Fuel oil spill near Marseilles lock disrupts Illinois River traffic
Cleanup crews recovered about 2000 gallons of No 6 industrial fuel oil spilled from a barge upstream of the Marseilles lock and dam on the Illinois River. Traffic resumed after an emergency three-tow method. Coast Guard officials expected little permanent damage and continued to monitor the scene. The LeBeouf Towing Co barge Creole Jimmy was en route from Chicago to St. Louis when the leak began Tuesday afternoon.
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Marseilles, Ill
Marseilles
Coast Guard
James Kosch
Creole Jimmy
LeBeouf Towing Co
Houme, la
Chicago
St. Louis
Wholesale prices slow inflation rate in March
UPI reports inflation eased as wholesale prices rose 0.6 percent in March, down from February's 1.1 percent jump. Food costs climbed 0.8 percent, below February's pace, while beef and dairy prices showed varied movement.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Weather Summary From Dresden Island to Morris
Forecast calls for clear tonight with a low in the 40s and a partly sunny Friday with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Dresden Island Locks readings show Wednesday high 57 and low 39, Morris reports 7 degrees at 7 am and 57 at 10:30 am, with total precipitation 1.43 inches.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Scheduling set for Minooka teacher rehiring appeal
Attorneys for Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 Board of Education have 30 days to file briefs in the suit against Dorothy Ingels Illinois State Board of Education and hearing officer David Adelman. The district seeks to overturn Adelman order rehiring Ingels after her dismissal as a home economics teacher in 1977. Proceedings outline brief schedules and representation by Morris attorney Richard Wilder and the Aurora firm Matthews Dean Eichmeier Goodin Mrkvicka.
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Minooka Community Consolidated School District
Board of Education
Dorothy Ingels
Illinois State Board of Education
David Adelman
Adelman
Ingels
Barrington Rd
Minooka
Grundy County
Morris
Richard Wilder
Aurora Law Firm
Matthews, Dean, Eichmeier, Goodin and
Mrkvicka
Morris overpass funded in state road program for Grundy County
Grundy County receives 3 006 000 from the 1979 state road program to finance four projects including the Illinois 47 railroad overpass south of Benton Street and north of Lincoln Street. The package covers railroad overpass work, Union Street improvements, right of way acquisitions on Illinois 47 and U.S. 6, plus small bridges in western Grundy. Interstate 55 pavement completion shared with Livingston County totals 5.7 million, with 70 percent Federal funding for Union Street-style upgrades and lighting at the Minooka interchange on I 80.
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Grundy County
James Thompson
Illinois 47
Rock Island
Benton St
Lincoln St
Illinois Department of Transportation
Division St
Waverly St
Illinois River Bridge
Federal Aid To Urban Systems Fund
Union St
U.S. 6
Johnson St
Blasius
Chicago
St. Louis
Dwight
Illinois 165
Minooka
Illinois River Surpasses Flood Stage After Night Rain
Illinois River reaches flood stage around 8 a.m. as 1.5 inches of rain fall overnight. Water rises from 11.5 to 13.8 feet at Continental Grain Co. on N River Rd. Stratton State Park closes as river floods banks. An Iowa man sleeping in a van near Stratton Park is advised to leave to avoid rising water. Weather outlook suggests no major rain until late weekend.
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Morris Community High School
Plainfield
Herald
Morris Daily Herald
Morris
Illinois
Illinois River
Continental Grain Co
N. River Rd
Dresden
Dan Callahan
Stratton State Park
Iowa
Vance Says Neutron Warhead Decision Imminent
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance told the House International Relations Committee that a U.S. choice to proceed with or cancel the neutron warhead program will be made very soon, possibly by Friday. He refused further details, confirming only that a decision in this area is imminent.
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Washington
UPI
Cyrus Vance
Vance
House International Relations
U.S
Turkey
Lester
Incumbent seeks recount in Kendall County District II race
Dorothy Montgomery Republican incumbent filed for a recount after losing by one vote to Ann Nowicki in Kendall County District II. Nowicki, Felix Township, Coal City, appears on the November ballot after 30 write ins. Fletcher led March totals with 1,412 votes. A recount hearing is scheduled for April 14 at 1 30 p m before Judge Wilson Burnell at Kendall County Courthouse Yorkville.
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Yorkville
Dorothy Montgomery
Ann Nowicki
Felix Township
Coal City
Grundy
Lana Phillips
Nowicki
Gary Hadaway
Thomas Fletcher
Wilson Burnell
Kendall County
Union official's trial ends Monday in Chicago
The trial of Howard Norberg, 50, of New Lenox, charged with extortion and conspiracy, is expected to finish Monday. Norberg, a member of Will-Grundy Iron Worker's Local 444, allegedly forced firms to hire him to avert union trouble. Trial began Monday in U.S. District Court before Judge Frank McGarr. jury selection closed and Spencer Jones of Hammond Fence Co. testified as the first witness.
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Howard Norberg
New Lenox
U.S. Atty
Thomas Johnson
Norberg
Will-Grundy Iron Worker
Local 444
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Frank McGarr
Spencer Jones
The
Hammond Fence Co
Morris board race fields incumbents and four challengers
Two incumbents Dr Tim Connor and Mrs Karen Hunt seek three year terms on Morris Community High School District 101 board. Four candidates Charles Butts William Hammons Jr and two others vie for two at large seats with residency rules affecting outside Morris city limits. Polls open noon to 7 pm at four locations including Franklin School Nettle Creek and Saratoga sites and Wauponsee Township Hall for southern voters.
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Morris Community High School
District 101
Board of Education
Tim Connor
Karen Hunt
Charles Butts
William Hammons Jr
Illinois River
Morris Grade
Franklin School
North
Franklin Srs
Nettle Creek
Lisbon
Saratoga
Kendall County
Minooka
Saratoga School
Wauponsee Township
Morris
MCHS
James Leonard
W. Southmer Rd
Kenneth
Karen M.) Hunt
Rte. 1
N. Higgins Rd
Hunt
Lyons Township
LaGrange
University of Illinois
Charles K. Butts
Rte. 4
Prairie Lane
Northern Petrochemical Co
Butts
Dow Chemical Co
Lamar State
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Jerry Halford
Somonauk
Silver Cross Hospital
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Halford
Jim Temple
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