Dixon council clears path for new Super 8 Motel
Dixon city council approved annexation and rezoning of 5 016 acres on Bloody Gulch Road for a Super 8 Motel to be built by Magen Patel. A final vote is set for Oct 2. Patel plans a 33 unit motel with potential expansion and talks restaurant development. other actions included KC Home Association variance, flood control requests, and sale of seized police cars.
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Elgin teachers return as Plainfield strike spreads
About 27,000 Elgin students and 1,500 teachers go back to school on day two of the year as Elgin District U-46 reaches a tentative contract ending the city’s major strike. Plainfield District 202 teachers walk out affecting 3,100 students. Roselle’s strike continues with unresolved salary and health insurance terms.
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Drug kingpins use spies inside ranks in Colombia
Bogota officials say drug cartels evade capture through spies in the military and government. Attorney General Alfonso Gomez cites repeated raids where traffickers fled before troops arrived, blaming police and military infiltration for preventing arrests of cocaine trade leaders.
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Bush pushes clean air on West Coast trip
President Bush urged Congress to act quickly on his environmental protection package as he made a Western swing to celebrate state centennials with tree plantings in South Dakota Montana and Washington. He pressed for pollution cleanup while noting economic realities and predicted the Clean Air Act rewrite would be passed early next year in a form satisfying both his goals and Congress.
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Rochelle vows tough bid in Rochelle drug war
Rochelle police say the war on drugs is intensifying in The Hub City while urging a more informed public. Local officials cite Bush administration calls for stronger action and emphasize school based education and parental involvement to curb youth drug and alcohol use.
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New landfill laws to boost costs and cleanup duties
Bridgeman announced new landfill laws aiming to cut landfill use by 10 to 15 percent annually by excluding yard wastes from garbage and imposing 500 dollar fines per bag for yard waste dumped after July 1. The city must establish a separate compost area, seek a 30000 dollar state grant due by October 6, and weigh increased costs for separate pickups.
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