Custodians vote to unionize at Dixon Public School
Custodians at Dixon Public School voted five to three Friday to join a union. Superintendent Dr. Larry Roth announced eight of ten eligible voters cast ballots under the Illinois State Labor Relations Board. Negotiations will begin after certification. district may hire private janitorial services at three buildings to cut costs by about 27 percent.
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Dixon Public
Larry Roth
Illinois State Labor Relations Board
Roth
Dixon High School
Washington School
Worker injured at FDL Foods plant in Rochelle
Donald G. Snell 33 of 423 W. Grant Street suffered severe injuries to his right arm when his shirt sleeve caught in a meat-cutting auger at the FDL Foods plant in Rochelle. He was pulled into the machine at 10:21 a.m. and later airlifted to St Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, in fair condition.
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Rochelle
Stillman Valley
FDL Foods, Inc
McDermott
Snell
St. Anthony Medical Center
Rockford
Kishwaukee College Foundation reports solid finances
Kishwaukee College Foundation notes total equities of 626,674 as of April 1, up 450,729 since March 1988, with a robust fund balance. The 1.3 million library renovation request may be delayed to 1990, as state funding decisions favor earlier projects. Foundation votes earmark scholarships, nursing awards, and continued aid to the Kishwaukee child care center and preschool.
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Malta
Kishwaukee College Foundation
KCF
Kishwaukee
Norman Jenkins
ECF
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
General Assembly
Jenkins
Jury selection underway in Bennett murder trial
In Carroll County Circuit Court a jury was being formed for Kathy Bennett 25 Earlville charged with seven counts of first degree murder in the November 2 beating and stabbing death of 80 year old Carrie Mae Duncan of Paw Paw. The trial will be held in Dix with about 45 witnesses expected. Co defendant Calvin Pierce was earlier found guilty of five counts and awaits sentencing in June. The case moved to Carroll County due to pre trial publicity. State's Attorney Daniel Fish will not seek the death penalty.
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Mount Carroll
Kathy Joanne Bennett
Earlville
Carroll County
Lee County
Thomas Hornsby
Daniel Fish
Bennett
Carrie Mae Duncan
Paw Paw
Duncan
Angling Road
Hornsby
Rolfe Ehrmann
Calvin Pierce
Dixon
Three Arrested on Gambling Charges in Sublette Bar Raid
Lee County detectives arrested Bernard Armstrong Paul Truckenbrod and Eileen Seimeister after entering Pirates Cove tavern Sublette early Saturday amid a three week gambling investigation. Three electronic draw poker machines and 1900 cash were seized as the trio posted bonds and awaited court appearances. Christine Akers, 20, Polo, was critically injured in a one car crash on Judson Road near White Pines State Park. Her car rolled over after leaving the ditch at 1:05 a.m. Lifeline airlifted her to St. Anthony Medical Center.
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Tim Bivins
Bernard Armstrong
Tower Road
Sublette
Paul Truckenbrod
LaMoille
Eileen Seimeister
Oak Lawn
Truckenbrod
Armstrong
Bivins
Pirates Cove Tavern
Lee County
Polo
Judson Road
White Pines State Park
Christine Akers
St. Anthony Medical Center
Rockford
Illinois
Akers
Columbia Road
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