Warm Dixon day fuels student study outdoors
Balmy 74 degree Monday afternoon in Dixon drew SWCC art students Tracey Kruse Jean Froeter and Terri Wheeler outside to study while Chris Johnson studied in the bottom photo Rockford logged a record 73 degrees but officials could not confirm if Dixon's top reached a record The forecast calls for cooler weather Wednesday with a chance of snow Thursday
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Dixon
SWCC
Tracey Kruse
Jean Froeter
Terri Wheeler
Chris Johnson
Rockford
Dixon woman dies in Illinois Route 64 crash near Oregon
Karla Bally a 23 year old Dixon resident died early today in a head on collision with a westbound semi on Route 64 just east of Oregon Illinois Bally was returning from Chicago at about 530 am when her car crossed the center line and struck the truck The semi driver was uninjured and the crash remains under investigation Funeral arrangements are being made at Jones Funeral Home
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Oregon
Dixon
Karla Bally
Ogle County
Jerry Brooks
Bally
Chicago
Robert Personette
Jones Funeral Home
Navy jets drop 12 live bombs near desert campers
Two A-6 or jets overshot targets during a training flight near Chocolate Mountain Impact Area north of the Mexican border. Twelve 500 pound bombs exploded in a dry wash injuring one camper and damaging a mobile home, while a brush fire scorched acres. The area hosts tents for holiday campers and endangered desert tortoise habitat. If pilots blamed, Navy may revoke wings.
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EL Centro
Calif
UPI
Navy
Chocolate Mountain
Salton Sea
Mike Ray
Naval Air Station
Oceana
el Centro Naval Air Facility
Pentagon
Bob Koch
Hacienda Heights
Russell Kaldenberg
Bureau of Land Management
Kaldenberg
Paul Ellerd
Riverside
Ellerd
John Blackley
BLM
Cmdr
Mike John
Iowa
Route 2 speed limit sparks public concern
Oregon reports motorists upset over the Route 2 35 mph limit through Castle Rock State Park with drivers still at 50 mph. Police issue warning tickets as state plans four year monitoring to assess accident impact and enforcement strategy.
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Telegraph
Oregon
Illinois
Illinois State Police
Jim Madison
Ogle County
Forts
Jerry Brooks
Route 2
Brooks
Madison
Rock Cut
Right to die ruling upheld by Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois Supreme Court rules a guardian may order withdrawal of life support for a terminal comatose patient and a mature minor may refuse life-saving treatment. The ruling sets guardian guidelines, requires terminal diagnosis by physicians, and court oversight to prevent guardian greed.
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Supreme Court of Illinois
Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois Supreme Court
DuPage County
Chicago Area
Bonnie Reiner
Dorothy M. Longeway
Keiner
Longeway
Dian
Howard Ryan
No agreement yet in Amboy teachers talks
In Amboy no settlement was reached after a seven hour session at Amboy High School. About 40 teachers waited as the administration submitted a new proposal around 2 45 a m. A vote on the salary schedule will be held Wednesday morning, with additional contract points to discuss. A next meeting is set for Monday Nov 27 due to Thanksgiving holiday.
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AMBOY
Amboy Education Association
Judy Brinkmeier
Amboy High School
George Steffen
Brinkmeier
Steffen
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