rock Falls.
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Fred Downing
Sterling
R.R
James Mangan
Dixon Ave
Rock Falls
Community General Hospital
Allen
First Avenue
Lawrence Bros Honors Long Time Employes at Banquet
Lawrence Brothers Inc honored long-serving staff at the 20th Annual Quarter Century Banquet held at Rock River Country Club. Kenneth Rahn spoke as toastmaster, announcing 25 and 30 and 45 year awards while E F Lawrence III and Jr. presented dozens of service awards. Wes Harrison and Eileen Holly provided entertainment as the gathering concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Brothers Inc
Sterling
Rock River Country Club
Don Schoenhaar
M. C
Kenneth Rahn
Rahn
Lawrence Brothers
John A. Lawrence
Lynn Norton
Loran Moore
Gloria Anderson
Mary E. Cardwell
Roy Davis
Jack Holt
Sandra Rayborn
Helene Whitebread
Marian Granis
E. F. Lawrence III
Carl Mac Daniel
Lester Handel, Sr
Lucille Rice
Priscilla Hasbrouck
George Isenhart
Cecil Scammahorn
Lawrence Williams
Beulah Thompson
Gene Morgan
Barbara Siebel
K. B. Melton
Charles Fitzgerald
Louis Allemand
E. F. Lawrence
E. F. Lawrence Jr
Kenneth Eichelberger
Helen Blazaukas
Elmer Ayres
Merrit Lawrence
Elizabeth Wagner
Milton Harting
Robert Unterzuber
John
Wes and
Eileen Holly
Three hurt in Hilltop one car crash near Prophetstown
State police report three people injured when a westbound car left the Hill blacktop two miles west of Prophetstown Thursday and rolled over. Driver Tom Hall 27 Prophetstown and passengers Dave Stoller 15 Eric and Teresa Jacobs 13 Eric were treated and released at Morrison Hospital. Police continue investigation with no arrests. Arden Zeimet 37 Iowa was treated and released after a one car crash on Rt 2 four miles east of Lyndon. His vehicle ran off the road into a tree after failing to negotiate a curve. Damage estimated at $4000. Zeimet was cited for traveling too fast for conditions.
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Prophetstown
Morrison Hospital
Tom Hall
Dave Stoller
Eric
Teresa Jacobs
Hall
Arden J. Zeimet
Iowa
Morrison
Ate
Rt. 2
Lyndon
Zeimet
Zeimer
New Arrivals Share Births in Rock Falls Community
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Gerald D Russell of 501 Wiker Drive Rock Falls on Friday May 21 at Community General Hospital A son arrived for Mr and Mrs Duard Wolfe of 1718 North Street Rock Falls on Friday May 21 at Community General Hospital Rogerio M Garza of 1213 Minkel St Rock Falls was also born on Friday May 21 at Community General Hospital
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Gerald D. Russell
Wiker Drive
Rock Falls
Community General Hospital
Duard Wolfe
North Street
Rogerio M. Garza
Minkel St
Hinrichs Taken To Hospital In Behrens Ambulance
Walter H. Hinrichs of 406 West Ninth Street Sterling was moved from his home to Community General Hospital on Thursday by a Behrens ambulance.
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Walter H. Hinrichs
W. 9Th St
Sterling
Community General Hospital
Behrens
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WEST
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Kim Nelson
Fenton
Susan Lynn Leadman
Nancy Payne
Debbie Sue Strobbe
Rock
Coonneell
Connell’s
James A. Elimaker
Connell
1St Ave
Sterling Ambassadors’ Club
New York City
Deliber
The
the Introductions
Cub
George
Shoppers
Edie & A
V.F.W. Post
W. Third St
West Third St
Cleveland
Ohio
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East Fifth Street
Lawrence Bros
Kline
St. Sterling
Pizza Hut
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