Inmates to Dixon Correctional Center for Female Unit
The Dixon Correctional Center will receive 167 female inmates the first week of October to ease Dwight Center overcrowding. State Corrections Director Michael Lane compares Dwight’s crowding to Logan Center and notes systemwide capacity excess. Dixon’s population rises to 1,296 with the new inmates. renovation aims to separate male and female housing with dedicated facilities and programs.
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Renovation Plan For Dixon Theatre Moves Ahead
Dixon Theatre Renovation Inc backed by a $3.1 million grant from DCCA aims to restore the 1920s vaudeville house. President Bob Bloemker said work could start in about nine months with a $400,000 fundraising drive for cosmetic repairs, seating, lighting, and plumbing.
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Hartigan walks talks with NIMA mayors in Am boy Long Branch talk
Illinois Attorney General Neil Hartigan addressed the Northern Illinois Mayors Association at the Long Branch, urging mayors to help shape the state's future agenda. He pledged not to require local services without state funding and urged fair shares of budgets, citing tax increases and programs like CHIP and the Illinois Grain Elevator Act. Hartigan aims to run the state like a business and improve education while fighting a “drug cancer” as he positions himself for governor.
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Hugo pounds Charleston as hurricane devastates coast
Hurricane Hugo unleashed 135 mph winds on Charleston early today ripping century old buildings apart and flooding streets. Eight deaths in the Carolinas were blamed on the storm, with Bush declaring a seven county SC major disaster. Hugo weakened to a tropical storm inland as it moved toward Virginia, leaving darkness, looting fears, and widespread damage in its wake.
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Lee county panel fights drug abuse and education
Tim Bivins Lee County Sheriff leads a panel on drug abuse to educate students and parents about health risks legalities and help options. He notes cocaine as the drug of choice and says younger users are appearing while stressing early education and the Just Say No program. The panel includes Dr Tim Appenheimer Cathe White and Bivins and aims to inform residents about drugs.
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Say No program aims to curb youth drug use in Lee County
Lee County officials cite the annual Say No program as a broad effort reaching many youths. Bivins highlights a case of an eight year old in New York informing police about his mother's drug use. He notes a spring 1988 Task Force arresting nearly 100 individuals as a major clampdown and urges cooperation beyond law enforcement, including Neighborhood Watch, to prevent drugs. He stresses alcohol as a drug and warns of nearly 100000 alcohol related deaths yearly, with over 20000 from drunk driving.
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