Crash Kills Two Men South of Marseilles
Two men died and a third was critically injured when a pickup veered out of control south of Marseilles near Illini State Park at 9 23 p m Wednesday. Gary Partridge 21 of Marseilles and Charles Hill 42 of Manville died after the truck rolled over and ejected Partridge. John Elliot 19 of Marseilles remained in critical condition at St Francis Hospital Peoria.
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Marseilles
Illini State Park
LaSalle County
Marion Osborne
Gary Partridge
Allen St
Charles Hill
Manville
John Elliot
Liberty
Minooka board ruling on teacher dismissal affirmed by judge
Grundy County Judge Robert Malmquist overturned a state board order requiring Minooka District 201 to rehire home economics teacher Dorothy Ingels. He ruled the hearing officer erred and that the board did have proper causes for dismissal, though Ingels plans to appeal.
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Grundy County
Robert Malmquist
Illinois State Board of Education
Minooka Board of Education
Dorothy Ingels
Barrington Rd
Malmquist
Minooka School Board
Ingels
David Adelman
Adelman
District 201
State Board of Education
Weather forecast for Morris area
The forecast calls for fair, warm and humid conditions tonight with temperatures near the low 70s. Friday will be partly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of thunderstorms and highs in the low 90s. At 10 15 a m today in Morris the temperature was 68 degrees.
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Morris
Grundy County Housing Authority to meet on bid proposal rescission
The Grundy County Housing Authority schedules a special meeting for Monday at 4 p.m. to rescind a resolution related to the bid for a new boiler system at Saratoga Tower Apartments.
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Grundy County Housing Authority
Saratoga Tower
Two Water Mains Break During Armstrong Washington Work
Two water mains fractured during construction on Armstrong and Washington Streets after crews began installing storm sewers. Residents lost water briefly after 8 a.m. as repairs were made, Public Works Director Wilfred Dix said. A prior manhole installation had required temporary water shutdowns.
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Armstrong and
Washington Sts
Armstrong St
Wilfred Dix
Dix
Washington St
Morris area airport study estimates seven million cost
A Phase I Morris Grundy County airport study estimates a new facility could cost seven million dollars over twenty years with most funding from the Federal Aviation Administration. Indiana firm A E Engineering presented the 57 page report to city and county officials, outlining airport requirements, site options, and phased study plans from Phase II through Phase V, including financing and potential public hearings.
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Morris Area
Morris-Grundy County
an _ Indiana engineering
A & E Engineering, Inc
Indianapolis
Ind
Grundy County
Chuck Thompson
Larry Creakbaum
Ken Einselen
Steve Williams
William Wallin
Pete Baudino
Donald Davidson
Robert Feeney
del Linn
James Peterson
Terry Danek
Bill Lumry
Creakbaum
Federal Aviation Administration
Chicago
Morris Airport
Cor
LaSalle
Will
Davidson
Will County
Joliet
Morris Daily Herald Thursday Afternoon Volume XCVIII Number 102
The Morris Daily Herald publishes a Thursday afternoon edition in volume XCVIII issue number 102 featuring local news, briefs, and notices from Morris and surrounding area.
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Morris Daily Herald
Plans approved for J. P. O'Connor high rise apartments
The Morris Commission conditionally approved the final plat for the J P O Connor six story elderly apartment complex between Bedford Road and Waverly Street east of Lisbon Road. The project includes 105 units, a community room, and resident manager offices with 73 parking spaces. The Fire Department must still approve hydrant placement after state inspection confirmed plan approval.
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J. P. O’connor
Morris Commission
Morris Fire Department
O’connor
Bedford Rd
Waverly St
Lisbon Rd
Allen Kracower
Kracower
Morris
Wilfred Dix
Robert Coleman
Commission
Robert Narvick
Jerome O'Connor
Narvick
Austin Bollen
Ray Christensen
E. Chapin Sr
McKinley School
Christensen
North St
Morris Grade School District 54
Bollen
Trend Builders
Trend
Morris City
Bollen, Narvick
Rudd Brown
Angie Strobel
Clyde Baker
Dick DePth
Prison term for Straight Way Dairy conspiracy
Larry Corwin aged 22 of Morris received three concurrent sentences after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit armed robbery, marijuana possession, and aggravated assault in Grundy County Court. He helped plan the Straight Way Dairy robbery and supplied a derringer, with two other suspects facing related charges. one is awaiting trial for the dairy robbery.
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Larry Corwin
Lincoln St
Grundy County
Corwin
Morris
Wauponsee St
Paul Gilbertson
Park Blvd
Charles Zalar
Gilbertson
Joliet
Max Babcock
Griggs
Babcock
Atty. Zalar
Lt. Leach
Hansel Rd
Dennis Willis
Richard Snyder
John and
Marilyn Barton
Marseilles
Larry Wicks
Newport Hotel
Wicks
Fenton
Section of I-57 Buckles From Heat Near Steger Rd
Illinois State Police reported a pavement crack and buckling on southbound I-57 near Steger Road around 3:30 p.m. They said no written report was filed and the trooper did not view it as a major hazard. One lane was closed as crews repaired the damaged section with no traffic reported during the closure.
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Calhoun St. Bridge
Morris Rock Island
Pete Martinez
Illinois-Michigan Canal
Rock Island
Illinois Commerce Commission
Federal Paper Board Co
E. North St
Corn Belt Chemical Co
Washington St
Stephen Lumber and Fuel
Illinois Ave
Brown Milling Co
Gebhard
Feeney and Black
Kay Coal Co
Steger Rd
Cook-Will County
Illinois
Joliet
Ihe
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Partridge
Ottawa
Patridge
Peoria
Hill
Illinois Valley Community Hospital
Hills
Gladfelter
Sears-Campbell Funeral Home
Minooka Board
Department of Local Government Affairs
Grundy
Milton Carlson
Carlson
William Waters
V.A
JoAnne Gretencord
FAA
Wallin
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