Rochelle FDL Foods Told to Draft Waste Plan in 30 Days
Rochelle officials demand FDL Foods devise a plan within 30 days to reduce Kyte Creek pollution to compliant levels. Commissioner John Kenney warned that failure to submit or achieve compliance would halt inflow of the offending waste. Union leaders fear plant closure and job losses for about 600 workers amid ongoing talks and a multiyear wastewater upgrade project funded in part by Build Illinois funds and state loans.
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Rochelle
FDL Foods, Inc
Commissioner of Public Properties
John ‘Skip’ Kenney
FDL
Kyte Creek
Federal
State Environmental Protection Agencies
EPA
Hewitt
FDL Foods
Russ Willis
Bob Hooker
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Telegraph
Hooker
IEPA
Gail Loefgren
Rochelle Municipal
Democrats discuss abortion stance at Whiteside forum
At a Rock Falls event three of four candidates for the U S House seat answered about abortion. John Cox of Galena and Steve Eytalis of Rockford said they are pro choice while James Dixon of Dixon declared he is pro life. Robert Brinkmeier did not attend.
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Rock Falls
U.S
Lynn Martin
Whiteside County
Dixon
Cox
John Cox
Galena
Steve Eytalis
Rockford
James Dixon
Gorbachev denounces Tadzhik violence amid rioting
In Moscow President Mikhail Gorbachev condemned the Tadzhikistan riots, promising tough measures as troops and tanks secured Dushanbe. Conflicting death tolls were reported, with officials citing 11 to 12 dead and Tass noting 2, while authorities warned of violence linked to ethnic tensions.
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Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Republic
Tadzhikistan
Tass
Dushanbe
Gorbachev
Interior Ministry
Central Asia
Caucasus
Mikhail Shtatnov
Shtatnov
Malik Khadyrovy
Zina Ushanova
Colombia set for Bush summit security crackdown at Cartagena
About 5,000 security agents will protect leaders at a four nation drug conference in Cartagena. Two U S warships and a Colombian escort are deployed in the Caribbean. President Bush will meet Colombia Peru and Bolivia at a guarded base amid warnings on insurgent threats. Scowcroft says security is “adequate” despite risks and a radar net proposal may be revived seeking U S naval tracking of cocaine flights.
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Washington
Cartagena
Caribbean
Bush
Colombia
Peru
Bolivia
U.S
Nassau
Sampson
White House
National Security
Brent Scowcroft
Medellin
David Kent
Indianapolis
James Donnelly
Donnelly
Scowcroft
Panama
Winter storm watch issued for northern Illinois
The National Weather Service at Greater Rockford Airport issues a winter storm watch for northern Illinois this afternoon through Thursday. Up to four inches could fall by evening with freezing rain reported in Peoria and precipitation shifting from snow to rain or freezing rain. The track is uncertain with Texas as the main system source and temperature shifts likely decide the outcome.
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National Weather Service
Greater
Rockford
Illinois
Joe Librizzi
Peoria
Librizzi
Texas
Dixon School Board weighs early leave for Soviet trip
The Dixon School Board may grant early leave for two teachers Jacqueline Radandt and Tom Heintzelman to visit Dickson Siberia in May as part of the Sister City exchange. Leigh Swegle declines participation. Nadia Naumenko will teach a Russian course for Dixon students starting Feb 22 with 30 open slots. A Knights of Columbus pancake breakfast funds the trip, with details a work in progress.
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Dixon School Board
Dickson
Siberia
Jacqueline Radandt
Dixon
Tom Heintzelman
Washington
Ratandt
Leigh Swegle
Swegle
Heintzelman
Radandt
Nadia Naumenko
Dixon Knights of Columbus
Soviet Union
Naumenko
Dixon High School
Dixon/Dickson
Glenna Beckman
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Mark Sauer
Dixon Public Library
Gloria Richardson
Ezra Jack Keats
By Clark Kelly
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Robert Brinkmeier
Democratic Central Committee
Mike Chapman
Jacqueline Radanat
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