LaRouche figure pleads not guilty in $80k fraud case
Lyndon LaRouche Democratic candidate Patricia Noble-Schenk and two organizers face six indictments in Ogle County for allegedly bilking an 88-year-old woman of more than 80 000. Co-defendants Richard Blumquist and Ron Fredman were arrested on the same charges. The case ties to the Midwest Circulation Corporation which distributes LaRouche literature. A jury trial is requested.
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Tom Szynecko
Midwest
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Fairchild
Schumacher
Neil Hartigan
Jim Edgar
LaRou
Radio ads urge customers to withhold bill payments in strike
Illinois Bell and Ameritech workers lead a radio campaign urging customers to stop paying phone bills until the CWA contract dispute is settled. About 35,000 Ameritech workers are on strike across five Midwestern states, with Illinois Bell employees among 2,900 on picket lines. CWA says stations air the spots in Chicago and 10 other cities, while 60 stations declined. Illinois Bell and Ameritech deny pressure on stations and say customers should not be drawn into the labor fight.
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Ameritech
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Illinois Bell
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Saxton
Larry Case
Prairie stroll invites nature lovers to Nachusa Grasslands
Nature lovers are invited to walk the 600 acre Nachusa Grasslands on Monday at 6 p.m. The Nature Conservancy area, restored since 1986, sits near Lost Nation road access. Volunteers remove non native plants and replant seeds to preserve this Illinois prairie for future generations.
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Nachusa Grasslands
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Grasslands
DeLisle
Nachusa
Deb Osmer
Natural Area Guardians
Osmer
Lost Nation Blacktop
Naylor Road
Lowden Road
Lee County Unemployment Drops in July Report
Illinois Department of Employment Security released figures showing Lee County jobless rate falling 1.4 points from June to July to 5.5 percent, with June at 6.9 percent and 6.8 percent in June 1988. Ogle County held at 5.9 percent, Rockford up to 7.2 percent amid temporary manufacturing cuts, statewide July rate 5.3 percent. DeKalb County at 2.8 percent, carrying the lowest statewide rate due to college student employment.
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Illinois Department of Employment Security
Ogle County
Charles Sinclair
Rockford
Sinclair
DeKalb County
VietNow contributes to Ogle County three war memorial fund
VietNow Rock River Valley chapter presented a 200 check to the Ogle County Veterans Memorial Committee for a three war memorial to be built on the Ogle County Court House square. Chairman Marvin Kunde praised the gesture and noted VietNow will continue support for the project.
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VietNow
Rock River Valley
Ogle County Veterans Memorial Committee
Ogle County Court House
Jim James
Marvin Kunde
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