Composting as a landfill solution faces new rules
EPA regulations set to curb lawn waste in landfills by June 1990 prompting Lee County and Dixon city officials to explore recycling and composting. Ed Conroy officials discuss a county composting site and feasibility study with private partners ahead of the deadline, amid resident concerns.
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Cubs Bandwagon Roars to Wrigley for NLCS Game 1
Telegraph sports writer describes Chicago fans flooding the El toward Wrigley Field for Game 1 of the NL Championship Series against the San Francisco Giants. Prices reach 75 dollars to 1000 per ticket as Cubs fans fill bars and streets. Cubs fall 11 3 in Game 1 but vow to even the series in Game 2.
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Bakker Convicted On 24 Counts In PTL Case
Jim Bakker, the televangelist, was found guilty on 24 counts of fraud and conspiracy by a federal jury. The verdict exposes a pyramid scheme tied to the PTL ministry, Heritage USA, and millions raised from followers. Bakker faces up to 120 years in prison and $5 million in fines.
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Local office can help homeless
Rochelle reports on a Tuesday feature about Dena Perkins who faced eviction and found aid from Tri County Opportunity Council. The agency aids the homeless across eight counties and helps with housing, finances, and access to programs. Perkins now rents a two bedroom apartment, avoiding eviction and crowding. The program relies on limited funds from a community service block grant which is quickly diminishing.
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Rochelle mother finds help through Tri-County outreach
Sandra Julifs, Tri-County Council on Consent, notes nine-county aid reached 141 families in 1988 with 221 assisted since January. Perkins, a Rochelle native, losing factory work in Texas, moved to Rochelle. with $45 weekly income she faced bills. Tri-County helped with electricity rent and Head Start enrollment while Perkins seeks full-time work for Virginia and hopes her daughter earns well in adulthood.
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Perkins
Rochelle
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Tri-County
Local plea on homeless heard in Washington
Sterling, Illinois residents traveling in six busloads to the Capitol press their demand for housing reform. Frederick Turk of Sterling, linked to Sane/Freeze, says low income housing aid has shrunk while poor numbers rise. He notes public housing access for the poor is about 28 percent and that housing costs have risen since 1950.
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