Rochelle cyclist dies after Route 251 collision
Rochelle man Michael J. Koebler aged 25 died after his motorbike collided with a northbound semi near Hillcrest on Illinois Route 251. The crash occurred at 6 45 p m Wednesday, Koebler was flown to St Anthony Medical Center and pronounced dead at 8 00 a m today. James Justice Jr 25 of Hartford Alabama drove the semi and was uninjured. both vehicles sustained over 250 in damage. Further ISP investigation is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
Michael J. Koebler
Lincoln Highway
St. Anthony Medical Center
Rockford
Koebler
James Justice Jr
Hartford
Ala
Hillcrest
Rochelle Fire Department
Rochelle Community Hospital
SAMC
Justice
Illinois State Police
Farm fall kills girl on rural Kings farm
Six year old Kathryn Milligan died after falling from a tractor driven by her father Malcolm on a rural Kings farm at 457 South Church Road. The rear wheel ran over her as Malcolm slowed to mow a waterway. She was taken to Rochelle Community Hospital by ambulance. Lyons Cluts-Limes Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KINGS
Rochelle Community Hospital
Ogle
Jerry Brooks
Kathryn Milligan
Malcolm
Kathryn
Malcolm Milligan
South Church Road
Brooks
Rochelle Fire Department
Lyons Cluts-Limes Funeral Home
Rochelle
New state prison sites settled soon
Springfield Republican era report notes a decision on locating three new state prisons could come within six weeks. Rep. Karen Hasara says overcrowding may push Gov. Thompson to announce sites soon amid last minute budget add ons totaling 97 million for two minimum security prisons and one medium security facility plus 15.5 million for an experimental boot camp and related upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
UPI
General Assembly
Karen Hasara
James R. Thompson
Hasara
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Thompson
Brantleys push Greyhound stop move in Dixon
Treii's Jewelry owners Gordon and Linda Brantley urge Greyhound to relocate its Dixon bus stop from Hennepin Avenue in front of their properties to the Red Cab Company on South Galena Avenue. They argue the current site lacks luggage storage seating and shelter, creating congestion and weather exposure for patrons and impacting nearby shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treii’s
Dixon
Greyhound
Hennepin Avenue
Red Cab Company
Galena Avenue
Dean Wall
James Barber
Dixon Public Health and Safety
Gordon
Linda Brantley
First St
Paper Escape
The
Brantleys
Tom
Nancy McClain
Joyce
LeRoy Kreger
Treii
Escape
First Street
Barber
North begs leniency to end Iran Contra trial nightmare
Former National Security Council aide North asked for a maximum lenient sentence after a three month trial in which he faced up to 10 years in prison and a 750000 dollar fine for aiding obstruction of Congress destroying official documents and accepting an illegal gift. He pledged to appeal and said he hoped his family would recover from their 242 year nightmare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Congress
Gesell
Reagan Administration
Executive Branch
National Security Council
Iask
Betsy
Dixon policeman sued for $7 million in federal suit
John Lightner of Dixon has filed a $1 million federal suit alleging Dixon Police Lt. Larry Hagen falsified reports and testified to a grand jury to retaliate against him for constitutionally protected comments about police agencies after a 1981 FBI operation. Lightner, indicted in 1985 and dismissed in 1987, seeks $500,000 in actual damages and $500,000 in punitive damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lightner
Dixon
Raul Garcia
Lee County
Hagen
Hagan
From VITAL program to musical stage
Judy Hoyle of Dixon rose from reading at a third grade level to cast as Mrs Squires in Timber Lake Playhouse’s The Music Man in Mount Carroll. The SVCC VITAL program helped her learn to read, and she urges others to seek help at 288-5511. Tickets are selling fast. show runs through July 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Hoyle
Dixon
Timber Lake Playhouse
Mount Carroll
Hoyle
Sauk Valley Community College
SVCC
Squires
del Sarte
Linda Kim
VITAL
Kim
Ralph
Norm Rice
Jim Zvanut
Timber Lake
Playhouse
Telegraph
Lori Fagan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Campbell
Rock River
Jer
Campbell
Page Park
Oliver North
Clark Kelly
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!