Hollenbeck Wins 50000 Settlement Over Track Rights
Scot Hollenbeck, 19, wheelchair bound, receives a 50000 settlement from Rochelle Township High School Board after a federal ruling found the district violated his civil rights by denying his track participation. The case pushed for equal opportunity in interscholastic activities and set insurance costs with no admission of liability.
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Rochelle
Scot
Hollenbeck
Rochelle Township High School
RTHS
Board of
Frank Hewitt
Hewitt
University of Illinois
Gary Hollenbeck
Michael Brohman
Chicago
Jenner and Block
Federal District Court
Brohman
American Civil Liberties Union
State of Illinois Civil Rights Board
Jenna
Block
Susan
Mount Morris district seeks 175000 budget cuts
Mount Morris Illinois faces a 175000 budget gap for 1990. District officials warn revenue increases and cuts are needed while enrollment and state aid declines threaten long term solvency. Extracurriculars remain valued as essential for youth leadership. A committee will draft a plan within 45 days and decide on an April tax referendum at the January meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Morris
Illinois State Board of Education
Ed Olds
Mary Francis
Bruce Obendorf
Olds
Byron
Forreston
Polo
Oregon
Leaf River
Obendorf
Walnut
Dixon woman pleads to selling cocaine
A Dixon woman pleaded guilty to delivering cocaine to undercover Task Force One agents on March 17 at Harold's Place West First Street. Judge Tomas Magdich set sentencing for January 26, 1989 and ordered a pre sentence report. The delivery involved six tenths of an ounce sold for about 120 dollars. Magdich scheduled March 7 for a jury trial in a separate aggravated battery case against Sterling man Steven Ladd.
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Dixon
Task Force One
TFO
Lee County
Tomas Magdich
Diane Burmeister
Magdich
Lee County Probation Department
Daniel Fish
Burmeister
Harold's Place
West First Street
Fish
Sterling
Steven Ladd
Tom Lehman
Lehaman
Amboy
Health dept campaign fights baby bottle tooth decay
Lee County Health Department teams with Winnebago and Jo Daviess Counties to curb nursing bottle mouth in children under three. The five month education drive informs parents on causes, problems and prevention and provides contact Rita Felker at 284 3371.
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LCHD
Lee County
Rita Felker
RDH
Lee County Health Department
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Jack Hynes
Clausen, Hynes and Miller
Hollonbeck
Patty Glantz
Tinue
Paul Smith
Francis
Telegraph
Lehman
Ladd
Remington
Dixon True Value
S. Peoria Ave
W. First St. Dixon, Ill
Brass
Rass
Third Street
Faskells
Sterling, Illinois
Velvet
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