Lee County at Show Aims to Lure Auto Suppliers
Dixon Industrial Development Association will represent Lee County among about 500 exhibitors at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit. Tim Chase notes the third year of Dixon and Lee County participation with a Made in Illinois booth featuring a Ford Taurus from Chicago. The corridor groups push just in time delivery to attract suppliers to Illinois plants and nearby facilities in Belvidere, Janesville, and Peoria.
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Illinois
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Chicago
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Western Illinois
Suburban
Lee County
Belvidere
Chrysler
Janesville
Wis
General Motors
Taurus
Peoria
John Deere
Quad Cities
Manila protests as Cheney presses base lease funding
Police clash with leftists near a U.S. air base north of Manila while Defense Secretary Dick Cheney pledges renewed effort to meet the Philippines base lease funding. He met with Fidel Ramos, visited Subic Bay, and preparations for Clark Air Base were noted as protests escalated.
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Philippines
U.S
U.S. Defense
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Cheney
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Defense
Fidel Ramos
Subic Bay Naval Base
Clark Air Base
Japan
Corazon Aquino
League of Filipino Students
Dixon truck driver dies in I-80 crash near Dixon
William Fordyce Jr., 47, of Woodland Shores Dixon, died after his semi veered onto the shoulder on I-80 east of the I-39 junction. The truck struck a state fence and two trees, was overturned, and the wheels rolled over him before coming to rest on private property. An autopsy was performed and an inquest is set for Feb. 28 at the LaSalle County Complex in Ottawa.
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United States
George Shultz
Bush Administration
Congress
East Asia
Philippines
Lasalle
Dixon
Illinois State Police District 17
William Fordyce Jr
Woodland Shores
Fordyce
LaSalle County
Marion Osborne
Osborne
Ottawa
Illinois Lotto jackpot climbs to 30 million dollars
Illinois Lottery reports the jackpot rising to at least 30 million after a third straight drawing with no grand prize winner. Saturday numbers were 7 15 18 23 26 39, 422 players matched five, each earning 1881.50, and 30,863 matched four for 51. Meanwhile in California, Lotto 6 49 eyes near record 60 million after Saturday draw 42 23 2 46 35 49. 11 players had five plus bonus for 346050, 539 won 3648.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lotto Machine
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Valencia
Play del Rey
Upland
Huntington Beach
Hermosa Beach
Rialto
Ontario
Northridge
Tujunga
Ukiah
San Jose
Presidents' Day Celebrations Across States and History
The third Monday in February is a national holiday since 1971 to honor presidents including Washington and Lincoln. Observances vary by state with some celebrating Washington's Birthday, others Presidents' Day, and some Washington Lincoln Day.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Washington
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A Royal Lesson At Kennedy With Prince Charles
AP photo shows Prince Charles briefed on Space Shuttle procedures at Kennedy Space Center by astronaut Michael McCulley the pilot of Shuttle 34 in last October briefing scene. Department of Defense planning a classified launch set for Thursday Page 2 story.
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Britain
Prince Charles
Kennedy Space Center
Micahel McCulley
Department of Defense
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