Tax help for Lee County seniors offered by AARP
Free income tax service funded by the AARP Tax Aide program returns to Lee County for the season. Eleven volunteer counselors will assist seniors and low income residents every Tuesday from noon to 3 30 p m at the Lee County Senior Citizens Center in Dixon until April 4 with additional sessions in Amboy on Feb 28 and March 28 at the Amboy Jaycee Building. Residents should bring last year’s federal and state returns W 2 forms and other income documents.
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Lee County
Senior Citizens Center
Sharon A. Thompson
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Thompson
Internal Revenue Service
Senior Citizens’ Center
Second St
Dixon
Amboy
Dix on Sister Cities Committee Plans May Trip to Tashkent
Ten members attended the Dix on Sister Cities Committee meeting. They discussed a trip to Tashkent in late May or early June with three Soviets covering in country living costs, and up to five travelers overall with others paying their expenses. Participants named include Mayor James Dixon and wife Judy, Glenna Beckman and husband Charles, and Tim Chase. The group will seek logo pin ideas and mementos for Soviet hosts and plans a February 15 meeting.
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Dixon
Sister Cities Committee
Charles
Tim Chase
Dixon Industrial Development Association
Rochelle Fire Fight Leaves Home Damaged by Smoke
Smoke damaged a Rochelle home at 315 North Sixth Street Tuesday afternoon when an electric motor fueled a furnace. Firefighters reported no injuries.
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Rochelle
Sixth St
Park expansion debated by Mount Morris trustees
Mount Morris officials weigh buying 10 acres from Pine Crest Manor to expand Dillehay Park for tennis courts and soccer fields as Youth Sports League cites need. Trustee Joyce Carr urges caution due to tight park funding while Mayor Kalnins argues expansion risks future funding gaps and may prompt donations if needed.
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Telegraph
Mount Morris
Dillehay Park
Mount Morris Village
Joyce Carr
Pine Crest Manor
Carr
Oregon
Kalnins
Steve Mongan
PineCrest
Whiteside eyeing shared landfill with Lee County
Whiteside County officials plan a February 7 meeting with Lee County to explore joint waste disposal options as Whiteside faces shrinking landfill space and a March 1991 closing date. Dixon officials caution against cross-border waste until regional plans are clarified, noting current liners and IEPA requirements.
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Whiteside County
Lee County
Delbert Weets
Charlie Dunphy
Dunphy
Green River
Dixon
Whiteside
Bill Moore
Moore
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
IEPA
Roy Bridgeman
Rockford district eyes 6 million cuts close nine schools
Rockford School District considers 6 million in cuts to trim a 9.1 million deficit. Proposed closures include West High, Rockford Area Career Center, six elementary schools and a middle school. Layoffs would total about 125 teachers and 115 other staff. busing, graduation requirements, and campus operations would be altered. The Feb. 28 vote follows hearings as a 55-building district plans actions by April 1.
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Rockford
Rockford, Ill
UPI
West High School
Rockford Area
Jack Swanson
Board of Education
Illinois
Northern Illinois
Linda Dawson
Dawson
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Rob Buck
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Lincoln Highway
Connie
Buck
Friskey
Ogle County
Ralph Tack
Dominador Martin
Neil Hirsch
Elmars Kalnins
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