Legal challenge over Cronin unit district election ruling
Judge James Wimbiscus to rule on defense motions in Grundy County Circuit Court by month end. Committee of Ten sues State Superintendent Joseph Cronin claiming abuse of authority denying a Minooka Channahon unit district election. Writ of certiorari requires Cronin to file records. mandamus request to Brandt to call election is contested.
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James Wimbiscus
13Th Judicial District
Grundy County
Joseph Cronin
Minooka- Channahon
Committee of Ten
Cronin
Robert Malmquist
Illinois Attorney General’s Office
Troy
Joliet High School
LeRoy Brandt
Atty
Richard Buck
Joliet Township
Tom Price
William Penn
H. E. Hutson
Buck
Brandt
State Board of Education
Asst. Atty
Price
Penn
State Superintendent of Education
Hutson
Joliet
Robert Adcock
Wayne Johnson
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Across Local Areas
Forecasts predict a cloudy night with a chance of snow and a low around 25. Thursday remains cloudy with a chance of rain or snow and highs in the 30s. Tuesday saw a high near 33 and a low around 16 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam, with 16 at 7 a.m. and 30 in Morris downtown by 11 a.m.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Gardner man charged with falsifying stolen car report
Grundy County Detective charged Vincent J. Derby of 106 Elm St Gardner with filing a false stolen vehicle report after Derby admitted he arranged for friends to junk his car to claim theft for an insurance payout. Bond set at $1000.
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Grundy County
Gardner
Gary Phillips
Vincent J. Derby
Elm St
James Olson
Olson
Derby
Jeff Wix
Jugtown Rd
Ken Shannon
Morris
Morris Junk Yard
Phillips
Det
Atty
Richard Wilder
Power outage hits Morris area and nearby towns
A brief power failure affected Morris east side, rural areas, and Channahon. The outage began at 7:05 a.m. and service was restored by 7:28 a.m. Commonwealth Edison attributed the fault to an electronic recloser at the station.
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Morris
Channahon
Commonwealth Edison
County and City Work On Morris Dog Control Plan
Grundy County Board approves 1976 dog tag sale dates from December 1 to February 15 and an animal control program to register and impound dogs not inoculated or tagged. County wardens cannot enforce in Morris city limits due to leash rules, prompting call for a city leash law and a separate dog catcher. The board also lists 1976 courthouse holidays.
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Grundy County Board
Morris
Timothy Connor
Sharrie Jordan
Peter Baudino
Arthur Willmington
Grundy County
Jordan
Morris Grade School Board weighs parking lot purchase
The Morris Grade School Board District 54 authorized the building committee to study buying 126 E Benton St across from Center School for a 75 by 125-foot lot to pave and create at least 30 parking spaces. Cost is about 5000 dollars with a report due at the January meeting.
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Morris Grade School Board
Building Committee
Benton St
Center School
Erwin Kelly
Chapin Park
Dale Barr
Barr
Shabbona
Gordon Lear
Morris
Jury awards Scherer $6 200 in auto crash case
A Grundy County jury awarded Walter Scherer Jr. of Ottawa $6 200 against Miguel Cuesta of Joliet for injuries from a two car crash on Interstate 80 near Minooka Road on Sept 17 1972. Cuesta was found liable after closing arguments and deliberations that evening.
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Grundy County
Walter Scherer Jr
Ottawa
Miguel Cuesta
Joliet
Interstate 80
Minooka Rd
Robert Malmquist
Cuesta
Scherer
Burglary at Nettle Creek School Stuns Local Community
Grundy County deputies report a break in at Nettle Creek School Tuesday night. About 120 dollars in window damage and 39 dollars cash were stolen. Custodian Richard Heck notified authorities at 6 37 a m. Burglars entered through a classroom window and moved through the building breaking doors to access rooms and cabinets.
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Nettle Creek
Grundy County
Hume
Kendall County Board Grants Yorkville A Rezoning
The Kendall County Board declared Francis Coyne's petition to rezone three lots in Seward Township from agriculture to residential approved 7-3 after objections and questions about filing with the zoning officer. The state attorney suggested withdrawing the motion or re-voting. Chairman Cherry declared the rezoning granted as Shoger was absent in hospital. A Cooper case review followed with a future ruling planned.
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Yorkville
Kendall
Francis Coyne
Seward Township
Atty
John Hynds
Kendall County
Dallas Ingemunson
Ingemunson
Dorothy Montgomery
Robert Cherry
Cherry
Howard Shoger
Shoger
Aurora
Trucker Found Dead On I-55 In Will County
A Missouri truck driver Raymond Smothers 65 of Dexter was found dead in his semi-tractor on the shoulder of the southbound I-55 one mile north of Illinois 113 in Will County. Autopsy to determine cause of death scheduled with inquest to follow. Body taken to Reeves Funeral Home Wilmington. Semitruck removed by Grell towing.
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Missouri
Iinois 113
Will County
Raymond Smothers
Dexter
Smothers
Reeves Funeral Home
Wilmington
Willard Blood
Grell Towing
United Airlines Flight Cancellations Continue Amid Strike
United Airlines keeps canceling flights as mediation talks with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers resume at the National Mediation Board. The 16,700 striking workers span mechanics dispatchers and ramp staff over pay pensions and part time employment.
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Morris Community High School
National Byd Association
U.S
Judy Miller
Debbie Collins
Michelle Kaufman
Laura Nichols
Todd Cliff
Stacy Mulvihill
Herald
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board
State Superintendent of Schools
Goodfriend
Circuit Court
Wells Cafe
Liberty
Daniel Havel
Shabbona School
James Garling
Betty Bolen
August
Frank Black
Watts Johnson
Princeton
Black
Robert Bet
Bettasso
Ottawa Community Hospital
Earl Leimbacher
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Morris K of C
Bill Doerfler
Morris Knights of Columbus
Jack King
Illinois Valley Sheltered Workshop
King
Doerfler
Illinois Association For Retarded Citizens
Trucker
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