Extension sought for Amboy tower grant
Amboy plans a one year extension of its CDAP grant and seeks an extra grant for next year to fund a new water treatment plant at the newly completed well. City Engineer Bernie Klingenberg says iron and manganese levels require treatment and the project could receive up to 247000 in funding if approved.
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Amboy
Bernie Klingenberg
Willett Hofmann & Associates
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Klingenberg
Rochelle liquor ruling clears owner in minor sale case
Rochelle resident Carrell Richardson owner of The Poor House Lounge and Liquor Store was found not guilty of selling liquor to a minor after a liquor commission hearing. The minor Jeffrey Cupp 18 of Rochelle was found guilty on a city charge of possession of liquor as a minor. The sale to the minor was initially believed to involve Pattie Troxel who faces charges.
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Rochelle
Carrell Richardson
Poor House
Lincoln Ave
Liquor Commission
Dennis Hewitt
Cupp
Gail Loefgren
Halloween Parade in Dixon Saturday Sponsored by Lions Club
Dixon hosts a Halloween Parade this Saturday with judging at Haymarket Square at 1 30 p m in four divisions for preschool through eighth grade. Cash awards, honorable mentions, candy and apples for participants, marching band from Madison Junior High, possible appearance by McGruff the crime dog.
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Angels of
Dixon
Dixon Noon Lions Club
Dixon Area of Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Haymarket Square
Third Street
Peoria Avenue
Lincoln Statue
A.C. Bowers Athletic Field
Mark Groves
Groves
Madison Junior High School
McGruff
Noon Lions Club
Dixon roadwork keeps cops and fire crews on the move
IDOT coordinates with Dixon agencies to mitigate road closures caused by projects on Palmyra Avenue and in front of the fire station. Lanes shift, detours are used, and responders adjust routes to keep emergencies moving, while crews replace concrete and manage emergency access.
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Dixon
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Palmyra Avenue
Kevin Lalley
Dixon Rural Fire Department
DOT
Page Drive
Fourth Avenue
Brian Mueller
Monroe Avenue
Jim Hill
Mueller
Peoria Avenue
Galena Avenue
Hill
Robert Short
Community Opposes Prison Site Plan In Huntley
Huntley residents urged action Tuesday night to lobby state officials to relocate a proposed prison. Mayor Jim Barnes pledged to contact Governor Thompson, Secretary of State Jim Edgar, and Attorney General Neil Hartigan to oppose the site. The Maloney land would need sale to the DOC, sparking allegations of collusion as residents question the plan and weigh court-appearing felons traveling from Chicago to Huntley.
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Barnes
Thomas J. Maloney
Cook County
Thomas J. Maloney III
DOC
Rochelle
Woody Bauer
Dennis Schumacher
Chicago
Michael Lane
Schumacher
Thompson
Dixon High Parent Advisory Council Meets on Thursday
Dixon High School parents gather Thursday at 7 p.m. in the DHS library to discuss issues facing the school. Principal Kent Johansen says the advisory group, formed four years ago, often draws four to six or 50 to 60 attendees and will consider the Channel One news program and its $50,000 in equipment in exchange for airing the 12 minute segment with four 30 second commercials. The poll of staff favors showing the program, and copies of the state report card for the Dixon Public School System will also be distributed after tonight’s school board meeting.
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Dixon High School
DHS
Kent Johansen
Johansen
Clearasil
Levi Jeans
Ford Motor Company
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