Anti crime seminar In Rochelle reports urged open dialogue
Rochelle held an anti crime seminar at Hickory Grove attended by about 50 locals and business people. Police officials and State's Attorney Dennis Schumacher discussed burglaries armed robberies and how to survive such incidents. Attendees asked questions and urged ongoing cooperation with authorities to solve in Rochelle and Hillcrest robberies.
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Johnson
Hickory Grove
Johson
Louis
Rochelle Police Department
Ken Woolbright
Winston Brass
Hub
Rochelle Area
RACC
Jean Tess
Brass
Woolbright
Dennis Schumacher
Rochelle
Hillcrest
Lee County board member Kant dies at 67
William H. Kant, 67, longtime Lee County Board member from Amboy, died after a short illness at KSB Hospital. He served 17 years on the board, chaired road and bridge and rules committees, and represented Blackhawk Hills RC&D. A successor will be appointed before the January meeting, and must be Republican. He was a farmer for 47 years and is survived by his wife Lillie. obituary on Page 12.
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Lee County Board
William H. Kant
KSB
Kant
Blackhawk Hills Rc&d
Bill
Lee County
Charles Dunphy
Dunphy
Amboy
Lillie
Two injured in Lee County car truck crash at intersection
Dean Ackland twenty four of West Brooklyn failed to stop at First South Street and U S Route 52, driving into a semi truck driven by Wayne Becker Junior of Earlville. The Ackland auto overturned, the Becker truck hit a utility pole, and both men were taken to Mendota Community Hospital where Becker was released and Ackland remained hospitalized. Becker was cited for driving without a valid license and Ackland for failing to yield at a stop.
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Lee County
Mendota Community Hospital
Dean Ackland
West
Brooklyn
First South Street
U. S. Route 52
Ackland
Wayne Becker Jr
Earlville
Becker
Sublette Fire Department
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