Sterling murder case seeks public help with 1987 shooting
A Sterling task force pleads for tips in the Aug 22 1987 murder of Tiffany Boyer at her Fourth Street home. A reward exceed 3000 plus up to 1000 from Whiteside Crime Stoppers aims to fund leads, with investigators citing apathy and false information hampering progress.
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Sterling
Tiffany Boyer
Rock Falls
Whiteside County
Illinois State Police
Steve Sanders
Sterling Police Department
Sanders
Whiteside
County
Reagan Receives Honorary Knighthood From Queen
Former President Ronald Reagan was awarded the Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Bath by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. He may not be called Sir Ronald publicly, though he may add GCB after his name. etiquette for foreigners and a long British tradition are cited by experts.
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London
UPI
Reagan
Elizabeth II
Sir Ronald
Buckingham Palace
Nancy
Prince Philip
Order of the Bath
GCB
NBC
Henry IV
George I
Harold Brooks-Baker
Burke’s Peerage
Brooks-Baker
United States
Great Britain
Lady Reagan
Britain
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Caspar Weinberger
Eisenhower
Dotson seeks new trial in recanted rape case
Gary Dotson, once convicted of rape and whose accuser recanted in 1985, asks the Cook County Circuit Court for a new trial based on genetic test results. His attorney states tests show he could not have produced the semen stain, backing Webb’s 1985 testimony that the 1977 charge was a fabrication.
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Chicago
UPI
Gary Dotson
Cook County
Dotson
Cathleen Crowell Webb
Chicago Tribune
Country Club Hills
Dixon Correctional Center
DCC
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Thomas Breen
California
Webb
Breen
Dixon
Radon follows asbestos as big school problem
In Rochelle and across the nation radon emerges as a major school health threat as districts report tests and actions. EPA officials urge testing by next winter noting schools may harbor radon with potential lung cancer risk for children and adults. Local districts estimate asbestos costs and prepare for radon related decisions. see Radon, page 3.
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Radon
Rochelle
U.S. Epa
William K. Reilly
Dixon
Larry Roth
Ashton Community Unit
Greg
Sawka
EPA
Japan
Martha Casey
United States
Rochelle Township
Doug Creason
District 212
Roth
EPA lists 17365 polluted waterways nationwide
Washington reports that at least 17365 waterways are polluted or polluted by natural causes, about 10 percent of U S waters. The EPA, after compiling state and territorial reports, identifies 595 waterways contaminated by 879 facilities discharging 126 priority toxins including PCBs and dioxin.
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Washington
UPI
America
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Territories
EPA
West Virginia
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kansas
Idaho
New York
Pennsylvania
Florida
Mississippi
Indiana
Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Wyoming
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Flag Day Observed With Dixon Ceremonies At Courthouse
Flag Day honors the 1777 adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the U S flag. Dixon Elks Lodge hosts a 7 p m ceremony on the north lawn of the old Lee County Courthouse with Lee County State's Attorney Dan Fish as guest speaker. Dixon area military groups conduct the flag ceremonies led by Dean Coss exalted ruler.
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Continental Congress
United States
Harry S Truman
Pennsylvania
Dixon Elks Lodge
Lee County
Dan Fish
Dixon Area
Dean Coss
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