O'Brien claims poll shows comfortable lead over Murer
U S Rep. George O'Brien says a late August poll by Richard Wirthlin shows him ahead of Joliet attorney Michael Murer in the Fourth Congressional district. O'Brien reports a 56 to 18 percent lead district wide with 26 percent undecided and a 63 to 21 lead when leaning voters are counted, with Will county and Joliet area showing strong margins. He notes Thornton township as a tie, and disputes Murer's higher poll figures as self serving.
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Franklin Shaftan
U.S
George O’brien
17Th
Fourth Congressional District
Joliet
Michael Murer
O'Brien
Murer
GOF
O’brien
Reagan
Richard
Wirthlin
Edward Derwinski
Fourth
Thornton, Bloom
Rich Townships
Cook County
Will
New Fourth
Thornton
Will County
Murer Consultants, Inc
Fourth District
Republican
Attempt to halt cemetery sidewalk blocked in court
Illinois Atty Gen Ty rone Fahner failed to stop a sidewalk through Mokena Pioneer Memorial cemetery. Will county judge ruled the injunction lacked proof the walk would encroach on graves. Testimony included village president Richard Quinn and local residents opposing the project.
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Camille Root
Illinois Atty
Tyrone Fahner
Mokena
Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
Fahner
Will County
Thomas Vinson
Vinson
Richard Quinn
Asst
James Spoeri
Quinn
Lincoln Way Knights take second in Music Bowl III
Lincoln Way High School Marching Knights earned second place overall at Chicago Soldier Field in Music Bowl III, placing in division AAA and finishing in the top 10 after their first performance. The Chesterton Indiana band won first, with 36 Illinois and Indiana bands competing.
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Lincoln Way High School
Marching Knights
Chicago
Soldier Field
Knights
Illinois
Indiana
Chesterton, Ind
Santa Esmeralda
Jupiter
Mokena Village President defends sidewalk plan amid cemetery concerns
Mo kena Village President Richard Quinn denounces sidewalk critics and press at a Monday board meeting over a plan to install walks through Pioneer Memorial cemetery. He disputes claims about headstone removal, questions opponent signatures, and cites a pending Will County court hearing initiated by Illinois Attorney General Tyrone Fahner.
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Camille Root
Wolf Road
Mokena
Richard Quinn
Quinn
Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
Charles Denny
Illinois
Tyrone Fahner
Propor
James Lee
Will County
Fahner
Neighbor hero saves woman from blaze in Prestwick home
Thelma Davis 63 of 675 Fairway Lane remains in critical condition with second degree burns over more than half her body after a neighbor dragged her from a Sunday night fire. John Lee 33 aided by others searched the smoke filled lower level while Will County deputies failed to reach her. Mrs Davis was taken to Olympia Fields Osteopathic hospital and then to Loyola University Medical Center burn unit. Continued on Page 3.
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Thelma
Sherry) Davis
Fairway Lane
Loyola University Medical Center
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital
John Lee
Frankfort
Lee
Davis
John Stevenson
Mrs. Davis
Will County Sheriff's
Michael Webber
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