Two thefts and a chase pepper a Grundy raid report
Grundy County Sheriff's Department logged two thefts on Wednesday. A toolbox and tools valued at 500 dollars were reported missing from a Livingston Road building east of Dwight, discovered at 8 am. A Braceville resident reported 39 dollars stolen from a dresser between 8 and 11 am Tuesday, with a bottle of perfume also taken. DeWayne Studgvin faced multiple charges after a Coal City arrest, including theft and escape, and was later jailed after a pursuit. A Morris incident involved a missing tractor trailer and a driver who fled unpaid charges, with LEADS alerts issued. A reckless driving charge was filed against Donald Ehret after a pair of traffic incidents on Illinois 47 and nearby roads.
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Grundy County
Driver injured when car leaves roadway
A Goose Lake youth was not injured when the car he was driving went off Carbon Hill Road about one third mile south of Whitetie Road at 7 30 p m Wednesday Gregory Martin 16 Gateway Gorge told Grundy County Deputy Dan Raymond he was northbound on Carbon Hill Road when he met a southbound car Deputy Raymond said Martin drove as far to the right as possible and the shoulder apparently gave way causing the car to go into the ditch Damage to the 1976 Buick driven by Martin was estimated at 150 The other car was described as a green 1972 Oldsmobile Edward Pawula 22 Ottawa Bend was ticketed at 11 35 am Wednesday by Trooper James Matteson for driving after his license was suspended and going 70 in a 55 mph zone He was ticketed on Interstate 2 about five miles east of Simois 47
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Coal City
DeWayne Studgvin
Coal City Standard, Division and
Broadway Lts
Studyvin
James White
Grundy County
Dan Raymond
White
Deputy Raymond
Edward Pierard
Church St
Goose Lake
Carbon Hill Rd
Whitetie Rd
Gregory Martin
Gateway Gorge
Raymond
Martin
Edward Pawula
Ottawa Bend
James Matteson
Simois
Driver cited for unsafe equipment after accident
Morris man Charles J. Andrews 25 of 104 Park Ave was cited by Morris Officer Gerald Broderick after his 1970 Chevrolet stalled from a transmission failure when pulling from an alley onto Division Street. Andrews posted 35 dollars cash bond and faces a Sept 7 Grundy County Circuit Court date.
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Division St
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Park Ave
Gerald Broderick
AMC
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Brentwood Dr
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Grundy County
Burglary alarm prompts sheriff and police at Rockwell Inn
Grundy County Sheriff Department and Morris police respond to a burglar alarm at the Rockwell Inn on U S 6 around 12 50 a m. Deputy S J Maloney reports the building was searched but no one was found inside.
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S.J. Maloney
Bicycle found near Price Street may be stolen
David Haas reported finding a white Sears Free Spirit 10 speed bicycle Tuesday in a strip mined area near his home at 1203 Price Street. Police checked the serial number but no theft report appeared. The bike will be stored at the police station until claimed.
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Morris
David Haas
Price St
Police chase bat from Morris residence again
Police responded to a second bat intrusion at the Morris home on North Street as Mrs. Daniel Selmar reported a bat in a bedroom at 4 am. Officers opened a window removed the screen and expelled the bat. A similar incident occurred Sunday night at a Liberty Street residence.
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Morris
Daniel Selmar
E. North St
Liberty St
Police seek Buick with illegal blue strobe light
Morris police search for a 1978 Buick Sky Lark with an illegal blue flashing rear light after John Enger of 816 Second Ave reported seeing the vehicle in downtown Morris. The car is registered to a Coal City man. if spotted again the driver will be ticketed for illegal lights.
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Morris
John Enger
Second Ave
Coal City
Tax rollback petitioner arrested in Joliet
Peter Shamburek, 25, an activist collecting signatures for a proposed tax rollback referendum, was arrested in Joliet on charges of disorderly conduct and soliciting without a permit. He allegedly cut across an off duty officer's yard, quarrelled with him, and was taken into custody after the officer was alerted by his wife.
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Joliet
Ill
UPI
Illinois Public Action Council
Peter Shamburek
Evanston
Shamburek
CETA Grant Aims to Coordinate Services in Illinois
The Will Grundy CETA consortium is among 13 Illinois groups to receive federal grants under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. Beginning Oct 1, the projects fund skill upgrades for displaced homemakers and former offenders and seek methods to reduce long term unemployment. The consortium will coordinate among agencies in Will and Grundy counties, create a shared data base, and establish agreements to cut service duplication.
