Niles weighs urine tests for drivers after breathalyzer
Niles Illinois moves toward approving a plan requiring urine tests for drivers who pass a breathalyzer but seem impaired. Six member board may back the proposal with Mayor Blase supporting in a tie. Police chief Giovannelli frames the measure as a tool to detect hidden drug impairment and deter dangerous driving.
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Niles, Ill
UPI
Niles
Niles Village
Nicholas Blase
Blase
Abe Selman
James Mahoney
Mahoney
Ray Giovannelli
Giovannelli
Gionannelli
Peter Pesole
Louella Preston
Board of Trustees
Local Hospital Admissions and Discharges Report
Admitted Friday includes Capitola Welch Jeanine Shaw Charles Robertson Dixon Everett Halstrom Sterling William Gugerty and Sublette. Discharged Friday lists Cheryl Reynolds Kara Smith Dixon Georgia Armstrong Franklin Grove. Saturday admissions add Melissa Kuhl Dixon and Saturday discharges include Helen Rugh Chastity Catron Dixon Everett Halstrom and Sterling. Birth announcements note a girl to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Shaw of Dixon. Sunday admissions cover Helen Goldie Dixon Betty Guyer Byron June Hinrichs Franklin Grove while Sunday discharge lists Boyd Bonnewell Dixon.
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Capitola Welch
Jeanine Shaw
Charles Robertson
Dixon
Everett Halstrom
Sterling
William Gugerty
Sublette
Cheryl Reynolds
Kara Smith
Georgia Armstrong
Franklin Grove
Melissa Kuhl
Helen Rugh
Chastity Catron
Kenneth Shaw
Helen Goldie
Betty Guyer
Byron
June Hinrichs
Boyd Bonnewell
Fire incidents and alarms reported in Dixon area
The Dixon Rural Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Elit Saturday at 3 49 p.m along Route 30 with cause undetermined. Investigations followed at Woosung at 4 23 a.m and Friday at 8 30 a.m regarding smoke detector alerts at Mabley Center 1120 Washington Ave with assist to the city and a false alarm noted by Dixon City Fire.
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Dixon Rural Fire Department
Woosung
Mabley Center
Washington Ave
Dixon City Fire Department
Students shine at Illinois Special Olympics Summer Games
Three Walnut High School students competed at ISU Normal June 16 and 17 with nearly 3,000 athletes statewide. Joe Bennett won silver in the 100 meter dash and softball throw, Paul Griffith earned bronze in standing long jump and placed fifth in the 50 meter dash, and Mike Cain finished fourth in softball throw.
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Walnut High School
Illinois State University
Normal
Joe Bennett
Paul Griffith
Mike Cain
First tax installment due for Lee County real estate
Lee County taxpayers are reminded that the first real estate tax installment is due June 30. Treasurer Sharon A. Thompson notes some bills were returned for incorrect addresses and asks anyone who did not receive a bill to call 288-4477. Payments available at banks, Ashton Bank Rochelle, by mail, or at the treasurer’s walk‑up window. Delinquent farm property and other real estate incur 1.5 percent monthly interest. farm property tax rises from 1 percent due to law change. No extension. envelopes postmarked June 30 accepted without penalty and processed July 5. Hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday.
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Lee County
Sharon A. Thompson
Bank
Thompson
Cortright 84 Died In Lee County Nursing Home
Roy Edgar Cortright 84 of 917 Chicago Ave died June 26 1989 in Lee County Nursing Home He was a self employed cattleman for 42 years Born August 8 1904 in Dixon to Edgar and Katherine Bowser Cortright married Marie J Cassidy in June 1935 in Auror a She died in 1976 Survived by a sister Bernice Seagren of Clinton IA Funeral 1030 am Wednesday Preston Schilling Funeral Home with Rev Gregory Alvis First Baptist Church officiating Graveside 1 pm Wednesday St Joseph Cemetery Aurora with Rev Albert Renell officiating Visitation 7 to 9 pm Tuesday Preston Schilling Funeral Home Also Elsie E Book 82 of Lee County Nursing Home formerly of 318 W Third St died June 24 1989 at KSB Hospital Arrangements by Preston Schilling Funeral Home
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Roy Edgar Cortright
Chicago Ave
Lee County
Dixon
Edgar
Katherine
Bowser) Cortright
Marie J. Cassidy
Aurron
Bernard
Bernice) Seagren
Clinton
Iowa
Preston-Schilling Funeral Home
Gregory Alvis
First Baptist Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Aurora
Albert Renell
Elsie E. Book
Lee County Nursing Home
W. Third St
KSB Hospital
Polo
Fern Elizabeth Graehling
Heights Rd
Polo Continental Manor
Shannon
John
Ida
Shiley) Messner
Fred Graehling
Oregon
Donald
June) Mades
Evelyn) Shipper
Hot Springs Village
Ark
Glenn
Lila) Hadaway, Jr
Eileen Graebling
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Lawrence Vaillancourt
Fairmount Cemetery
Benson-Brown-Seidel Funeral Home
Columbus
Wis
Martha M. Anderson
Amboy
Columbus Care Center
Charles
Georgeanne (Edsall) Newton
Robert Anderson
Earl
Janesville
Sonoma
Calif
Williston
Fla
Dorothy Cook
Ashton
Miam-Jones Funeral Home
Martha Ziegler
Emergency calls and obituaries blend in Dixon area report
Sunday to Monday emergency calls list multiple individuals and locations including Dixon Rural Fire Department and Dixon City Fire Department transporting patients to KSB Hospital. Obituaries note Polo resident Elizabeth Graehling died June 23 1989 and Martha M Anderson formerly of Amboy died June 24 1989 with funeral details and survivors listed.
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Jay Monier
First St
Ron F. Monk
Carroll Ave
Dixon Police Department
Scott Eddy
James D. Cotter
Second Ave
Jose Martinez
Galena Ave
Michael J. Anderson
Freeport
Ogle County
Ogle County Sheriff's Department
Noreen M. Felse
Angelo Marcheschi
Rochelle
Hillcrest
Mark G. Burgess
Thomas P. Potts
Rochelle Hospital
Burgess
Potts
Yellow Bird
Yellow Bird Center
Lola Watson
Walnut
Green River Country Club
Watson
New Bedford
Thomas and Manlius
Sandra Kruse
Bloody Guitch Rd
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Bloody Gulch Road
S. Galena Avenue
Proprietor Construction Company of
Eller & Willey Block CO
Dixon, Ill
Danenicar Ars Cunic
Roy Cortright
Elsie Book
Mary Springer
Patty Waltz
Village Inn
Second St
Logan Ave
Matthew Robert Smith
Mike Bennett
Michele Bennett
Fern
Graebling
Martha Anderson
Jatelett
Richard Piller
Michael Kristensen
Piller
Chiropractic Clinic
Dixon Telegraph
Pam
Michelle Barber
Peter Moburg
the Telegraph
Lori Turner Kings
KSS
Lee
DR. Martin
Polo Clinic
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