Bid Award Planned for Rochelle Prestressed Concrete
Dixon City Council will review bids for the USF&G building parking structure with Price Brothers Midwest of Rochelle the low bidder at 492 679 for prestressed concrete. The project totals about 1.1 million including concrete and the rest of the building.
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Price Brothers—Midwest Incorporated
Rochelle
Usf&g
Dixon
John McLane
Town Square Partners
City Hall
McLane
Boating Season On Rock River Draws Weekend Crowds
Boating time on the Rock River in the Dixon area is in full swing as sunny weekend weather drew crowds last weekend and is expected to do so again this weekend. River activity centers on recreational craft and shoreline outings.
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Rock River
Dixon Area
Hyde urges ban on new runways at O'Hare and new Chicag o airport plan
Rep Henry Hyde calls for a halt to O'Hare expansions and promotes a 21st Century SuperPort to serve metropolitan Chicago. He urges soundproofing near O'Hare, a permanent noise control system, and a compensation fund for affected homeowners while criticizing United and American Airlines and noting a Supreme Court ruling allows O'Hare area lawsuits.
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Rosemont
Ill
UPI
Henry Hyde
R-Nl
O’hare International
Chicago
Hyde
O’hare
Transportation
Samuel Skinner
Supreme Court
O'Hare
United Airlines
American Airlines
Illinois
Illinois House adjoins plan to raise mandatory schooling to 18
Springfield reports the House Education Committee narrowly approved S449 to raise Illinois compulsory schooling age from 16 to 18, with an amendment enabling alternative education paths for troubled students. Supporters cite dropout reduction and future job prospects. critics warn of penalties for willing graduates and higher costs. A companion bill also advances to curb pocket pagers on school grounds to deter drug activity.
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Ill
UPI
House
Illinois
Penny Severns
Decatur
Senate
Michael Curran
Curran
Department of Corrections
Mary Lou Cowlishaw
Raperville
House Education Committee
Jesse White
Dchicago
White
Patrick Welch
Dperu
Indiana Jones film breaks box office records in Dixon
Dixon area moviegoers line up as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade shatters national opening benchmarks with a 46.9 million seven day gross. Bowman Theaters reports strong Plaza Cinemas attendance and hints at first run strategy for upcoming summer blockbusters Star Trek V Ghostbusters II and Batman.
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Indiana Jones
America
Derring
Plaza Cinemas
Dixon
Ken McMunn
Bowman Theaters
McMunn
Plaza Theatres
Allies hail Bush European tour and arms plan
In London Bush praised the Western push for change in the Soviet bloc while keeping NATO deterrence. He hailed the Brussels NATO accord and urged continued Soviet caution as he urged Eastern Europe toward a united Europe. Thatcher and Kohl hailed the summit as a breakthrough, and Baker said Moscow must respond.
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Bonn
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Mainz
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George
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