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Will-Grundy Ceta Consortium
Illinois
Office of Manpower and Human Development
Will
Paving Delay Triggers Alternative Parking at MCHS
Morris Community High School faces a delayed parking lot paving project. Police authorize student parking on Union Street and Gould Park during the first two days of classes. Principal Robert Ciota alerted that no on campus parking will be available until paving finishes by midweek, weather permitting. Vehicles in the fire lane will be ticketed. Ciota will notify students Monday of the plan.
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Morris Community High School
Union St
Gould Park
MCHS
Robert Ciota
Ciota
Hit and run damages a 1978 Chevrolet Camaro
A hit and run incident reported to Morris police Tuesday at 10 30 p m caused minor damage to a 1978 Chevrolet Camaro parked near Gutter King on Wall Street east of Armstrong Street The vehicle was off the roadway in a grassy area due to nearby construction Police said the damage to the right front fender was discovered after work repairs estimated under 250 dollars Dale L Thomas of 216 Commerce Street Seneca reported the crash
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Dale L. Thomas
Commerce St
Seneca
Gutter King
Wall St
Armstrong St
Thomas
Multiple Illinois motorists fined for traffic violations in Coal City area
Christopher Fitzgerald aged 17 of Diamond Illinois received a 25 dollar fine plus 10 dollars in costs for improper parking after a August 12 citation by Coal City officer Terry Bitner at Carbon and Broadway. Wanda Davis aged 43 of Hoge Street was fined 25 dollars and 10 costs for 41 mph in a 25 mph zone, ticketed August 5 by Morris officer Douglas Francois on Lisbon Street. Wayne McClintock aged 19 of Jefferson Street faced 25 dollars and 10 costs for 74 mph in a 55 mph zone, charged August 2 by Trooper Mor cheiter at U.S. 6 and McLindon Road. Steven Connor aged 20 of Lincoln Street was fined 25 dollars and 10 costs for riding a motorcycle without proper equipment and 25 dollars and 10 costs for driving without lights when required, ticketed July 6 by Morris officer Kurt Salems on Lincoln Street. Dorothy Byers aged 42 of Chan nanahan was fined 25 dollars and 10 costs for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, cited Friday by state police at US 6 and Brisbin Road.
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Christopher Fitzgerald
Ilinois
Diamond
Coal City
Terry Bitner
Carbon and Broadway Sts
Wanda Davis
Hoge St
Morris
Douglas Francois
Lisbon St
Wayne McClintock
E. Jefferson St
Steven Connor
Lincoln St
Kurt Salems
Dorothy Byers
Channahan
US. 6
Brisbin Rd
Pan Am seeks merger with National Airlines in bid to gain domestic routes
Pan American World Airways Chairman William T. Seawell told Congress the proposed $286 million merger with National Airlines would add National's domestic routes to Pan Am's foreign flights, cushion international market setbacks, and avoid monopoly by full integration. He said the move would benefit the public, employees, and stockholders, while Pan Am prunes some routes amid government-subsidized competition.
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Seawell
Senate Aviation Subcommittee
North Atlantic
Pan Am
Texas International Airlines
National
LB. Maytag
National Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Refinery Explosion Kills One in Calumet City
A Calumet City refinery explosion killed a woman and injured three others. The blast at Ashland Chemical Co. damaged the reactor area of the plastics and resins division and engulfed a large building, with ammonia and styrene fumes prompting a 90 minute evacuation for about 10 blocks. Fire officials and residents described bright flames, shattered windows, and a sky that lit up the dawn.
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Calumet City
Ill
Plastics and Resins
Witheld
Chicago
Calumet River
O’brien Locks
Ray Bakke
Average first frost dates in Northern Illinois outlined
URBANA It is too early to forecast the first hard freeze this fall says Stan Changnon head of the Illinois State Water Survey. He notes northern Illinois average frost date is Oct 15 with a one in four chance it could come two weeks earlier and cites Oct 30 for southern Illinois and Oct 20 for central Illinois.
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Urbana
Stan Changnon
Atmospheric Sciences Division
Illinois State Water Survey
Illinois
Changnon
Worry Clinic insight on dating and self-centered talk
Elaine J., 28, a schoolteacher, recalls a date with a man who monopolized the conversation about himself. Dr Crane explains the self-centered monologue can be a hidden compliment signaling interest and suggests a “Compliment Club” booklet, asking readers to mail enclosing stamps and fees.
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Flaine
Elaine
Elaine J
Dr. Crane
Scientific Marriage Foundation
Ain
Dear Ann Landers letters reveal home life tensions
In a reader exchange, a husband defends late dinners and out-of-town business dinners while his wife tracks him by phone, prompting Ann Landers to label the behavior controlling and harmful. The column also covers civil rights questions about gays and references a teen drinking feature and a mail-in request for Ann Landers materials.
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P.O
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