Illinois Adjutant General Tapped as Petunia Festival Honorary Marshal
Major General Harold G. Holesinger, the Illinois Adjutant General, leads National Guard policy, planning, and mobilization for state and national defense. A Morrison native now in Springfield, he has 5,500 plus flying hours in F-84 F-4 and KC-135, flew in Korea and the Berlin Crisis, and is married to Dee with two children.
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Petunia Festival Parade Marks 25th Anniversary Route Change
A Sunday parade at 2 p.m. celebrating the 25th Petunia Festival will feature a record 170 entries. The route moves from Seventh Street and Peoria Avenue north to Third Street west to Highland Avenue north to Second Street east to Peoria and back to Dixon High School parking. Traffic adjustments due to construction on South Peoria Avenue and Ill. Route 26 may cause delays. officers will permit limited access at Seventh Street and Peoria. Drivers working 3 to 11 p.m. should allow extra time.
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Robert Short
Carnival Lifeblood: Matt Armstrong Shows Expands with Rides
Chicago native Loudon discusses carnival hard work and life on the road with Matt Armstrong Shows based in West Lake, Louisiana. The company runs six Illinois dates, owns 40 rides, 33 trucks, and $4 to $5 million in equipment, including the $350,000 Kamikaze ride. The crew emphasizes setup and teardown challenges, with a yearlong season from February through Thanksgiving. A Puerto Rican rider named Carlos, 33, explains height restrictions as eager kids wait to ride the 85 mph thrill.
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Dixon
Jim Przybyzki
Przybyzki
Illinois
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Let Freedom Ring adds carnival to Mount Morris Fourth of July celebration
Mount Morris organizers expect large crowds for the four day Let Freedom Ring festival starting Saturday with a 7:45 walk and run. A carnival by Starr Amusements opens Monday at 6 p.m. The Illinois Freedom Bell will toll at 1 p.m. for 13 seconds to honor the 13 colonies as part of a traditional bell ringing.
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Illinois
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Dillehay Park
Kable News
Mount Morris Community Woman’s Club
Queen Ann Buser
Rockford
Bob Kevern
Wesley Street
Ogle County Pilots Association
Ogle County
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries
Mount Morris High School
Gas leak in Rochelle tank not endangering water supply
Rochelle Oil Co experienced a leak from an underground 550 gallon gasoline tank found during work on another tank. Fire Chief Tom McDermott said the public water supply was never imperiled, with the leak affecting the water table for an undetermined time. Authorities remove the tank and involve the State Fire Marshal and EPA.
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Rochelle Oil Company
Tom McDermott
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Harold Rogers
John D. Basler
Rogers
House Deadlock Shapes Possible Tax Shift
State lawmakers face a midnight adjournment deadline with votes split along party lines. The Rock-Madigan tax plan raises individual rate to 3 percent and corporate rate to 4.8 percent, while doubling the property tax deduction to ease owners’ bills by about 50 to 70 dollars on average.
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