Hornsby rezoning decision postponed amid planning debate
Morris Planning Commission postponed a decision on rezoning a 10 acre tract south of George St and west of IL 47 for an 80,000 square foot Hornsby store. The delay seeks a legal opinion on covenants with a 5-0 vote on adjustments and consideration of commercial or multiple family zoning.
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George St
Illinois
Hornsby’s
Morris Planning Commission
John Hynds
Austin Bollen
Allen Kracower
Arthur Hornsby Jr
South Newton Drive
Illinois 47
State Highway Department
U.S. 6
Kracower's
Lynwood St
George Ave
Kracower
Morris
Hornsby
Charles Butterfield
Bollen
Robert Gilbertson
Gerald Borens
Jay Heap
del Linn
Ray Christensen
Crupi
Commission
Grundy County
Century Wholesale
Ottawa District
Illinois Department of Transportation
Borens comments on land contract
Morris officials discuss terms to acquire the Borens estate for a community recreation center with a HUD grant. Aldermen consider funds, possible referendum, and executive session while reporter questions editorial stance.
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Borens
Ted Staroscik
Fourth Ward
Jerry Borens
Morris Daily Herald
Park Committee
Public Works
Third Ward
Elmo Ray Younger
Richard Schweickert
Borens Estate
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
James Peacock
Peacock
John Hynds
Berens
First Ward
del Linn
Robert Gilbertson
Anderson
Linn
Car Crash On I 55 Injures Three In Richmond Area
A car crash on Interstate 55 two miles north of Gardner injures K Young Choi 26 his wife 24 and their one year old child Bambi all treated and released from Morris Hospital after the vehicle struck a guard rail. Another crash on Illinois 53 near Houston Road injures Phillip Bates 15 and John Corneglio 17 with Bates treated for jaw and shoulder injuries and Corneglio for a shoulder injury. No tickets were issued in either incident.
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K. Young Choi
Richmond Calif
Kwangyeon Choi
Bambi
Morris Hospital
Gardner
District 5
Choi
Phillip J. Bates
Second Ave
South Wilmington
Bates
John Corneglio
Illinois
Houston Rd
Grundy County
Roy Christensen
Corneglio
Christensen
Wise
Youth Dies After Motorcycle Crash Near Morris
John McCumsey fourteen of Route 5 died at Silver Cross Hospital Joliet from injuries in a collision with a dump truck on old Illinois 47 and Pine Bluff Road August ninth. The truck driven by William Gunnerson eighteen of Route 1 Canal Street Newark rolled through a stop sign. McCumsey was in intensive care from the day of the crash and died Tuesday at 1 10 p.m. Funeral services set for Bethlehem Lutheran Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials may go to Lutherdale Bible Camp.
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John McCumsey
Rte. 5
Silver Cross Hospital
Joliet
Old Illinois 47
Pine Bluff Rd
McCumsey
Grundy County
Canal St
Newark
Gunnerson
Charles
James W
Elda (Strum) McCumsey
Morris
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
David Johnson
Evergreen Cemetery
Finland Chapel
Lutherdale Bible Camp
Saratoga School Board Reviews Land Purchase and Budget
The Saratoga Community Consolidated School Board met Tuesday in executive session to discuss land acquisition with attorney David Root. In regular session Root outlined documents for a bond referendum to fund a building program set for Nov 9. The board heard a revised budget reflecting a state aid shortfall and approved transfers, hires, and a 377000 tax levy, with a move to support maintaining smaller districts.
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Saratoga Community Consolidated School Board of Education
David Root
Root
Robert Chord
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Saratoga
Chord
Springfield
Chard
Jane Battersby
Cherlene Williams
Thrya Olson
Ed Ecright
Roger George
Tom
Sharon) Harr
Noel Holman
Philip Zink
Robert Craig
Larry Kingman
T Jack
Tom Harr
Robert Hecht
Lisbon Labor Day Homecoming Plans Include Queen Parade
Lisbon announces a Labor Day Homecoming with a newly added feature the queen contest open to single girls aged 15 to 18 in the Lisbon area. Contestants register by calling Thomas Walker at 736 6123 votes cost one cent per vote with voting boxes in local businesses through September 1. The queen is announced on Labor Day September 3 and proceeds fund the parade.
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Lisbon
Thomas Walker
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Daily Herald
Clyde Baker
Dennis Hackett
Angie Strobel
James Crupi
George
Cen
Morris Theatre Guild
Morris Community High School
Norman Ray McDonald
Matt Rockwood
E. L
Fran) Petersen
Mathilda Rockwood
Maurice Alford
Jonathan Rockwood
Jim O'Brien
Todd Kutches
Walter
James
Joan) Christensen
Marge Gage
Herbert Gage
Tom Cwik
Lawrence Studio
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Wests Cafe
Liberty
H. B. Price Co. Inc
Lee
Marlene) Chapple
Weisbaden
Germany
James I
Evelyn McCamsey
Ekalaka
Mont
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