Free weddings by Illinois court in Grundy County
Under the new Illinois Constitution a couple may wed in a courtroom without fees from an associate circuit judge Robert Wren at the Grundy County Courthouse Morris. Wren has performed about a dozen weddings since July 1 and directs couples to use the judges chamber or lawyers conference room. Couples must obtain a marriage license from County Clerk Tom Parks for a $10 fee.
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Robert Wren
Grundy County
Morris
Wren
Tom Parks
Minooka Legion Hall Damaged by Late Night Fire
Minooka Volunteer Fire Department fought a late Thursday blaze at the American Legion Hall on Mondamon Street. Todd Thornton spotted smoke from the rear. fire chief said extensive damage with the rear fully burned. Smoke spread to nearby Phillips Hardware and other shops. cause undetermined. Fire crews remained on scene until 5 am.
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Minooka
American Legion Hall
Todd Thornton
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Bob Blair
Mondamon St
Phillips Hardware
Country
Dale’s
Jack Belden
Seneca Volunteer Fire Department
AVC Center Opens with Power Hopes and Delays
Grundy County Area Vocational Center hinges on electricity as opening nears with 477 students enrolled. Delays linger due to Delta Electric and weekend overtime concerns, while council authorizes withholding $29,362.50 until progress satisfies the paving, doors, and interior work.
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Donald Kaufman
Grundy County
Kaufman
Delta
Two Girls Injured in U S 6 Crash at Walker's Corner
A Morris 20 year old in extremely critical condition and a 19 year old in serious condition were injured when a northbound car collided with an eastbound car at Walker's Corner on U S 6 at 8 15 p m. The Hill driver Miss Debbie Hill 745 First Ave was cited for possible failure to stop. The other driver Jerry A Clark 26 of Chicago was treated and released. The accident remained under State Police investigation and the damaged vehicles were towed to Olson's Arco station.
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Morris
Morris Hospital
U.S. 6
Walker’s Corner
Robin Adair
Douglas St
Debbie Hill
First Ave
Jerry A. Clark
Chicago
Clark
Hill
Miss Hill
Davis Ambulance of
Oldsmobile
Ford
Olson
Arco Station
Yorkville Girl Crowned Illinois Dairy Princess in Dixon
Linda Gayle Matlock, 18, daughter of Ger ald and Mrs Matlock, Yorkville, was chosen from 18 dairy farmer daughters to reign as Illinois Dairy Princess. She was crowned by Carol Ann Willer of Quincy and will contest the national title sponsored by the American Dairy Association. Cathy Caudle, 20, Dakota, was runner up supported by the Stephenson County Farm Bureau.
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Dixon, Ill
Yorkville
Illinois
Dixon
Linda Gayle Matlock
Gerald Matlock
Miss Matlock
Carol Ann Willer
Quincy
American Dairy Association
Cathy Caudle
Edward Caudle
Dakota
Illinois Holstein Association
Miss Caudle
Stephenson County Farm Bureau
Unseasonably Cool Autumn Weather Grips Illinois
Northerly winds bring unseasonable cool air across Illinois. Forecasters expect fair skies and cooler tonight with temperatures in the low to mid 50s. Saturday should be mostly sunny and pleasant with highs in the upper 70s. Dresden Island Locks and Dam reported a high of 70 and a low of 53 on Thursday. At 7 a.m. today Morris downtown recorded 58 degrees while at 9:30 a.m. it was 61.
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Illinois
Dresden Island Locks
Morris
Soledad Brothers court hearing turns violent in San Francisco
A pretrial session ended in a blood spattered melee as Doris Maxwell provoked the judge prompting ejection. Police and bailiffs contained the scene with a bulletproof partition. 2 men arrested and a spectator injured during the disturbance. A Sept 20 trial date is set for the surviving defendants.
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Maxwell
Philip Jake Price
Oakland
Calif
No MCHS contract as teachers prepare to return
Supt Claude Rose said Morris Community High School teachers have heard nothing about a new contract as they return to work Monday. Base salary last year was 7500 dollars and no new points were discussed. Across Illinois teachers staged pickets as 110 districts faced contract talks and potential strikes.
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Claude Rose
Morris Community High School
Supt. Rose
MCHS
Barrington
Charleston Teachers Association
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Michael Bakalis
Charleston Board of Education
Morris man seeks 250000 in fatal Illinois 47 crash suit
Bill J. Everett as administrator of Myung Everett seeks 250000 from Gary Olsen and 250000 from Robert Ness for pecuniary loss from Myung Everett death after a three car crash four miles south of Morris on Illinois 47 May 9. Counts allege Olsen crossed center line and Ness collided with Olsen causing swerve into Myung Everett. Ness allegedly drank liquor impairing senses. Everett and daughter Barbara survive. Funeral expenses and suit costs total 1583 per count. Jury trial demanded.
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Bill J. Everett
Morris
Grundy County
Gary Olsen
Dwight
Robert Ness
Myung
Illinois
Everett
Olsen
Barbara
Morris Atty
August Black
Radford Ammo Plant blast kills two workers
An explosion at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Virginia killed two workers in the pre blending operation. Four others were injured. Debris was hurled hundreds of feet and the blast was felt four miles away. Cause of today’s blast and the previous year’s blast remain undetermined.
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Radford
Three car fatal on U S 30 near Oswego claims teen rider
A 17 year old Aurora youth died at the scene of a three car crash on Bypass U S 30 east of Douglas Street Oswego at 12 05 a m Kendall County Coroner Everett McKeown reported The deceased was in the Cooper vehicle which struck the Baber and outer car The other drivers Ed J Baker 57 Coal City and Herbert C Kuter 23 Plainfield were treated and released from Copley Memorial Hospital An inquest will be opened as to whether Cooper was thrown from the car and all three vehicles were towed to McDonald garage with listed damages
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Aurora
U.S
Douglas St
Oswego
Kendall County
Everett McKeown
George H. Cooper Jr
Ed J. Baker
Coal City
Herbert C. Kuter
Cooper
McKeown
Baker
Kuter
McDonald
Chevrolet
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Carl Myers
Norman Township
Soil Enrichment Materials Corp
SEMCO
O. C. Lunsford
Kenneth Meredith
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Peoria
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Greater Chicago
Meredith
Springfield
Grundy County Health Department
Grundy County Board
Orville Meyer
William C
Mary) Reed
Health Department
Meyer
Robert T. Williamson
Third District Appellate Court
Ottawa
Circuit
Lunsford
Roger Spaugh
Arcola
James Wright
Verona
County Board of Appeals
Supreme Court
Parks
Florence Smith
Minooka Legion Hall
Blaze
Narvick Brothers
Narvick
Arthur Ness
Edward Zeman
Ness
Larry Summers
AVC
Mazon
Exlite
Building Trades
House Foundation
Randall Highsmith
al Mattingly
William Lynch
Granville Love
William Halterman
James Stirniman
Arthur Meadors
Shaun
Cindy Clark
Daniel Clark
Rte. 2
Hornsby’s
Waverly St
Saratoga
Darrin
Herald
James Davis
Yorkville Girl
Dairy Princess
East Side
Liberty
Bloody Soledad Court
Board of Education
Associated Press
de Kalb
Rantoul
Decatur
Decatur Board of Education
Illinois Education Association
Rantoul High School
Decatur Education Association
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Elgin
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Freeport
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