Illinois adopts portable Speedgun speed detector in Joliet District
Illinois State Police begin use of a handheld Speedgun in Joliet District with 80 units funded by 25000 dollars in highway safety funds. The device uses Doppler radar with a digital readout and battery power for portable operation. Police emphasize selective deployment to target problem points and a cautious, rifle not shotgun approach to speed enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Illinois
Dwight E. Pitman
Vascar
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Albert S. Hinds
Hinds
Robert W. Georgantas
District 5
Georgantas
Dumelle to head Illinois Pollution Control Board
Gov. Daniel Walker named Jacob D. Dumelle of Oak Park chairman of the Illinois Pollution Control Board and added two new members. Sidney M. Marder of Peru, a Foster Grant plant production supervisor, and Russell T. Odell of Champaign, an agronomy professor, join the five member panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Jacob D. Dumelle
Oak Park
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Daniel Walker
Dumelle
Walker
Sidney M. Marder
Peru
Foster Grant Corp
Russell T. Odell
Champaign
University of Illinois
Illinois
Marder
Odell
Donald A. Henss
Rock Island
Roger G. Seaman
Chicago
Senate
Richard B. Ogilvie
Samuel T. Lawton
Auto repair customers protected by judgment
Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott filed a consent judgment in Cook County refusing misrepresentation in auto towing and repair. Owner Dennis Schwartz of Belden Auto Rebuilders must reimburse three customers totaling 1,589 dollars and follow strict rules on authorizations pricing towing and storage. The ruling names Sagan Salas and Costa as reimbursed amounts and limits future charges for estimates storage and different tow types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
William J. Scott Friday
Cook County
Dennis Schwartz
North Ave
Stone Park
Belden Auto Rebuilders
Royal Auto Construction
Schwartz
20Th Century Auto Rebuilders
North Cicero Auto Rebuilders
Scott
Consumer Fraud and Protection Division
Wartz
Joseph J. Sagan
W. Hirsch St
Alex Salas
S. 49Th Ave
Cicero
Robert F. Costa
Box 5
Antioch
Stephen P. Bloomberg
Scott’s
Funeral directors charged in Lincoln State School burials case
In Lincoln Illinois three funeral directors face antitrust charges tied to burials of mentally retarded patients at Lincoln State School. A criminal information seeks a 50000 fine and a civil suit seeks state damages for alleged price fixing and bid avoidance. The firms allegedly rotated burial duties since 1972 for two month cycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Ill
Circuit Court
Lincoln State School
William J. Scott
Armin E. Fricke
Fricke Memorial Home
Edward M. Barry
Holland & Barry Funeral Home
J. Richard Kerrigan
Kerrigan Funeral Home
Lincoln
Scott
Lawrence Bussard
Bussard
The Mythic George Spelvin in Theater Programs
A note explains that George Spelvin was a credited alias used in theater programs to designate actors playing multiple parts with the lesser role listed under the fake name while the principal part bore the real name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Spelvin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lake Michigan
U.S. Water Quality Administration
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Greater Chicago
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
Paul Pierce
Springbek
Liberty
AD Mates Wolfe
Mgr
Hot Springs National Park
Arkansas
Liberty & Benton
Morris
Hancock
Liberty St
East
Dwight
Lloyd
E Allan Furniture Company
Fitzgerald Furniture Co
Washington St
Super Bank
the Super Bank
Grundy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!