VOLUME 58 NO. 13 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
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Erie, Illinois
REPAIRS APPROVED Sarah Ford/For Shaw Media
After six years of planning, a bid to replace the aging, fractured and uneven sidewalks along a mile of Illinois Route 84 in Port Byron was approved at the board meeting on March 22. The project also consists of replacing some sections of 80-year-old water main lines. Work is expected to begin in summer 2021. Story on page 2.
SPORTS
LOCAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Bison Bridge?
Revitalize Erie Hunt
Sports Roundup
A new use for an old bridge is proposed. / 3
This special event included kids wishes. / 12
Find out how teams fared in local action. / 17
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past........................ 11 Police Reports..............................13,18 Property Transfers......................... 13 Published every Tuesday 28 pages • One section
Sports........................................... 16-17 Church Listings........................ 20-21 Classifieds ............................. 22-27
DEATHS Mildred ‘Midge’ Banick, Elizabeth ‘Betty’ A. MacLeod, Doris ‘Judy’ Bull, Donald H. Ward, Page 4