Grand Detour Art Fair draws 4 000 to 5 000 visitors
Heat did not deter art lovers as an estimated 4 000 to 5 000 attended Grand Detour’s 10th annual Art Fair. Coordinator Linda Frueh noted attendance about 1 000 higher than last year and 13 more booths, with new artists in each category. AAOC sponsored the event, highlighting higher quality exhibits and continuing a longstanding local tradition. Awards went to Jim Kanas, Fran Swarbrick, J.R. Grossman, Don Morvice, Suzanne Shedosky, Carl H. Johnson Jr., and Michael Gerry, with several honorable mentions.
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The
Arts Alliance of
Ogle County
Michael Gerry
Fran Swarbrick
Dixon
Williams & McCarthy
Suzanne Shedosky
Rock Falls
Charles Francis Browne
Shedosky
Oregon Public Library
Linda Frueh
Frueh
AAOC
Christina
Defense opens case in killing of prison official
In Joliet Illinois UPI the defense begins presenting its case in the murder trial of Ike Easley a 26 year old inmate at Pontiac Corrections Center charged with the September 1987 murder of Ponti ac Cellhouse Superintendent Robert Taylor 44. Prosecutors say the death was a gang hit retaliation for a prior inmate death.
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Akim Gursel
Taylor
Easley
Lawrence Spiller
Will County
Spiller
Roosevelt Lucas
Lucas
Joliet
Bennett to seek new trial ruling on murder case
Lee County presiding Circuit Court Judge Thomas Hornsby is to rule at 9 30 a m Thursday on Kathy Bennett's motion for a new trial. Bennett was convicted May 20 by a Carroll County jury on two counts of first degree murder in the Nov 2 death of Carrie Duncan of Paw Paw. The jury found her innocent on five other counts.
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Lee County
Thomas Hornsby
Kathy Joanne Bennett
Bennett
Carroll County
Carrie Duncan
Paw Paw
Rolfe Ehrmann
Duncan
Ehrmann
Fourth District
Springfield
Michael Sandy
Danville
Hornsby
Fish
Heat safety advice and forecast relief from heat
The piece advises cooling hot individuals promptly and seeking ambulance help for heat stroke. It notes nighttime rain possible tonight with relief expected in coming days. Forecasters say temperatures will ease from 90s to 80s by Friday with cooler days Tuesday to Friday.
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Sheets
NWS
Fields
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Dawn Liquid Detergent
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Brinton & Bradshaw
Dixec
Tim Oliver
Dave Kampas
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