Missing Dogs Strain Lancaster Couple After Four-Year Mystery
Don and Linda Sandwell mourn four missing dogs from their Lancaster home amid a pattern of pet disappearances. They claim thieves target their six to eight mile rural corridor, noting dogs often vanish in January and that Lady advertised herself by roaming the front yard. Local resident Larry Neikirk reports a dog found in a pickup bed, illustrating potential theft risks.
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Linda Sandwell
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Old Blue
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Illinois names first statewide 911 administrator
Illinois State Police welcomed Cindy Barbera-Brelle as the first Statewide 911 Administrator effective February 8 2016. She leads the Northwest Central Dispatch System serving eleven communities in northwest suburban Cook County and has prior oversight of 911 for unincorporated Cook County areas. Her education includes a BA in law enforcement administration from Western Illinois University an MBA from the Keller School of Management and a master’s from DePaul University.
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Illinois State Police
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Cindy Barbera-Brelle
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Northwest Central Dispatch System
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Cook County
Sheriff's Police Department
Western Illinois University
DePaul University
Keller School of Management
Righter pushes funding to shield Illinois colleges and MAP grants
State Senator Dale Righter proposes a plan to fund universities at 80 percent, community colleges at 90 percent, and MAP grants at 100 percent of 2015 levels, totaling nearly 1.7 billion in General Funds. The legislation ties to an Unbalanced Budget Response Act granting the governor more fiscal flexibility amid the budget impasse and warnings of layoffs at Eastern Illinois University.
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Illinois
Dale Righter
Mattoon
Righter
Rauner
Eastern Illinois University
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