Byron District May Benefit From Higher Byron Station Tax
The Ogle County Board of Review raised the Byron Station assessment by 12 million to 545 million for the 1989 property taxes payable in 1990. Byron School District and ComEd dispute the figure, with appeals possible within 30 days. Byron Schools Superintendent Bill Young will meet with lawyers on January 22.
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Byron School Board
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ComEd
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Springfield
John Elliot
ConEd
Chicago
Byron Schools
Bill Young
SVCC leaders brief lawmakers on campus progress and funding
State legislators toured Sauk Valley Community College and heard reports from SVCC President Behrendt and deans on student services, remediation, enrollment trends, and the college foundation. They discussed existing funding, usage of funds, and progress toward expanding the foundation to broaden the college’s economic base.
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Freeport
Sauk Valley Community College
Rigney
Sauk
Cal Schuneman
Prophetstown
Myron Olson
Dixon
Richard Mantino
Spring Valley
Todd Sieben
Geneseo
John Sagmoe
Karen Kylen
Robert Edison
Sagmoe
SVCC
Kylen
Reagan Receives NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Award At Honors Dinner
Former president Ronald Reagan won the NCAA’s top honor the Theodore Roosevelt Award, drawing mixed reactions from administrators over his record on women’s athletics. Critics argued he hurt Title IX progress, while Reagan praised the award’s historical link to college sports. The event featured emcee Harry Reasoner as 2,000 attendees listened to Reagan's remarks and memories of Eureka College.
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University of Texas
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Congress
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National Conference of Christians and Jews
National Football Foundation Hall of Fame
State of Israel
Harry Reasoner
60 Minutes
Reagan visits Casa de Los Ninos shelter in Tucson
Former President Reagan toured the Casa de Los Ninos crisis shelter in Tucson where staff and children greeted him with a banner and daisies. He spoke with Sister Kathleen Clark and signed autographs, offering jelly beans and remarks about Noriega’s custody.
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Reagan
Casa de Los Ninos
Kathleen Clark
Michael Fiscella
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Larson named mayor of Lee in 1993 term
Cass Larson, 29, was appointed Lee’s mayor by the Village Board after acting as interim mayor since Garry Lintereur’s 1992 resignation to focus on real estate. Larson, who runs Cass Larson Electric, will serve until the four year term ends in 1993 with a $750 annual salary. The board voted unanimously and plans to name a replacement for Larson’s seat at the February meeting.
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Lintereur
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DuPlex Products Inc
Sycamore
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