Hazardous Grundy County roads hit by heavy snow and ice
Snow and sleet coated Grundy County causing treacherous driving conditions as eight plows and four trucks cleared highways. Schools delayed or closed in Morris area. traffic slowed with minor accidents and trains delayed while ice and freezing rain created slick patches and outages.
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Clifford Allen
Joliet
Morris
Saratoga
Verona
Immaculate Conception
Newark
Illinois State Police
Grundy
the Seven Gables
Coal City
Gardner
Mazon
Grundy County
State Division of Highway
Kendall
Grady County Zoning Board Approves Eight-Unit Apt Building
The Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-0 to grant a building permit to Marchi Marchi and Marchi for an eight unit apartment building in Evergreens Terrace east of The motion noted the site meets multiple family requirements within the R-III district after contiguity with a larger development. The board also recommended a zoning amendment to rezone a 1.57 acre tract to B I for a new upholstery shop, denied a mobile home permit on a 18 acre parcel for Miss Schultz and Mrs Scott, and approved multiple zoning changes including M I to M II and R I shifts with sanitary landfill controls set at 80 acres and 10 feet.
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Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals
Marchi
Evergreens Terrace
Morris
Noble Collins
Charles McDonald
Edward Walker
Robert Breisch
John Marchi
U.S. 6
Appeals Board
Coal City
Illinois 113
Leonard G. Onsen
Rte. 1
Onsen
Grundy County
County Board
Planning Commission
Public
Public Works
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Federal Paper Board
Richard J. Schweickert
Jean Kleist
Office of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Northwestern Corp
Century Warehouse
Boren's Ford
Gilbertson
Morris City Council designates twelve snow routes and updates signs
The Morris City Council, at its Monday meeting, designates 12 snow removal streets and adds Jackson St and Goold Park Dr to the route list. Signs will warn that parking is banned during two inches of snowfall and violators may be towed.
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Morris City
First National Bank
Robert Gilbertson
Armstrong
North
Washington
Ottawa
Union
Lisbon
Liberty
High
McKinley
Lincoln
Jackson
Goold Park
Jackson St
Gilbertson
John Hendrickson
Glen C. Anderson
Hendrickson
Citizens Advisory Committee
Pete Muffler
Floyd Siron
Wilbur Finfrock
Aage Hansen
Donald Davison
Earle Finland
James Crupi
Man Hospitalized After Fall From Corn Crib
Michael Macketta, 48, of rural Coal City, was admitted to Morris Hospital at 8 10 a m for observation after reportedly falling from a corn crib this morning. Coal City Emergency Squad transported him to the hospital.
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Michael Macketta
Coal City
Morris Hospital
Truman in unstable condition at Research Hospital
Former President Harry S. Truman remained in serious, unstable condition overnight at Research Hospital and Medical Center as vital signs fluctuated. Doctors reported increased respiration and pulse with temperature rising, while blood pressure stayed normal. Officials warned the situation could remain critical for an indefinite period.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
Snow and mixed precipitation snarls travel today
Weather report notes snow with sleet and freezing rain, 2 to 4 inches of accumulation, hazardous driving conditions, high near 38, diminishing tonight with a low 20s, followed by a cooler Wednesday with light snow flurries. Earlier, Monday reached 31 and 12 at Dresden Island. 7 am observed 30 degrees with .85 precipitation. Morris downtown at 10 45 am read 36 degrees.
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Grundy County
Dresen Lock and Dam
Commonwealth Edison
Ilinois
Chicago Area
Chicago Transit Authority
Dresden Island
Morris
Moon rock search plans in Taurus-Littrow valley
Space Center Houston AP reports astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt planned a second moon walk to hunt for ancient rocks in the lunar South Massif. They aimed to collect about 200 pounds of samples while Ronald Evans operated orbital science gear aboard America.
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Rover
Cernan
America
Ronald E. Evans
Moon
Schmitt
Challenger
Moose Lodge appeal on admitting black guests dismissed
The Supreme Court dismissed Moose Lodge 107 Harrisburg appeal unan. for want of substantial question. It refused to overturn a state supreme court ruling that the lodge must admit black guests if it serves any guests at all, rejecting the home dining room extension idea.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Moose Lodge
Harrisburg
Minooka Unit District Hearing Sought To Postpone Action
A Will County Circuit Court hearing to delay action on a Minooka unit petition is set for 2 p m Friday. Joliet Township High Schools District 204 and Troy Community Consolidated School District 300 filed suit to halt a hearing by Arthur Meadors on the unit petition filed Nov 20. The territorial scope spans Will Grundy Kendall counties with boundaries matching the present district lines. Previously the Will County Board denied Minooka High School’s petition to attach 3700 acres from Joliet High School in the Channahon district. The injunction lists four counts seeking a postponement of any unit proceedings for one year from Oct 26.
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Minooka Unit
Will County
Joliet Township
Troy Community Consolidated School
Arthur Meadors
Grundy County Education Service
Will, Grundy and
Kendall
Minooka
Channahon
Will County Board of School Trustees
Minooka High School
Joliet High School
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Spruce St
City Street
Water Department
THE
Associated Press
CTA
O’hare International Airport
Midway Airport
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Schultz
Wilfred Dix
Herald
First National Bank of
Jeannie Fox
Thomas West
William Martin
Kenneth Sereno
Clarence Mossimann
John Hynds
Washington St
del Linn
Channahon Boys Camp
Ray Christensen
North States Oil CO
Rte
Moon Rock
Moose
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