Two youths arrested for illegal liquor possession in East Brooklyn
Deputy Dan Raymond stopped a 1965 Ford on Lincoln Road after observing Earl Mineo leaving Reco's Tap with two six packs of beer. Mineo and passenger Stephen Jameson were arrested about 9 20 p m and posted 100 bonds each. They face court on December 18 and Mineo received a warning for a rear license plate light.
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Goodfarm Rd
Mineo
Jameson
Two people with warrants arrested in Grundy County
Grundy County deputies arrested Donald Moore and Michael Moyer on warrants tied to traffic and reckless driving cases. Moore, 43, faced charges for driving with suspended license and improper registration, while Moyer, 17, was held on a reckless driving complaint with a $100 bond. A meteor sighting and a separate disorderly conduct case are noted, including a bus incident on U.S. 6 and a collision on U.S. 52.
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Grundy County
Ridge and McEvilly Rds
Hume
Moyer
Bruce Bulian
U.S. 6
Evergreen Subdivision
Missing Plymouth Horizon Report In Channahon Area
Channahon resident John Chandler reported a red Plymouth Horizon missing from a parking lot near Echo Bowling Lanes on Bedford Road after leaving it at 6 30 p m Thursday. Morris police said it is not yet determined if the vehicle was stolen and no arrest or leads were disclosed. Chandler lives at 705 Bridge Street and says his wife has a set of keys, though he doubts she took the car.
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Illinois
Arthur Portis
Chicago
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Manhattan
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Channahon
Morris
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Bridge St
Echo Bowling Lanes
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Chandler
Gas stolen from Standard Oil Plant near Morris Airport
About 120 gallons valued at 75 dollars were reported stolen Thursday from the Standard Oil and Fertilizer Plant on Illinois 47 near Morris Airport. Donald Mulhall of Mazon told Deputy Gene Dummitt at 1:45 p.m. the gas was taken between 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. from a tank south of the plant. The nozzle lock had been twisted off.
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Illinois 47
Morris Airport
Donald Mulhall
Mazon
Grundy County
Gene Dummitt
Standard
Dummitt
Theft complaint against Dana McCluckie dismissed
A theft complaint against Dana McCluckie 27 of rural Morris was dismissed in Grundy County Circuit Court Thursday at the request of the complaining witness. McCluckie was charged October 23 with the theft of a 1974 Kawasaki 750 motorcycle belonging to Ross Hensley.
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Morris
Grundy County
McLuckie
Ross Hensley
Car vandalism report in Morris details damage
Dale Whittington of 424 Wall St reports to Morris police that his 1978 Ford van had the passenger side mirror knocked off on October 27 at Jackson and Wall Streets causing 29 dollars in damage.
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Wall Sts
Morris
Dale Whittington
Wall St
Boy Released From Hospital After Crash Tragedy
After a two week stay 4 year old Michael C Crowley Jr of Verona was discharged from St Joseph Hospital Joliet He was seriously injured in a November crash at Kinsman and Prairie Roads that killed his father and his 2 year old sister
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Michael C. Crowley Jr
Verona
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Kinsman and Prairie Rds
Illinois workers reach record average wage over twelve thousand
Springfield AP reports the Illinois Department of Labor says the statewide average weekly wage rose to 247.36 dollars, about 12,800 a year, the first time over 12,000. Unemployment benefits for single workers will rise to 124 a week from 121 starting Jan. 7, with higher rates for those with a nonworking spouse. benefits with dependent children stay at 135.
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State Department of Labor
Area school menus from MORRIS and MCHS week
MORRIS school offers a weekly menu with pork sausage pattie and buns on Monday, grilled cheese Tuesday, fried chicken Wednesday, turkey chop suey Thursday, and egg and ham on Friday with milk daily. MCHS lists baked steak Tuesday hotdog dinner Wednesday creamed chicken Thursday ravioli Friday buttered fish and more plus mixed entries for Tuesday and Thursday.
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Minooka High
Coal City
G.S
M.S
H.S
School Lunch Menus for Minooka High Week
Mon to Fri meals listed for Minooka High and school districts include daily options such as cheeseburger and corn dog with sides, featuring items like fruit cups, desserts, and milk. The partial entry ends with spaghetti with incomplete details.
Weekly school lunch menu details by day
The draft lists Monday through Friday meals including pork tenderloin hot dogs pizza spaghetti ham and cheese sandwiches and chicken dishes with sides. It also notes variations by grade school middle school and high school sites with offerings like meat loaf steak croquettes and grilled cheese along with milk fruit vegetables and desserts.
Four indicted in LaSalle County Grand Jury cases in Ottawa
The LaSalle County Grand Jury at Ottawa returned indictments against four persons. George Bryant, 17, Spring Valley, faces burglary and forgery counts with cashing payroll checks in Peru and forging two checks. Greg Waldon, 25, DeKalb, indicted on burglary tool possession after being stopped with a crowbar. Calvin Ferencz, 27, Fort Lauderdale, charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and cannabis after a vehicle stop in Seneca. LeRoy Rexroat, 27, Ottawa, indicted for aggravated battery and assault, criminal damage, and resisting a peace officer after a weapon was pointed and a police officer was struck. Bonds range from 2,500 to 7,500. cases presented by Asst. State’s Atty. Edward J. Kuleck Jr. before Judge William P. Denny.
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DeKalb
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Seneca
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Rexroat
Edward J. Kuleck Jr
LaSalle County
William P. Denny
Pontiac guard recalls playing dead during 1978 riot
A Pontiac Correctional Center guard testified in court that he lay on the floor and played dead for more than two hours after a July 22, 1978 riot attack. Affidavits from nine guards support a suit by the guards union to prevent ending a 24 hour dead lock after three guards were killed.
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American Federation of State
Danny Dill
Grundy County REACT elects officers for 1979
Members of Grundy County REACT have elected new officers for 1979. Coal City area President Gary Smith and trustees Joe Boland George Hanson. Gardner communications officer Bob Zimmerman. Dwight secretary Gale Carman treasurer Mike Carman. Morris First Vice President Roy Myers Second Vice President John Finch. Sergeant at Arms Tom Sparrow trustees Glynn Meier William Lumry.
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Grundy County React
Coal City Area
Gary Smith
Joe Boland
George Hanson
Gardner
Bob Zimmerman
Dwight
Gale Carman
Mike Carman
Morris
Roy Myers
John Finch
Tom Sparrow
Glynn Meier
William Lumry
Irony in Politics and Government Across the Nation
The piece surveys political irony in U S elections with examples of white collar crime among lawmakers, officials blocking access to information, overpaid federal workers, hiring freezes, and past associations with Jim Jones. It notes Carbon copying conflicts between public posturing and actual practices, plus the mix of indulgent media coverage.
Worry Clinic Case: Focus on Fruits Not Roots
Lola G seeks Dr. Crane’s help for a husband obsessed with his roots as a foundling. The letter urges adopting a future focus over ancestral search, citing Lincoln and Kipling to reassure adopted youths that love and achievement matter more than blood. It ends inviting readers to write for Wybooklets.
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Lola G
Dr. Crane
Adam and Eve
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Kipling
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Cain
Abel
Dear Ann Landers columns of personal life letters
A reader shares eight years of secrets about an out of wedlock stillborn, a cemetery grave, and a loving marriage built on honesty. Another asks about Christmas loneliness after her husband’s death, seeking guidance on accepting invitations while preserving independence. The column offers reassurance and practical advice.
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Ann
Babyland
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