Paw Paw girl dies in blaze
A 10 year old rural Earlville girl Dusty Lynn Wright died early today in a house fire four miles south of Paw Paw in Lee County. The fire at 3208 Welland Road started about 12:33 a.m. and was blamed on an overloaded electrical circuit in the bedroom. The girl's stepmother and a younger brother escaped. Father arrived, rescued her from the room, and attempted CPR before she was taken to Mendota Community Hospital where she died at 1:05 a.m. Investigators from the state fire marshal sheriff and coroner offices are investigating and funeral arrangements are pending.
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Earlville
Paw Paw
Lee County
LaSalle County
Marion Osbourne
Dusty Lynn Wright
Bobbie Wright
Suzanne Schneidenwind
Mendota
Compton
Welland Road
Osbourne
Vickie Wright
Trevor
Vickie
Wright
Mendota Community Hospital
State Fire Marshall’s Office
Lee County Sheriff's Department
Torman Funeral Home
One in five Illinois districts on state watch list
SPRINGFIELD Ill UPD One in every five Illinois public grade and high school districts are being monitored by the state for money troubles. The State Board of Education said 198 of 972 districts are near or have exhausted their funds. Ninety one districts are new to the list this year, while others improved, a net gain of 43. Eight districts are so strained they may lose state aid. Notable on the list are Ohio Walnut Dixon districts, with many in rural areas or small towns.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
State Board of Education
Ted Sanders
Kim Knauer
Ohio, Walnut
Dixon
Knauer
City crews clear Dixon Street after weekend snowstorm
Street crews remove snow from city thoroughfares today after weekend snowfall. Street Commissioner Marilyn Coffey said crews are pushing snow back and removing it from various streets.
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Dixon Street Department
Marilyn Coffey
Dixon council rejects museum plan and approves zoning
The Dixon City Council informally rejected acquiring the Marion Ackert home at 812 W. First St as a museum citing renovation costs and limited funds for maintenance. The council also approved rezoning at 1401 W. Fourth St for a Stop-N-Go gas station and convenience store.
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Dixon Council
Dixon
Marion Ackert
First St
Ackert
James Dixon
Loveland Community House Board
Loveland Trustees
Mary Fassler
Reagan blows out candles at 78 birthday speech
Former president Ronald Reagan, 78, celebrates with a birthday cake at the University of Southern California during a speech in Los Angeles. The note mentions Dixon also celebrating at the Ronald Reagan Home.
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UPI
Ronald Reagan
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Reagan
Dixon
C.A. Maronich
Pay raise rejected by House in 380 to 48 vote
The House rejected a 45 500 pay raise for Congress and top officials by 380 to 48. The move sends the measure back to the Senate after political pressure and public protests, with a likely Senate rejection to kill the automatic hike. President Bush said he would abide by Congress but had supported the raise to attract talent and retain judges.
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Washington
UPI
House
Congress
Senate
Jim Wright
Texas
Chamber
Wright
White House
Bush
Reagan
Vic Fazio
D-Calif
Bargaining Resumes At Lee Center School District
Negotiations begin at 5 p.m. with the Lee Center School District and Illinois Education Association. Dave Smith says a contract is hoped tonight and the union may strike if demands are not met. The IEA represents 54 teachers. the pay gap is $1,400 over three years versus a $700 offer.
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Lee Center
Illinois Education Association
Dave Smith
Smith
Bush unveils S and L bailout plan in new rescue effort
President Bush announced a 90 billion dollar plan to rescue ailing savings and loans, proposing a new Resolution Trust Corp to sell 50 billion in bonds, 40 billion already spent by regulators, with taxpayers bearing about 39.9 billion in interest over ten years and the rest borne by banks and thrifts through higher insurance fees. He urged punishment for those behind the crisis, citing risk taking, fraud, and criminality as core causes.
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Washington
UPI
Bush
Congress
Donald Riegle
D-Mich
Senate Banking Committee
Henry Gonzalez
Dtexas
House Banking Committee
Phil Gramm
Texas
Resolution Trust Corp
Richard Darman
Bert Ely
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Peoria
Illinois Department of Transportation
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