Mt. Morris annexation moves toward completion
Mount Morris moves closer to annexing the Irish Subdivision on the southeast edge. Village Attorney Bob Hanson has secured a waterline dedication agreement with Walter Weller and easement rights from Mount Morris Township to allow road work on the line. An ordinance for annexation is planned for the Sept. 12 meeting. the 15-lot subdivision is owned by Robert A. Urish. Mayor Elmars Kalnins notes six to eight months of ongoing annexation efforts.
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Telegraph
Mount Morris
Bob Hanson
Walter Weller
Weller
James
Hanson
Robert A. Urish
Elmars Kalnins
Banner Stolen From Helms Complex Crusade Site
Rochelle police seek the missing 30 by 3 foot red and white crusade banner reading Christ is the Answer. Stolen at 9 30 a m Tuesday from the Helms Athletic Complex where nightly crusade events run through Sunday. Value listed at 20 dollars, attached to a spectator stand.
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Rochelle
Helms Athletic Complex
Edgarton man faces indecent exposure charges in Illinois
An Edgarton Wisconsin man, Peter Tritchler, is slated for arraignment September 1 in Ogle County on indecent exposure to children charges, with similar counts in DeKalb County. Police say he exposed himself to area children from a vehicle with a covered license plate, found with pornographic material and women's clothing, and is suspected in more incidents involving young girls.
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Oregon
Edgarton
Wis
Ogle County
DeKalb County
Peter Tritchler
Jerry Brooks
Monroe Center
Brooks
Tritchler
DeKalb
Cocaine case continued in Lee County court
Michael Chiero, 26, who pleaded guilty to delivering between one and 15 grams of cocaine to an undercover Illinois State Police inspector, faces a mandatory minimum of six years if tried on class X charges. His sentencing was delayed to Monday as Judge Tomas Magdich ordered review of an undercover tape and for co-defendant Kronon to testify.
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A Nilesman
Lee County
Tomas Magdich
Michael Chiero
Illinois
Dixon
Chiero
Henry Dixon
Magdich
Terry Kronon
Rochelle
Kronon
Pat
Larry
Lee County Circuit
Kelly Gulbranson
Kelly
Sean Gulbranson
Sean
Rochelle school damaged by vandals on School Avenue
District 231 Superintendent Joe Thiele reported substantial damage at May School in Rochelle including shattered lights and four large south windows damaged by BB gun fire between August 1 and 15. Doors were vandalized and some windows scratched or cut. damage to a utility pole exceeded 250 dollars.
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Rochelle
May School
School Avenue
Joe Thiele
Thiele
Dixon to drop combined classes as Dixon schools reopen
Gerald Mitchell, Dixon Public School official, will ask the Aug 30 board to eliminate all four combined classes and hire two additional teachers. All elementary rooms will hold under 30 students, with the largest about 28. Nine new teachers join the district as enrollment rises. Lincoln School adds 37 new staff.
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Telegraph
Dixon Public School
Gerald Mitchell
Washington School
Jefferson School
Lincoln
Mitchell
Dixon
Amboy woman given probation for forgery counts in Lee County
Judge Thomas Hornsby sentenced Mellisa Doubet of Amboy to 30 months probation after pleading guilty to 10 counts of forgery. Doubet must pay restitution of 3301.09, cover court and public defender costs, and serve two weeks with credit for time served.
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Thomas Hornsby
Amboy
Mellisa Doubet
Hornsby
Doubet
Lee County Law Enforcement Center
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