Canal Leaseholders Probe Plans at Illinois Canal Meeting
More than 60 residents attended an Illinois and Michigan Canal Task Force session in Grundy County to hear plans for recreational use and potential lease impacts. Officials outlined phased studies, pollution findings, and possible lease changes while pledging no immediate land seizures.
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Grundy County
Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development
Fisher
Ottawa
Morris and Lemont Plus
Canal
Environmental Protection Agency
Leonard Lock
James R
Bud) Washburn
Morris
Peter Dunne
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Washburn
Mllinois
Will County Forest Preserve
Channahon
Lynn Myers
Area Firemen Enrolled In Special JJC Course
Seventeen Morris area firefighters attend Joliet Junior College courses in fire protection and safety. Instructor Dell Rasch of the Chicago Fire Department teaches Introduction to Fire Protection at Morris, covering building codes, fire history, materials testing, and fire service theory for three in credit hours toward an associate degree in fire science.
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Morris Volunteer Fire Department
Joliet Junior College
Dell Rasch
Chicago Fire Department
Morris
Junior Colege
Joliet
Caterpillar
Capt. Rasch
Chicago
Springfield Area Warms With Springlike Plains Weather
Balmy breezes sweep Illinois as forecasters project afternoon highs in the 70s. Tonight will be partly cloudy and warmer with lows near 50. Friday brings partly sunny skies and mild temperatures in the 60s. Dresden Island Locks records a 68 degree high and 30 degree low. Morris reports 38 at 7 am and 66 at 11 am.
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Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Easter Seal Lily Parade Day in Morris Saturday
The Easter Seal Lily Parade Day will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Morris with Immaculate Conception School seventh and eighth graders stationed at downtown corners and near shopping centers. Mrs. Charles Carroll and Mrs. Joseph Orsini serve as chairs and volunteers meet at the YMCA Building.
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Morris
Immaculate Conception School
Charles Carroll
Joseph Orsini
YMCA
Liberty St
Ottawa
Joliet
Parklake Village proposed for Morris 23 acre site
Leon Apanas of Morris Development Corp outlined Parklake Village a planned unit development for 23 acres north of Coachlite Manor to Interstate 80 and east of Lisbon Road. The plan includes 300 housing units five story apartments a lake island clubhouse tennis courts a restaurant and 20 single family homes over three years with Phase I starting immediately. Local concerns cited include school park land dedication traffic and school bonding limits.
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Parklake Village
Coachlite Manor
Morris Planning Commission
Leon Apanas
Morris Development Corp
S&s. Ridgeway Ave
Chicago
R-V
Apanas
Harry Biddle
Lisbon Road
Black St
Herman Raynes
Morris Airport
Saratoga Grade School
Raymond Ragnes
Ragnes
Joe Gannon
Baum
Austin Bollen
Robert Gilbertson
Mobile Home Park Amendment Clear For Zoning Update
Morris Planning Commission approved the mobile home park amendment to the zoning ordinance with a 9-0 vote. City Council recommended adoption. Commission member Robert Gilbert son noted during the Wednesday public hearing at City Hall.
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Morris Planning Commission
City Hall
Robert Gilbertson
Commission
Public hearing on Eagle Discount Market proposal delays decision
About 10 residents attended a city hearing voicing concerns over traffic and property value impacts for the Eagle Foods site north of George Street. The Planning Commission postponed ruling to the April 21 meeting while examining legal aspects and parking, Newton Drive through traffic, and compliance with the Beatty Subdivision zoning.
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George St
Saratoga Inn
Morris Planning Commission
Beatty Subdivision
Joe Gannon
Eagle Foods
Biddle Oil Co
Louis Couch
Bettendorf
Iowa
Eagle
Illinois 47
Newton Drive
Couch
Eagle Builds
Atty
John Black
Biddle
Four candidates seek Morris MCHS board seats in four‑way race
Voters will choose among William Stangland Dr Hugo C Avalos William P Lincoln and Barbara Lovell for three full terms on the Morris Community High School board. Polling runs 7 am to 7 pm with four precincts including Franklin Street and Nettle Creek sites.
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MCHS
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Morris
Franklin School
North
Franklin Sts
Nettle Creek Community
Wauponsee Town Hall
Vco
Cois River
Norman
Wauponsee
Goose Lake
Cam
Avalos
William P. Lincoln
John
Barbara) Lovell
Stangland
Morris Elementary
Newark Community High School
Morris Lions Club
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Morris Zoning Board of Appeals
Morris Chamber of Commerce
Ln.r. Beatty Lumber Co
Doris Walledom
Division St
Stephen
Illinois State University
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John Claypool
Knight
By Kay Smith
Morris Department
LeRoy
Red) Delochery
Robert Coleman
Maynard Boudreau
Crescent City
Kankakee
Ralph Knight
Kenneth Carmignani
James Baum
City of
Morris and
Shabbona School
McElvain
Union St
Waverly St
School St
Morris Community
Robert Chord
Shabbona
Herald
Mobile Home Park Amendment OK
PUD
Jeffrey
Kristine
Amy
Center School
Traty Clinic
University of Mexico
Plastic Surgery Hospital
Childrens Memorial Hospital
Mexico City
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Cook County Hospital
Seneca
U. S. Army
Morris Hospital
American Society of Abdominal Surgeons
American Medical Association
Illinois State Medical Society
Will Grundy Medical Society Academy of General Practice
Grundy County Cancer Society
Heart’ Association
Mary Durand
Fulton St
William Stangland
Hugo C. Avalos
John Lovell
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