Beer garden opens with festive, loud start in Dixon
About 200 people flocked to the beer garden opening night in Dixon as the band Chaser played. Committee chairman Dave Miller said the crowd would grow to 1,800 to 2,000 nightly. attendees described the event as a social hub for friends and out-of-town visitors. Security staff checked IDs at the door, with planned acts Sights & Sounds from 2 to 5 and Steel River Band from 6 to 10.
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the Telegraph
Dave Miller
Miller
George Weiser
Dixon
Dan O’brien
Sterling
Telegraph
Sights & Sounds
Ohio school board approves interagency crime history agreement
The Ohio High School District 505 board met Monday and approved a new interagency agreement with the Illinois State Police to handle criminal history record information. The old agreement failed to meet security standards. The board also approved a student insurance plan with premiums of 24 dollars during school hours and 75 dollars for 24 hour coverage. Marilyn Johnson was named school treasurer for a two year term from July 1, 1990 to June 30, 1992.
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Ohio High School District 505
Illinois State Police
Dolan-Scott Agency
Marilyn Johnson
Two-way Sheriff race after Brooks retirement in Oregon
Oregon's Ogle County sheriff race tightens as incumbent Jerry Brooks steps down after 20 years. Det. Ken Woolbright and Mount Morris officer Paul Hackerson announce bids, focus on streamlined operations, reduced response times, and improved patrols. Brooks offers support to any department pick. The pair push positive campaigns while Brooks remains out of the race.
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Brooks
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Hackerson
Ames
Aenas Furniture
Give Em a BRAKE aims to cut work zone crashes in Illinois
IDOT launches a statewide effort with the theme Give Em a BRAKE to reduce injuries and deaths in road work zones. Signs warn drivers of work crews and advisory speeds, backed by state police patrols and overtime funding to enforce rules. District 2 reports 56 active sites and about one construction fatality per year.
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Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Lee and
Ogle
Don Giese
Giese
Rex Heacock
Heacock
The
Linois
Northern Illinois jobs show strength with lower May unemployment
Illinois Department of Employment Security data show May jobless rates easing across the nine county Rock River Valley plus the state. DeKalb County 3.2 percent led regional gains while Whiteside and Lee reported 6.2 and 6.5 percent respectively. Rockford 5.7 percent. Manufacturing recovery cited as key driver.
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Illinois Department of Employment Security
Lee County
Whiteside County
Ogle County
Rockford
Ogle
Stephenson
DeKalb
Charles Sinclair
Sinclair
Northern Illinois
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