Juvenile convicted in Joliet rape case transferred to Will County
A 15 year old Joliet youth was sentenced by Will County Circuit Court after pleading guilty June 29 to delinquency in a rape of a 15 year old Joliet youth. The case, transferred from Grundy County, involves Delvin Rollins and two other youths. Rollins, 17, Joliet, pleaded guilty as an adult and faces sentencing August 31. The juvenile could remain in state custody until age 21 or be released earlier as determined by the Department of Corrections.
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Joliet
Illinois Department of Corrections
Will County
Atty
Donna Rak
Department of Corrections
Grundy County
Charles Zalar
Martin Morrow
Delvin Rollins
Will
Memorial Day change approved for Illinois schools
Illinois schools will celebrate Memorial Day on the federal holiday date starting in 1979 under Senate Bill 1544 approved by Governor James R. Thompson. The measure limits summer school reimbursements to the profoundly handicapped and was adopted in a late session amid debate. The governor argued the switch honors the holiday’s original meaning while noting the legislative tactic. Additional local items include a Morris van collision injuring no one, a Braceville man charged with unemployment benefits fraud, a rural Morris accident, and vandalism to a Goose Lake stop sign.
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Illinois
James R. Thompson
Senate
General Assembly
Congress
Rear-end collision on Illinois 47 injures Chatsworth man
Police brief says 41 year old Bnsil McDonald was injured when his van was struck from behind by 23 year old Alan Magnafici on Grand Ridge Road near Illinois 47 at about 6 45 p m Tuesday. McDonald remained in fair condition at Morris Hospital. Magnafici faced tickets for speeding and following too closely and was to appear in court August 24.
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Braidwood
Morris
Illinois 47
Dolores A. Wisneski
Tony Theobald
Scott R. Henderson
Henderson
Saratoga School
Wisneski
Grundy County
Grand Ridge Rd
Morris Hospital
Bnsil McDonald
Alan Magnafici
Jeff Black
Magnafici
Black
McDonald
Monsoon Floods Kill 260 in Northern India
New Delhi officials report 260 deaths from northern India monsoon floods and $40 million in damage. Junior Agriculture Minister Bhanu Pratap Singh told parliament over 7 million people affected, 2.5 million acres of cropland damaged, and nearly 200,000 houses destroyed or damaged.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
Bhanu Pratap Singh
Judgment over motorcycle possession case heads to circuit court
The Grundy County Sheriff's Department was directed to seize a 1975 Kawasaki 750 motorcycle from Dana McCluckie and issue a summons in a suit by Ross Hensley alleging rightful ownership and wrongful possession. A Mendota man remained in good condition after a two car crash on U S 34 at Needham Rd Kendall County. Robert Bailey, 55, was hospitalized. Frederick Grott, 43, Bristol, sustained minor injuries and faced DWI and improper lane usage charges after his vehicle swerved and struck Bailey's car.
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Grundy County
Donald LeRette
Cemetery Rd
Bols
Sandwich Hospital
U.S. 34
Needham Rd
Kendall County
Robert Bailey
Frederick Grott
Bristol
Illinois
Joliet
Grott
Bailey
Fire at abandoned house on Third Ave suspected arson
Morris Fire Department was called at 8:20 p.m. to an abandoned 815 Third Ave residence where a roof and walls fire was already smoke by arrival. Fire Chief Robert Coleman labeled the blaze as possible arson. The unoccupied building owned by Herbert Milton suffered about $25 damage with no electricity.
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Third Ave
Morris Fire Department
Robert Coleman
Herbert Milton
Resident reports damaged window at Grundy County home
Ken Shannon Jr of 1980 E Pine Bluff Rd notified Grundy County Sheriff at 5 p.m. Tuesday of a broken rear thermopane window valued at 200 dollars. Shannon, on vacation, said neighbor Lawrence Payton found the damage on July 26 and deputies do not know how it occurred.
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Ken Shannon Jr
E. Pine Bluff Rd
Grundy County
Sheriff's Department
Shannon
Jeff Black
Lawrence Payton
Black
Bible as Consolation for Hard-Pressed Americans
The United Bible Society reports 119 countries distributed 410 million Bible copies last year, underscoring the Bible as harbor and solace for the lonely and distressed. The piece cites Isaiah, the Sermon on the Mount, and figures like Washington, Lincoln, Emmet, and Lee to argue Bible’s enduring relevance amid modern nihilism and social upheaval.
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United Bible Society
London
Bible
Phoenicia
St. Augustine
Traffic Court Clears Majesky in Hasty Exit Case
Paul Majesky, 57, Wilmington, found not guilty of leaving scene of an accident and improper passing after charges filed May 28 by Trooper John Perona on Interstate 55 north of Illinois 47. Several other local cases include fines for speeding and traffic violations, plus a dismissed battery charge against Danny Snow, 18, Gardner.
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Paul Majesky
Wilmington
John Perona
Illinois
Danny Snow
Gardner
Bonita Kutler
Snow
William Hanley
Rte. 1
Verona
Secretary of State
James Creed
Illinois Ave
Calhoun St. David
E. Benton St
Morris
Robert Stansberry
James Welch
Nettle St
Thomas Bednarik
Washington St
Steven Baker
Grundy County
Thomas Walker
Spring Rd
Gorman Rd
William Pogliano
Pine Bluff Rd
Jack O'Hagan
Illinois 47
Dorothy Finley
Bookwalter Woods
Jeff Wix
DuPont Rd
The Worry Clinic Explores Jealousy and Prostitution Claims
Dr George W Crane discusses a case of extreme jealousy CASE P 609 Hans a 48 year old husband accuses his wife of infidelity after admitting past prostitution and sexual insecurity He asserts wives are not as erotic as men and promotes a booklet Sex Problems in Marriage with a stamped return envelope for twenty five cents The piece cites phony passion by prostitutes to lure clients and warns against assuming all wives seek constant dramatic sexual excitement
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Hans
Hans J
Dr. Crane
Chicago
Doris Talker and School Drug Debate In One Page
Ann Landers answers readers on a coworker who talks to herself and on school sex and drug education. She notes self talk can ease pressure and urges parental support for honest instruction. A Newark reader backs the need for kids to understand drugs, calling for educational materials.
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Ann Landers
Doris
Auburn
Ala
O.K
Newark
Angel
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