Lakewood Estates moves forward with West Morris mall plan
Morris area progress notes show Lakewood Estates entering its first development phase with 60 of 352 acres planned for a 165,000 square foot mall complex. Burla of Joliet and MCC Construction report sewer and utility work near completion and mall construction set to begin if weather holds, naming Morris Lakewood Mall for the commercial center.
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Lakewood Estates
Morris
Joe Burla
Joliet
Burla
MCC Construction
Morris Lakewood Mall
Edward Walsh
Morris Planning Commission
Valley Lane
Lockport
Gene Burla
Read St
Amin Khater
N. Larkin St
Pope Paul VI wills simple burial as cardinals plan outdoor service
The Pope’s will calls for a pious simple funeral and burial in bare earth, but Rome prepares what could be the largest public papal service. Mourners from around the world flock to St Peter's Square for a possible record outdoor ceremony.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
College of Cardinals
Rome
St. Peter’s Square
Rosalynn Carter
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Spain
St. Peter’s Basilica
Communist Party
Paul
Vatican
Don Pasquale Macchi
Morris man injured in head on river bridge crash
Gregory Lipka 20 of Ottawa Bend Drive Ottawa was critically injured when his 1976 MG crossed the center line and struck a southbound Jeep driven by Wendy VanOoteghem 26 of Ottawa on the Illinois River Bridge at Marseilles. Lipka was airlifted to St. Francis Hospital Peoria after initial treatment in Ottawa.
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Morris Man
St. Francis Hospital
Peoria
Illinois River
Marseilles
LaSalle
Gregory Lipka
Ottawa Bend
Ottawa Community Hospital
Lipka
Wendy VanOoteghem
Illinois State Police
Weather forecast and observed temps at Dresden Island
Mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers or thunderstorms and highs near 85. Thursday's high reached 84 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 51 low. At 7 am 65 degrees and Morris at 10 30 am 73 with precipitation at 0.10 inches.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Swim for Heart planned at Gould Park Aug 19
A Swim for Heart event will be held August 19 at Gould Park pool from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Proceeds benefit Grundy County Heart Association for research and community services. Participants pledge per swim lap, with top fundraiser winning a 10 speed bicycle from Grand Schwinn Shop Morris.
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Gould Park
Grundy County Heart Association
Jim Burroughs
Morris Branch
Home Savings and Loan
Grand Schwinn Cycle Shop
Morris
Grundy County
Savings and Loan
Deer population grows in Illinois fawns count many spots
Regional wildlife manager Herman G. Hier notes fawns have 250 to 350 spots for camouflage and that deer are now common in every county due to protective laws and management programs. Breeding peaks Oct to Dec with births in late spring. first fawns are single, then often twins. Do not rescue abandoned fawns as feeding is illegal. Grundy County saw 17 harvested in 1966 rising to 70 by 1973. the current permit hunt runs Nov 17–19 and Dec 9–11.
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Herman G. Hier
Department of Conservation
Wildlife Resources Division
Rock Falls
Hier
Northern
Illinois
Wisconsin
Grundy County
DuPont Company
Herald
Parole denied for Haldeman and Mitchell in Watergate case
Haldeman and Mitchell must remain in prison until their winter parole dates. Haldeman at Lompoc Calif until Dec 20 1978 and Mitchell at Maxwell AFB Ala until Jan 19 1979. Mitchell’s lawyers released a 1973 offer to plead guilty if probes were dropped.
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Watergate
Richard Nixon
Mitchell
Board Meets on Special Ed Transportation
Gerald McTague president of the Morris Grade School District 54 Board calls a 11 a.m. Saturday special meeting at Franklin School to discuss special education transportation. The board recently approved Checker Cab on a 30 day basis to transport four district students amid other bids from Land Bus Service.
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Gerald McTague
Morris
Board of Education
Franklin School
Checker Cab
Joliet
Saratoga
Minooka
Barr
Pontiac lockup to continue at Pontiac prison indefinitely
Illinois Corrections Director Charles Rowe announced that the Pontiac facility will stay in lockup indefinitely while the state investigation into the July 22 riot proceeds. Joliet and Stateville will gradually return to normal, with Pontiac requiring a couple more weeks and no timetable for reopening.
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Pontiac, Ill
UPI
Stateville
Joliet
Pontiac
Illinois Corrections
Charles Rowe
Rowe
Illinois National Guard
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Morris Daily Herald Friday Review
Grundy
Leonard Bols
Aux Sable Township
St. Joseph Hospital
Bols
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
Wheaton
Bernie
Boss
Roosevelt Rd
P.O
Newark
Homer Norem
Farmland News
Farmland Industries Steering Committee
Norem
Newark Farmers Grain Co
Norems
University of Illinois’ Library
U. of I
Florence Smith
Pope
Ee Rica
Conley Realty
Haldeman
U.S. Parole Commission
James Neal
O'Brien
Dwight
James E. McElwain Construction Inc
Morris Construction Co
Waupecan Creek
Baker Rd
DuPont Rd
Mazon Township
O'Brien Co
Greenfield Township
Reddick
Livingston Rd
McTague
Braceville Road
O’brien Co
Spring Rd
Coal City
Braceville Township
Robert Cooper
Atlanta
John Mitchell
United States
Special Prosecutor
White House
Jerris Leonard
Nixon
John Ehrlichman
Nixon White House
Ehrlichman
Safford
Ariz
Springfield
Ill
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