Kendall County Board Approves $1 Million Health Club Zoning
The Kendall County Board unanimously rezoned five acres on Douglas Road near Oswego from A-11 to B-II for a 35,000 square foot two story health club named The Courthouse. Proponents Robert and Marlene Bohannon plan a pool, gyms, sauna, whirlpool, tennis court and eight handball courts with completion projected by September 1977.
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Yorkville
Kendall
Douglas Road
Oswego
Robert
Marlene Bohannon
Weather Outlook and Readings From Local Observations
Tonight shows variable cloudiness and warmth with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Friday will be partly sunny cooler and less humid with highs in the 80s. Earlier readings: Dresden Island Locks high 85 low 63. Morris 7am 64 and 10:45am 77. precipitation totals 0.63 inches. ESDA reported Morris yesterday 85/67 with 1.06 to 1.33 inches citywide. Barometer steady at 30.03 inches and winds up to 15 mph.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
Morris Mayor Issues Special Meeting on Landfill
Morris Mayor Donald Davidson convenes a special Morris City Council session Friday at 7 30 p m in the Morris Savings and Loan meeting room to discuss the landfill. The health and sanitation committee also meets tonight on the same topic. Pfaff Construction stated its landfill operating contract ends Saturday.
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Morris
Donald Davidson
Morris City Council
Morris Savings and Loan
Pfaff Construction
West Point to Probe Honor System Cheating Causes
A five member board of officers recommends a thorough investigation of West Point honor system breaches. Lt. Gen. Sidney Berry the superintendent will await guidance from the Staff Judge Advocate before deciding whether to appoint a special committee to study why cheating occurs.
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West Point
N.Y
UPI
U.S. Military Academy
Sidney Berry
Judge Advocate Office
Mazon Clerk Cancels August Board Meeting
Mazon village clerk Don McCormack announced the board meeting set for August 16 is canceled. The next meeting is rescheduled for Tuesday, September 7.
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Mazon
Don McCormack
Tax payments due Monday at Grundy County office
The first Grundy County real estate tax installment is due Monday in the Grundy County Treasurer office. The second installment is due by Sept 1 with a 1 percent monthly penalty for late payment. Treasurer Betty Olson notes many pay early but a last minute rush is expected Monday.
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Grundy County
Betty Olson
Grundy County Zoning Board to Review Denials
The Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Grundy County Courthouse to review denial of zoning certificates for Goose Lake residents. Six appeals filed by Hanson and Adcock law firm will be heard along with a rezoning request for two lots at Illinois 47 and U S 66. Schrock Farms seeks to change agriculture tracts to B-III commercial zoning.
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Robert Gilmour
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Kendall County
James Mann
Dorothy Montgomery
Russell Naden
Floyd Sleezer
Public Aid Office
Dallas Ingemunson
Ray Demi
Demi
U.S. 34
Oswego Township
Dem
Sheriff's Department
Jean Brady
Legislative Committee
Jannette Nelson
Region IX Health Systems Agency
Warren Riemensnider
Plano
Walter Brill
Oswego
Viola Leifheit
Plattville
HSA
Nelson
Grundy County
Ken Schrock
Northbrook
McElroy
Morris Board Says Superintendent Acted Improperly
The Morris Community High School Board accepted a seven point report finding Superintendent Harold Sutter acted improperly in writing and keeping files about a board member. The report urges policy reviews and bans on private administrative evaluations of individual board members.
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Morris Community High School Board of Education
Harold Sutter
John
Barbara) Lovell
Supt. Sutter
Sutter
Tim Connor
William Stangland
Jack Kutches
John Hynds
Bobbie Lovell
Robbie Lovell
Raymond Miller
Bobbie Lovellowe
Atty. Hynds
Connor
Morris Education Board Offers 8 Percent Teacher Pay Rise
The Morris County Education Board voted 7-0 to grant teachers an 8 percent salary increase, add $175 toward medical insurance, and fund a second personal leave day for the coming year. Con tracts dated Friday will be issued amid a court ruling on which union represents negotiations.
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Frank Coffman
Public Safety Committee
Johnson Control System
Insurance Company
Coffman
Xerox
Kendall County
ESR
Thomas Centowski
Rockford
Bill Dickson
St. Mary College
St. Mary, Ky
DePaul University
Centowski
Krase
Educational Service Region
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Grundy County
Morris Daily Herald Thursday Afternoon No. 95
The Morris Daily Herald issue for Thursday afternoon presents local news briefs, community notices, and schedule items typical of a midweek edition. It highlights civic updates and regional happenings relevant to Morris and surrounding areas.
Morris Illinois Sale Notice August 12 1976
A public sale notice from Morris Illinois dated August 12 1976 appears with a price of twenty cents.
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Morris
Illinois
Lightning hits three houses in Morris and Minooka area
Lightning struck three houses and a tree, drawing Morris and Minooka firefighters. An abandoned Morris residence at Airport and Scott School Roads burned completely, owned by Willis West. Minooka crews investigated a second site on U.S. 6 and Tabler Road with a smoked basement circuit box and another at Mondamon Street with blown outlets. A tree fire at Saratoga and Old Stage Roads prompted alarms across Morris, with no injuries or damage estimates reported.
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Morris
Minooka
Airport
Scott School Rds
Willis West
John Marshall
Morris Fire Department
Francis McCarter
U.S. 6
Tabler Rd
Thompson
Mondamon St
Saratoga
Old Stage Rds
Century Wholesale
Bedford Discount
Morris Community High School
Morris Disposal Plant
Saratoga Tower
Board trims 65190 from MCHS bid amid project changes
Morris Community High School Board reduces the all work bid to 133,962 by deleting admin office remodeling and replacing mercury lighting with quartz options. Narvick Brothers submitted the low bid of 199,652 Aug 4 and the panel, led by architect John Skaggs, plans six tennis courts and a sewing lab remodel while delaying court lighting.
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Narvick Brothers
Morris
Moris Community High School Board of Education
John Skaggs
Champaign
Skaggs
Harold Sutter
Wilbur Dolezal
Jack Kutches
Joe Corsello
Kendall County Faces Urgent Kendall Landfill Variance Issue
A Kendall County board hears that the C. O. Nelson landfill variance expired June 11 and may close without a six month extension. Landfill operations cited include missing a required performance bond and poor daily operation. If denied, disposal costs rise as haul distances increase. County urged to back one of two proposed sites to preserve service.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Phil McDonald
William C. Child
C. O. Nelson
Child
Nelson
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W. Waverly St
Joe Sarti
Wilfred Dix
Herald
Charles Sleezer
Finance and Taxation Committee
Certified Public
Richard Huston
Sleezer
Robert Cherry
Big Slough
Rob Roy
Lawrence Rezash
Chuck Maney and
Chuck Wahlstrom
E. Washington
Supt
Roy O'Neil
John Lovell
James Leonard
Kenneth Hunt
Stangland
Dr. Connor
Morris Daily Herald
MCHS
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