Lee County Wire
Comprehensive News Feed for Lee County, IL.
Results 1 - 20 of 202 in Lee County, IL
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Undervoting policy causes angst: Voters will be asked if they meant to leave blanks on ballots
... a number of reasons to undervote,” Nelson said. “There's just a lot of issues with this.” Lee County Clerk Nancy Nelson calls it “idiotic” and “an ego trip” for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, ... Comment?
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2010 could be good year on energy front
The new year could see new advances in home-grown energy, locally and nationally. Comment?
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Police and fire reports for Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009
... Street, failure of duty to report change of address, Walworth County, Wis., warrant – escape; taken to Lee County Jail. Azzies J. Johnson, 37, of Milwaukee; 9:48 p.m. Monday in the 800 block of Murphy Street; no driver's license, operating an ... Comment?
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Not just for seniors: Public transportation is now a reality for all in Sauk Valley
Whiteside County Public Transportation bus driver Mike Love picks up passengers on his route. Comment?
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Police and fire reports for Monday, Dec. 28, 2009
Donald K. Boutah, 34, of East Peoria; 9:56 p.m. Wednesday in the 80 block of West Third Street; Tazewell County warrant – failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail. Comment?
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Lombard man gets probation for filming teens
... Robert L. Lauesen, 47, a longtime Lombard youth bowling coach, was given 127 days of credit for time served in Lee County Jail. In exchange for his Dec. 16 guilty plea, Lee County prosecutors dropped two charges of child pornography. According to ... Comment?
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Tropicalia Field Notes: Even paradise has speed bumps
... (unless you want to slip me a winning multi-million lottery ticket). When we packed up our lives and moved to Lee County in 2005, we had no inkling of what life here was going to be like. My previous 49-plus years had been spent north of the ... Comment?
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Free H1N1 clinics while supplies last
DIXON – The Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., will offer free H1N1 flu shot clinics for the general public from 8 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, and from 9 a.m. to noon Jan 5, 7, 12 and 14. Comment?
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... owned and operated Torman Funeral Home in Paw Paw, and worked at Merritt Funeral Home in Mendota. He also was a Lee County deputy coroner. Scott was a member of Paw Paw Chamber of Commerce, Indian Oaks Country Club, Shabbona, and Mendota Elks Lodge. ... Comment?
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Toxicology reports stilla pending in fatals
The Lee County Sheriff's Department still is investigating two fatal vehicle accidents that occurred in mid-November and early December. Comment?
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Judge affirms ruling in Ashton homicide case
DIXON – A Lee County judge Wednesday upheld his ruling that prosecutors cannot tell a jury that Ashton murder defendant Eric Lemons had sex with Kaylyn Gideon next to her roommate's body. Comment?
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Longtime Lee County deputy coroner dead
PAW PAW – Scott Torman, a 14-year Lee County deputy coroner, died Monday at Mendota Community Hospital. 1 comment
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Police and fire reports for Monday, Dec. 21, 2009
... S. Kramer, 32, of Dixon; 2:25 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of South Dement; driving under the influence; taken to Lee County Jail. Lee County Sheriff Stephen L. Gascoigne, 19, of Harmon; 8:36 p.m. Saturday; unlawful possession – consumption ... Comment?
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Illinois emerges as one of the country's leaders in wind energy Air
... AM To: From: Name: In the spring of 2002, Gamesa, a global wind energy giant, approached landowners in rural Lee County about building the first commercial-scale wind farm in Illinois. After a series of tests, the Mendota Hills Wind Farm went online ... Comment?
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Local story of the year? You be the judge
Have you voted yet for the top local news story of 2009? Next Saturday, we will present our Year in Review package, looking back at the local news and newsmakers of the past year. Comment?
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Snow-borne Illinois: A (mostly) true story
... scrapes past my home in Spring Valley. Scraaatch! Rack-a-rack-a-rack! For a guy raised in the flatlands of rural Lee County, Ill., where a breeze can whip a hard frost into a road-erasing whiteout, the sound of a plow gnashing at ice and asphalt is ... Comment?
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Judge to reconsider ruling on sex evidence
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... having sex with Kaylyn Gideon while her roommate lay dead on the floor may boil down to he said, she said. Lee County Judge Ron Jacobson ruled Dec. 2 that prosecutors could say the two had sex around the time Harn was murdered, but could not say it ... Comment?
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Snow-borne Illinois: A (mostly) true story
... pregnant. By Jan. 15, 1979, rural roads across northern Illinois were buried under 5 feet of blowing snow. In Lee County, highway crews could make no headway and had ceased plowing days earlier. Meanwhile, ditches throughout the area filled with ... Comment?
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Police and fire reports for Monday, Dec. 14, 2009
... battery, resisting– obstructing a peace officer, driving under the influence; aggravated battery; taken to Lee County Jail. Dixon Police Eleana R. Montgomery, 22, of Dixon; 10 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of South Lincoln Avenue; warrant ... Comment?
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Court Call: Verdict expected today
Lee County Wednesday John Spires, 54; convicted in September of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon and forcible detention. Comment?
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