Crash injures two at Thorndale and Illinois 83
Two cars and a pickup collide at the Thorndale Avenue Illinois 83 intersection injuring Sheila LaGreca 17 of Wood Dale and Sherwood Jackson Jr. 22 of Westchester. Both were in satisfactory condition at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. Lloyd Thomas 41 of Arlington Heights was not hospitalized. LaGreca had a forehead abrasion and Jackson a fractured clavicle. belts were reportedly not in use.
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Thorndale Avenue
Illinois 83
Sheila LaGreca
Grove St
Wood Dale
Sherwood Jackson Jr
Westchester
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
Lloyd Thomas
S. Busse Road
Arlington Heights
Miss Lagreca
Jackson
Illinois
Thorndale
Lloyd
Ben
Senville
LaGreca
Addison Township budget reviews outline minor increases
Addison Township electors will view budget proposals March 25 at township offices. Final action is set for April 1 at the town meeting at Fenton High School in Bensonville. Proposals total 190 985 for town fund with small rises and cuts across general assistance road and IMRF funds.
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Addison Township
E. Fullerton
Addison
Fenton High School
Bensonville
General Assistance Fund
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
IMRF
Witness Broke His Jaw Delays DuPage Murder Trial
A key witness with a broken jaw halted the DuPage County murder trial of Saturino Aguilar. The witness, Tomaso Ochoa, was to testify after a January bond decision that released Aguilar on $25,000 bond. Court set March 28 for medical updates and a new trial date pending Ochoa’s testimony readiness.
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DuPage County
Ochoa
Aguilar
Park Seeks 3545 Loan From Village Amid Legal Questions
Wood Dale Park District requests 3545 from village funds for a summer recreational program. The move drew a cautious reception as legal opinions differed on proper transfer procedures. Park officials cite audit history and school partnership for facilities and plan to hire a recreation director to prepare a budget.
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Wood Dale Park
McDowell
Dino Janis
Donald J. Kreger
Kreger
Park District
Josephine Ruffel
Park Board
Kuffel
Park District Commissioners
Mrs. Bender Named President-Elect of Illinois Teachers
Miriam Bender a veteran Grade School Dist. 2 teacher in Bensenville was chosen as president elect of the Illinois Association of Classroom Teachers marking a milestone for DuPage County and the state education profession.
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Miriam Bender
Bensenville
Dist. 2
The
Illinois Association of Classroom Teachers
Vivian Turner
Blackhawk
Illinois Junior High Principals Association
DuPage County
Dwight Knous
Glen Ellyn
Illinois Education Assn
Knous
Bensenville Education Association
DuPage Valley
Illinois Education Association
Walter Rundle
Fenton High School
Association
Bender
Green Street
Mohawk
Johnson
Tioga
Business and Professional Woman’s Club of
North DuPage
Turner
Janis Freeman
Illinois Principals Coordinating Council
National Advisory
Policemen Attend Explosives Seminar Ends
A two day seminar on explosives and homemade bombs was completed by Bensenville Police Lt Arthur Garcia and Sgt Lawrence Bieneman. The National Law Enforcement Academy sponsored the course to train police officers and firefighters in handling explosions and bomb threats.
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Bensenville
Arthur Garcia
Lawrence Bieneman
The
National Law Enforcement Academy
Joseph Stoffel
Huntsville
Ala
L. L. Higgins
Academy
Act To Buy Site for Home
The DuPage County Board of Supervisors took the first step toward purchasing land for a county juvenile detention home. The board approved a $21,000 agreement for three acres in the northwest corner of a proposed county complex at County Farm and Manches.
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DuPage
Psychic To Appear April 25 In Bensenville
Irene Hughes a famed psychic will perform at 7:30 p.m. April 25 at Blackhawk Junior High School PTA sponsored event in Bensenville. Tickets cost $1 and are available by calls to four local residents. program details include roads west of Wheaton. An unrelated planning note reports a tentative 20 acre home complex site per Milton Township official, with exact acreage pending a study group recommendation. Weston water facilities sale to state involve 10.5 acres and $25,000 land plus $168,867 facilities, to be transferred to the National Accelerator Lab at Weston, with potential condemnation if needed.
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Irene Hughes
Bensenville
Blackhawk
PTA
Carol Moomjian
Betty Roehr
Beverly Sutton
Julie Wondruska
Wheaton
Frank Bellinger
Milton Township
Weston
Federal Atomic Energy Commission
National Accelerator Lab
Renella Indicted in DuPage Extortion Case
Frank M Renella 39 of Chicago has been indicted by a DuPage County Grand Jury on two counts of theft and one count of intimidation Bond raised from 7500 to 22500 He was arrested Feb 14 in Bensenville after an extortion racket allegedly bilked a 78 year old man of 30000 over two years Renella posed as a state inspector to extract money claiming to fix a case Additional suspects are being sought by police Lt Arthur Garcia led the arrest on extortion and intimidation charges
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Ochoa
Malek
Laraia
Mazza
Fitszimmons
Saturnino Aguilar
Chicago
Aguilar
Leobardo DeLeon
Green Valley St
Bensenville
DeLeon
Frank M. Renella
N. Central
DuPage County
Renella
Bensonville
Arthur Garcia
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Board of Auditors
Ingdale Township
Bloomingdale Township
Tomaso Ochoa
Hicks Road
Palatine
Ochea
Joseph Malek
Leroy Rechenmacher
Rechenmacher
Asst. State
Joseph Laraia
Patrick Mazza
Micael Fitzsimmons
League of United Latin American Citi
Zens
Leonal DeLeon
James Fitzgerald
Smith
de Leons
Park
By Syd Jamieson
William McDowell
Wood Dale Elementary School Dist. 7
Mrs. Bender
Marc Hartranft
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