MediGen signs second option on Dixon land site
MediGen officials announced they signed a second option with Fieldstone Ltd for an 18 acre parcel on Illinois Route 38 near Walgreen Field. The option does not purchase the land. it allows flexible development and potential tax base annexation while MediGen reviews site approvals and gathers technical data.
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MediGen Infectious Waste Incinerator
Fieldstone, Ltd
Dixon
Walgreen Field
Bob Sheehan
Don Anglehart
MediGen
Anglehart
Dixon Tollway
Dixon Industrial Development Association
DIDA
MediGen seeks annexation and rezoning for Dixon site
MediGen of Illinois asks Dixon planning commission on November 16 to rezone an 18 acre site east of Dix for an industrial incineration facility to dispose of potentially infectious medical waste. The firm seeks M-2 zoning, while annexation would favor M-1 per the city plan.
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MediGen
Illinois
Dixon City Planning Commission
Dixon
Z-One
Anchor Road
Boy Admits Starting 3200 Acre Brush Fire Near Los Angeles
A 10 year old boy admitted starting a campfire that accidentally sparked a 3200 acre brush fire in Angeles National Forest. Firefighters battled the blaze threatening homes, wildlife sanctuary, and a 1000 creature Wildlife Waystation as authorities warned of possible evacuations. Over 800 firefighters worked the line with two minor injuries reported. officials postponed containment to Wednesday evening.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Angeles National Forest
Jan Brown
Waystation
San Fernando Valley
Pacific Ocean
Cronauer recounts Good Morning Vietnam saga at Sauk Valley event
Adrian Cronauer, the real life radio voice behind Good Morning Vietnam, spoke at Sauk Valley Community College on a 90 minute journey into life in Vietnam, the war, and the film’s production. He explained the film’s fiction versus fact while describing AFRS experiences and the audience of about 100 young servicemen.
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Adrian Cronauer
Sauk Valley Community College
Vietnam
Cronauer
Dixon
Sauk
Armed Forces Radio Service
AFRS
Hollywood
New York
Lee Cronauer
Telegraph
Jerry Pauser
Armed Forces Radio Services
Little Theatre
Illinois farmers push early harvest as weather stays favorable
Illinois farmers are advancing toward an early corn and soybean harvest aided by a week of good weather. Ninety percent of soybeans and eighty one percent of corn were harvested by Sunday, with statewide yields estimated at 70 bushels per acre for corn and 27 for soybeans. Winter wheat planting reached eighty two percent. Soil moisture deteriorated, with 82 percent short and 18 percent adequate, worst conditions in the northwest while the southwest and southeast reported better moisture.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois
Illinois Agricultural Statistics Service
Kelly Henningsen
Henningsen
Dukakis Enjoys A Moment In Ohio Campaign Swing
Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis accepts a horn from a high school student in Euclid Ohio during a campaign swing through Ohio. He belted out a short version of Happy Days are Here Again before resuming his appearances.
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UPI
Michael Dukakis
Euclid
Ohio
Presidential race heats up in Illinois
United Press International reports a surge in campaign activity in Illinois as George Bush campaigns in DuPage County and Chicago, while John Dukakis tours Chicago areas and advocates prenatal care. Jesse Jackson distributes Dukakis literature in a downtown subway, criticizing Bush’s media approach. Bush delays at O’Hare due to storms, then speaks at Skokie Memorial and College of DuPage, urging continued expansion. Dukakis’s son John visits Northwestern Hospital maternity center highlighting neonatal care.
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Illinois
George Bush
DuPage County
John Dukakis
Chicago
Jesse Jackson
Windy City
Dukakis
Bush
O'Hare Inter
United States
John
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Gold Coast
Massachusetts
Euterpe
Andrea
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