Settlement on Powells estate in Illinois reaches compromise
Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott announced a negotiated settlement with Paul Powell's estate trustees to divert about half of the estimated 3 million to the state. Under terms pending Circuit Court approval, 100000 goes to general revenue, roughly 150000 remains in the Powell trust, and about 1.5 million funds grants to the state historical library the state museum and the state mansion for historic site purposes. Powell died October 10 1970.
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Springfield
Ill
William J. Scott
Paul Powell
Illinois
Scott
John Rendleman
First National Bank of
Mattoon
Powell
Johnson County
State Historical Library
State Museum
State Mansion
State Capitol
Vienna
Dari Castle break-in at Illinois 119
The Coal City Police reported a break-in at the Dari Castle on Illinois 119 4:20 p.m. Thursday. A Sunbeam Bread delivery man found the outside freezer door open at 3:30 a.m. Thursday with corn dogs scattered. no food thawed and an forced padlock was left near the door. An inventory found nothing missing.
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Grundy County
Diane Trelle
Dari Castle
Coal City Notes Briefs Big and Small Local Transfers and Events
Mrs. Josephine Tira moves from Silver Cross Joliet to Alexian Brothers Elk Grove Village Room 1204. Mrs. Potts and daughter in Coal City. Potts with her. Nancy Campbell transfers Morris to St Joseph Joliet Room 597. Local residents visit, travel and events listed including a Sox bus from Carbon Hill and Coal City High School yearbook pickup at the back to school dance Aug 31. Multiple names and places across Joliet Morris Braceville Gardner Seguin Milwaukee Tavares Disneyworld San Francisco.
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Josephine Tira
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Alexian Brothers Medical Center
Elk Grove Village
Robert Hoffman
Middletown
Donald Potts
Coal City
Potts
Nancy Campbell
Howard Campbell
Braceville
Morris Hospital
St Joseph Hospital
P.G. Nicholson
Tavares
Fla
Disneyworld
Irvin Schimandle
Seguin
Tex
Karen Suydam
Nancy Endist
Diane van Duyne
Frances van Duyne
San Francisco
Calif
Gordon Gilmour
Donald Vacca
David Scott
Dale Larson
Son
Milwaukee
Wis
Sox
Carbon Hill
Carbon Hill Village Hall
Coal City High School
Minooka Band Program Starts Early Under Lestina
Minooka Grade and Junior High Schools plan an earlier band start this year under director Fred Lestina Jr. Fourth grade tests have chosen instruments, enabling a quick fifth grade start. New community students should contact the office or Lestina before opening day. Upper grade practice begins Aug. 28 during the 10th period activity. The marching band will join the Fire Prevention Week parade in Minooka on Oct. 7, sponsored by the local fire department as part of the Des Plaines Mutual Aid Association.
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Minooka
Fred Lestina Jr
Lestina
Fire Department
Des Plaines
Dismissal of Habeas Corpus Writ in Kane Custody Case
Associate Judge Robert Wren dismissed a writ of habeas corpus against John Lawrence Kane Sr. at the request of attorney Charles Zalar for Mrs. Janice G. Kane. The petition claimed Kane held their two children in contravention of a divorce decree, but the dispute was reported as settled.
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Robert Wren
John Lawrence Kane Sr
Morris Community High
Janice G. Kane
Charles Zalar
Women and men diverge in illness and crime in Victoria
Dr. Ian Kenning of the Eric Martin Institute notes women lead in mental institutions while men predominate in jails. He argues gendered social norms push men to avoid psychiatric help, increasing legal trouble.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Ian Kenning
Eric Martin Institute
Kenning
Grundy County meets on junk car ordinance items
The Grundy County Regional Planning Commission will discuss a junk car ordinance at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Grundy County Courthouse first floor courtroom. Other items include Todd Trayser s housing policies natural resources study and an informational and educational study plus review of the overall planning program.
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Grundy County Regional
Trayser
Opening of Nettle Creek Grade School Set for Aug 27
The first day of school at Nettle Creek Grade School starts August 27 with an hour session and buses at the usual time. Full day begins August 28. Book rental is $10. Student insurance available. New students and fifth graders must have dental and physical exams. Four new teachers join the staff: Mrs. Beverly Gleich, Jay Roth, Miss Kathy Goins, and Miss Pat Hollen, joining one full-time and one half-day teacher.
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Nettle Creek
Beverly Gleich
Jay Roth
Kathy Goins
Pat Hollenback
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Morris
Thompson Decoration
Seneca
Liberty and
Main Sts
Grundy County Chamber of Commerce
Home Savings and Loan Association
Herald
Ment
The
State General Revenue Fund
iDari Castle
Coal City Notes
Kane
Paul Pierce
Photography
Hancock's
Crystal
Liberty
East ST
Morris Dwight
George Schmidberger
Will & Grundy Co
E. Jefferson ST
Greninel Ojpemiins
Ottawa Bend
Morris South
Jefferson Street
Jefferson
Fremont
Ottawa Street
Ottawa Bend Apartments
Sun
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