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OGLE COUNTY | PIT BULL ATTACK UPDATE
Will dogs’ owner be charged? Victim looking ‘considerably better’
State’s attorney expects report BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525
Although Ogle County impounded the pit bulls that attacked a rural Ashton woman Monday and got the owner’s agreement to euthanize the dogs, no action has been taken so far against the owner. State’s Attorney Mike Rock said Wednesday that he expects to receive a report on the attack before he determines what action the county can take.
In an interview, Tom Champley, the county’s animal control administrator, wouldn’t release the owner’s name, citing the owner’s privacy. He said the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department might be able to do so, but a person answering the phone at the sheriff’s office said Champley’s office was handling the investigation. Champley said he would get the state’s attorney’s opinion on the incident. OWNER CONTINUED ON A4
BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525
State’s Attorney Mike Rock Expects a report on two pit bulls’ attack of an Ashton woman before determining what action can be taken
ASHTON – A woman who was severely attacked by two pit bulls Monday “looked considerably better” Wednesday, her family says. Aneda Ebert, 63, 3413 Dugdale Road, was jogging past a neighbor’s house in southern
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Ogle County, near Ashton, when two pit bulls ran out of the yard and attacked her. “Mom already looked considerably better today,” the family said in an update on Ebert’s Facebook page about 1 a.m. Wednesday. “She’s very broken on many levels, but time will heal her.” VICTIM CONTINUED ON A4
THOMSON PRISON
‘Tough’ guys? Yes. Families? Not likely. Official: Inmates, relation probably won’t live nearby BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525
Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com
ABOVE: Washington Elementary School first-grade teacher Jenny Brown (left) offers a book to parent Fran Khawaja on Wednesday afternoon in Dixon. Brown recognized World Book Night by handing out copies of the book “Miss Darcy Falls in Love” to those who don’t normally read. She also handed out fliers, which outline how one can help give out books next year. RIGHT: Amy Tate of Dixon takes one of the fliers
FULTON – Expect to see “tough guys” at the new federal prison in Thomson. That was the prediction of an official from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons during a meeting Wednesday of the Fulton Chamber of Commerce. During a question-and-answer session, a man asked about the expected demographics of the inmates. Jennifer Edens, the bureau official, said the inmates would be similar to those in maximumsecurity prisons across the country, meaning many would be drug and immigration offenders. At most prisons, about half the inmates are white, a fifth black, and the rest from other ethnic groups, she said. The same man inquired whether inmates’ families typically moved near prisons. “Generally, inmates’ families don’t move near the prison,” said Elizabeth Pottios, another bureau official. “If the inmate is transferred, the family would have to uproot again. We try to locate inmates within 500 miles of home.” Another man wanted to know, “What percentage stay in the community after being released?”
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In an area where we have too high unemployment, this can’t come soon enough.
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U.S. Rep Cheri Bustos
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ABBY ................... A7 BUSINESS ......... A14 COMICS ...............B4
CROSSWORD....B13 LIFESTYLE ........... A7 LOTTERY ............. A2
OBITUARIES ........ A4 OPINION .............. A6 POLICE ................ A2
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