Rabies Law Loop Holes Discussed In DuPage County Meeting
County leaders and health officials met in Wheaton to tackle a rising rabies problem marked by 261 dog bite cases in six weeks. Dr. Lang outlined impounding as supervised confinement with an authorized vet, while debate over when the 14 day period starts prompted a call for Attorney General Castle's ruling. officials urged possible Springfield changes.
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Humane Organization
William Guild
Seymour Waterfall
Charles Lang
DuPage Health
Wheaton
North DuPage
H. S. Brundage
W. Irving Park Rd
Bensenville
Lang
Latham Castle
Attorney Guild
Springfield
Budget Hearings For Bensenville Schools
The Fenton high school board and the Bensenville elementary schools will hold annual budget hearings next week alongside their regular meetings. The Fenton high school session is on Wednesday in the high school offices and the Bensenville grade school session is on Thursday in the Blackhawk junior high library. Both start at 7 p.m.
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Bensenville
Boards of Education
Fenton High School
Fenton
Blackhawk
New Memorial Hospital Names Administrative Aide James D. Anderson
James D. Anderson of Wheaton was named administrative assistant at DuPage Memorial Hospital in Elmhurst. Former Pentagon personnel accounting analyst, he is a Rockford native and Wheaton College graduate with an MBA in hospital administration from Northwestern University.
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New Memorial Hospital
James D. Anderson
Wheaton
DuPage Memorial Hospital
Elmhurst
E. W. Marquardt
Pentagon
Washington
Rockford
Wheaton College
Anderson
Northwestern University
Sewer Violators Mending Ways In Bensenville
The village's crackdown on illegal sanitary sewer connections continues on schedule. Public Works Superintendent Armin Korthauer says crews are surveying from the middle and older sections outward, with many violations already corrected, especially in areas with cisterns and catch basins. The program, launched after a board directive, aims to reduce basement flooding by enforcing the sewer ban on gutters and down spouts, with detection aided by dye tracing.
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Bensenville
Armin Korthauer
Public Works
Korthauer
Man 60 Nearly Electrocuted In Addison Accident
A 60 year old West Chicago electrical worker was hospitalized with severe burns after his wire touched a hot line at Grand avenue and Lake street. Co G Miller of Muncie Electric, sub contractor for Public Service Co., was jolted while on a pole and fell to the ground.
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West Chicago
DuPage Memorial Hospital
Elmhurst
Rainbow Girls bake sale Saturday in village center
The Rainbow Girls of Bensenville sponsor a bake sale Saturday at Jewel Tea in the village shopping center starting at 9 30 a.m. Proceeds support their charitable activities.
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The
Rainbow Girls of
Bensenville
Jewel Tea
Intermittent Showers Leave North Du Page Flooded
North Du Page towns endured a ferocious storm with two surge periods, flooding basements up to the ceilings on S Addison Street and several blocks along Michigan Avenue. High winds felled elm trees, power outages disrupted Itasca, and Salt Creek drainage concerns spurred calls for action while crews pumped water from basements and jetted culverts to restore roads and utility service.
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Addison
William Marunde
Marunde
Michigan Ave
Diversey
Addison Rd
Palmer Ave
Victory Parkway
Salt Creek
North DuPage
Russell Schmidt
Burglars Hit 3 Bensenville Shops
Three Bensenville stores were burglarized Tuesday night by tunneling intruders from Orchard Cleaners into the Shopping Center Laundromat and Tioga Toggery. High priced golf gear valued at over $2,000 was stolen in River Forest and the suspects fled after a burglar alarm tripped.
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Bensenville
du Page
Suburban Country Club
River Forest
Grand Ave
Sheriff's Office
Tioga Toggery
Band Concert Next Wednesday at Lions Park
Citizens and music enthusiasts are reminded of a band concert at Lions Park in Bensenville next Wednesday. The event begins at 8 p.m. and invites local residents to attend.
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Lions Park
Bensenville
Itasca Cousin of Coolidge Dies Same Day Widow Buried
George Tatnall a 55 year old Itaskan died last Wednesday and was a cousin of former President Calvin Coolidge. His death occurred the same day Coolidge's widow was laid to rest. Further details appear in death notices.
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George Tatnall
Itascan
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Okay Site For New County Jail Okay Site For New County Jail
Du Page county board approved the Wheaton courthouse grounds as the site for a new county jail. Sheriff Lynch and architect Edward Halstead expect plans finished by August 1 with bids to follow.
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du Page
Wheaton
Roy C. Blackwell
Lombard
Stanley Lynch
Edward Halstead
Bensenville Man Seriously Injured On Motorcycle
A 32 year old Bensenville motorcyclist, Lawrence Fosse, is improving at Sherman Hospital Elgin after a collision on Big Timber road west of Elgin. Fosse suffered a broken leg wrist and multiple facial injuries when his bike hit the rear of a car driven by Len G Leonard 35 Union. Leonard says he was moving and Fosse tried to pass. Fosse says the car halted. A Glenview man Harry Cooke 30 received a shoulder injury when his car overturned on Lake street northeast of Bartlett and was ticketed for speeding for conditions.
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Bensenville
Sherman Hospital
Elgin
Lawrence Fosse
Len G. Leonard
Union
Big Timber Rd
Fosse
Leonard
Glenview
Harry Cooke
Lake St
Bartlett
Cooke
Set Traffic Signals At Seven DuPage Spots
The Illinois division of highways has let a contract for 44 682 dollars for installing traffic signals at seven intersections. Aldridge Electric Co. of Lake Forest wins the bid. Intersections include two along North Ave near the southern edge of North DuPage and Rte. 64, with others at Gary Ave south of Cloverdale and Main St Lombard near Addison.
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Illinois Division of Highways
Aldridge Electric Co
Lake Forest
North DuPage
North Ave
Rte. 64
Gary Ave
Cloverdale
Main St
Lombard
Addison
Rezoned for Medical and Dental Center in Bensenville
County supervisors approved rezoning two lots at the edge of Bensenville from residential to business use to support a medical and dental center. The property lies between Walnut street and Church road on the north side of Irving Park Road, per Supervisor Fred Koebbeman. The rezoning follows a DuPage zoning board of appeals recommendation after a hearing last month with no opposition expressed.
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Itasca
Prospect RD
Irving Park Rd
Prospect
Bensenville
Walnut St
Church Rd
Fred Koebbeman
Koebbeman
DuPage
Michael Murphy in Critical Condition at DuPage Memorial
Michael L. Murphy, 73, longtime Addison township assistant supervisor and Elmhurst resident, is in critical condition at DuPage Memorial Hospital. He is on oxygen with a suspected bloodstream obstruction.
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Michael L. Murphy
Elmhurst
Addison Township
DuPage Memorial Hospital
Bensenville Sets August 17 For Free Car Safety Checks
The safety day will feature a 10 point check for motorists cars at no charge. General Chairman E Richard Clute announced the date with an alternate August 24 in case of bad weather. Tonight's meeting at the village hall includes civic leaders and officials. Frank Gough and Jack Snowberg are lane and finance chairmen for the day.
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Bensenville
E. Richard Clute
Frank Gough
Jack Snowberg
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York St
Ents
Railroad Ave
Bensenville Village Hall
HBC
Babies Review
Bensonville
North du Page
Vile Zauuidvil Vaivdilivus
S. Addison St
Sigurd Lee
Wood Dale
George Filcher
Filezer
Harry Smeja
Elmwood
Medical and Dental
Michael Murphy
Karen Beck
Union Pacific
San Francisco
William Beck
Michael
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