Rochelle Man Dies Shoveling Snow In Rochelle
A 62 year old Rochelle man Joe Doner died from an apparent heart attack while shoveling snow at his home on Phyllis Avenue around 11 a.m. Neighbors alerted his family and Rochelle ambulance staff, with CPR given at the scene and again at Rochelle Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly before noon. Doner had served 29 years as a Rochelle Little League umpire and board member, and was active painting dugouts and organizing league activities for 700 plus members. He leaves four sons and five daughters, and was married to Louise Doner.
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Snowy Christmas Day Fun Captured by Local Kids
The day after Christmas, despite hazardous driving conditions, local youngsters found ways to enjoy the snow. Carrie Foster and Laurie Heaton shared a moment taking down the Christmas tree, while another child enjoyed his first super tube ride in the wintry scenery.
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Snow and sleet hit midwest causing hazardous Monday travel
Snow and sleet covered much of Illinois with 3.3 inches in Dixon and 9 inches in Rockford as freezing rain followed by a cold snap. An Illinois State Police driving advisory covered most stateline roads while crews cleared slush and salted streets. One fatal crash on U.S. 30 left Richard Hubbard in serious condition at KSB Hospital amid a broader weekend of weather-related incidents. The National Weather Service warned rain tapering to snow flurries with highs near 2 degrees Wednesday.
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Warnings on shoveling snow risk and prevention
The Dixon area has more than three inches of snow since Monday with shoveling posing major hazards. Health official Cyndi Stenzel urges proper technique and lightweight gear, citing AHA tips to prevent muscle strain, heart attack, and frostbite in extreme cold.
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Police arrest four in looting at Pan Am 103 wreckage
Four men were arrested for looting in the debris and bodies scattered around Lockerbie after Pan American Flight 103 crashed killing 259 aboard and at least one on the ground. Investigators probe sabotage or structural failure as origins while 240 bodies have been recovered and released to relatives in a mass at the Town Hall.
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PLO rejects Israeli self rule plan and elections
The PLO Executive Committee rejected Israel’s proposals for a self governing authority and local elections in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. It denounced the plan as a conspiracy to undermine U.N. resolutions and urged Israel’s withdrawal to place the territories under a temporary U.N. mandate.
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Emperor Hirohito reaches 100 days of illness
Emperor Hirohito, 87, bedridden at Tokyo's Imperial Palace since Sept 19, suffered a sudden blood pressure drop early today and received nearly a pint of blood in an emergency transfusion stabilizing his condition. Doctors warned prolonged drops could risk brain damage, while officials noted his temperature rose to 100.2 and he remained conscious under careful monitoring.
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