Downtown Dixon aims for centralized management plan
Dixon Commercial Progress Association chair Linda Brantley unveils a plan to unite downtown merchants and landowners to curb outside retail competition. Four task forces would study retail mix, physical improvements, retail cooperation, and landowner cooperation, leading to an action plan to deter shopping centers.
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Dixon Commercial Progress Association
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21St Century Commission
City Hall
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Ashton Parents Rally as District Seeks Stability
More than 100 Ashton Community Unit School District 275 parents and students voiced support for Superintendent Greg Sawka amid his February resignation. A petition with 342 signatures urged the board to keep him, while Sawka cited career growth and family needs near Chicago. He has not announced a new position.
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Ashton Community Unit
Greg Sawka
William McEntry
Sanka
Chicago
Wisconsin firm drills gauge setup at Dixon site
Two Test Drilling Co. workers from Wisconsin set up a drill at North Side Standard on Galena Ave in Dixon to monitor possible pollution. The crew member installs a gauge intended to track environmental contamination as part of a pollution check.
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Dixon
Peterson resigns from Sauk Valley College board
Sauk Valley College board member Edie Peterson resigns after handing her letter to Dr. Richard Behrendt. Board President Ed Anderson reports he has not seen the letter and notes no replacement action will occur until the March 27 meeting. A possible conflict involves an easement petition from Peterson’s husband, Dr David Peterson, for property east of the campus to build ambulatory surgery space. Local authorities are reviewing potential issues but no formal investigation has been disclosed.
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Richard Behrendt
Ed Anderson
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Dixon
James Dixon
Peterson
David Peterson
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College
Lee County State
Dan Fish
Bush abandons Tower bid in favor of new nominee
President Bush abandoned the fight to appoint John Tower as defense secretary and said a new nominee would be offered soon. Senate moves to end six days of bruising debate as Tower faces likely rejection with votes from Democrats and Republicans shaping the outcome.
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Maine
Eastern Airlines files Chapter 11 amid strike and debt
Eastern Airlines moved to Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a $2.5 billion debt and a machinists strike left its fleet grounded. Chairman Frank Lorenzo and Eastern President Phil Bakes were set to discuss the filing. unions warned the move could risk Lorenzo and Texas Air Corp. assets.
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