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12:05 am
Thu January 17, 2013

WNIJ-WNIU DeKalb-Rockford Seeks A Development Director

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Federal Mandate?
5:57 am
Thu December 6, 2012

Com Ed Clear-Cuts DeKalb Trail To Protect Power Lines

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DeKalb Nature Trail, near Sycamore Road, clear-cut beneath Com Ed's transmission lines.
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DeKalb Nature Trail, near First Street, while work was still being done to remove all vegetation below power lines.
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An opponent of Com Ed's tree cutting posts a notice to attend Park District meeting, on a bench in a clear-cut area.
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Workers remove all trees and brush from one side of DeKalb Nature Trail
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Asplundh workers near First Street, DeKalb
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Contrasting two sides of the Nature Path after tree removal, 12/5/12
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More than a mile of trees and plants are being mowed to the ground along a DeKalb nature trail. That’s how Com Ed is handling a federal mandate meant to keep trees away from its largest transmission lines. WNIJ’s Susan Stephens reports.

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Nippon Sharyo Secures Major Contract
7:07 pm
Mon November 19, 2012

Business Rolling At Rochelle Railcar Maker

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Image of the trains to be produced by Nippon Sharyo in Rochelle, IL under four state high speed rail contract.
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On the manufacturing floor of Nippon Sharyo in Rochelle.
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Formal signing ceremony representing the $352-million contract with the company and several transportation departments.
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Governor Pat Quinn greeting workers at Nippon Sharyo in Rochelle.
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It’s official. A railcar maker in Rochelle will build 130 high speed rail cars for the Midwest and California.  Governor Pat Quinn and U-S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the $352-million contract Monday at Nippon Sharyo’s factory in Rochelle.  

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