Buyers market grows in Lee Ogle home building upswing
Lee and Ogle counties show a healthier real estate market as sales rise and rates ease. Kathy Yount cites increased 1988 to 1989 MLS area sales totaling 18.4 million, with Lee County permits rising to 58 in 1989 and dollar value hitting nearly 4 million. Marv Loefgren notes a shift toward quality design and features like master suites, walk in closets, and fireplaces.
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Lee and
Ogle
Kathy Yount
Lee County
Whiteside
Marv Loefgren
Sauk Valley Home Builders Association
Tri-County
Loefgren
Ogle County
Banned bride will graduate via mail from Maria High
Chicago AP reports Elizabeth Valeri, 17, expelled from Maria High for marrying, will graduate as an extension student by correspondence. The school will credit her courses to complete her Catholic high school record, allowing her to satisfy graduation requirements. Her marriage to Xavier, 20, drew attention as Cook County’s first couple to wed in 1990. Principal Sister Grace Ann noted she knew marriage breached school policy for attending classes.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Valeri
Maria High School
Elizabeth
Maria
Xavier
Cook County
Grace Ann
Bush Likely Veto On Costly Clean Air Bill
President Bush urged Congress to pass clean air legislation but warned he will veto any measure far more expensive than his proposal. He argued the Senate bill costs over 40 billion annually versus 19 billion in his plan, saying little extra environmental benefit is gained. Senate and House bills push a 10 million ton acid rain reduction, tighter auto standards, and widespread use of best available technology.
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Washington
Bush
Congress
Capitol Hill
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Senate
House
Senate Democrats
Dole
Robbery suspect arrested in Rochelle bank heist
Eduardo H. Adams, 25, Mendota, was arrested Friday after a joint probe by Rochelle Police FBI Rockford office and Ogle County Sheriff's Department. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Mahoney and is held without bond. Police say the noon November 16 robbery used a gun and possibly dynamite, with the culprit fleeing on foot.
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Rochelle Community Federal Credit Union
Rochelle
Ken Woolbright
Eduardo H. Adams
Mendota
Rochelle Police Department
Rockford
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Ogle County Sheriff's Department
Ogle County
Jerry Brooks
Adams
FBI
Ogle County Sheriff
Woolbright
Adame
Telegraph
Invalid signatures cloud LaRouche linked petitions in Illinois
Illinois Democratic Party officials report at least 68 invalid signatures on petitions in Lee Ogle and Whiteside counties for candidates tied to Lyndon LaRouche. Clerks will investigate forgery charges, with 169 voters checked in Whiteside and 34 in Dixon found invalid among 51 signatures in Lee. The board will decide if LaRouche contenders stay on the March Democratic primary ballot.
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Illinois
Democratic Party
Area
Lyndon LaRouche
Lee, Ogle
Whiteside
Sheila Jones
Mark Fairchild
Janice Hart
Patricia Noble-Schenk
Ronnie Fredman
Neil Hartigan
Chicago
John Kennedy
Ogle
LaRouche
Fredman
Noble Scwenk
Ogle County
Dennis Schumacher
Schumacher
Hartigan
Eric Holgerson
Lee County Democrats
Dixon
Jean Wolfe
Dan Heusinkveld
Heusinkveld
Holgerson
Illinois State Board of Elections
Jones
Fairchild
Two female soldiers eyed for charges over Panama City convoy refusal
U S military officials weigh possible charges against two women from the 193rd Support Battalion who refused to drive combat troops into Panama City on December 20 during the invasion. Officials cited fear for lives and the urgent mission as factors while noting disobedience as a potential charge.
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Washington
USS
Panama City
U.S
Defense Department
Panama
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Linda Bray
Panamanian
Defense Forces
Cmdr
Ken Satterfield
U.S. Army
Satterfield
193Rd
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George Mitchell
Maine
Mitchell
Environment and Public Works Committee
Wall
Marshall
Tex
Berlin Wall
East Texas
Gist College
Berlin
Germany
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Ant
Mark Sauer
Second Street
Galena Avenue
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