Former Morris police investigator Robert Lynes retires from force
At Monday's Morris City Council meeting the former police investigator Robert Lynes announced his retirement from the Morris Police Department after a disability leave earlier this year. The Police Pension Board granted a medical retirement with two thirds pension pending written confirmation, with a replacement to be chosen by the Police Commission after an eligibility exam. Acting Police Chief Syd Reeve noted James Watson is next on the part-time list and must requalify by September 12, 1979. The meeting also covered bids for an old city grader, $600 toward Christmas decorations, a $15,000 grant process for canal work, and updates on traffic light maintenance by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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Morris
Robert Lynes
Morris Police Department
Lynes
Police Pension Board
Delbert Noble
Robert White
John Popidinski
Thomas Suddarth
Gerald Broderick
Judiciary Committee
Floyd Siron
Fire and Police Commission
Syd Reeve
James Watson
Police Commission
Reeve
Grundy County
Morris Community High School
Robert Ciota
VFW
Donald Davidson
Morris Area Leisure Services
Morris Savings and Loan Association
MALS
Illinois Department of
Board rejects Creekside Acres subdivision in Grundy County
Grundy County Board denied the Creekside Acres preliminary plat a 12 to 6 vote noting it would conflict with the Pioneer Oaks denial. Developers are Gary Bounds and oy Jacobson. Discussion urged delaying subdivision in agricultural areas until policy is clarified.
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Grundy County Board
Creekside Acres
Pioneer Rd
Pioneer Oaks
Nettle Creek Township
Creekside Ac
Gary Bounds
Oy Jacobson
George Brown
Edwin Burnham
Wallace Burroughs
Margaret Campo
Gordon Gunderson
William Hamilton
Charles McDonald
Harry Melby
Clarence Mosimann
William Wallin
Peter Baudino
Willian Waters
Perry Brooks
Grundy County
Lorraine Thorsen
Thorsen
Milton Carlson
Carlson
Weather forecast and temperatures at Dresden Lock and Dam
Cloudy and windy conditions turn colder with a chance of snow flurries tonight and Wednesday. Highs near in the low 40s and lows in the upper teens to low 20s. At Dresden Lock and Dam Monday reached 34 with 25 low and 33 at 7 am. no precipitation. Downtown Morris reported 36 degrees at 9:52 am.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Flood Threat Rises as Ohio River Flooding Expands
Rising Ohio River waters threaten Kentucky and Ohio as crews brace for the worst flooding in more than a decade. In Kentucky, Frankfort endures its worst flood in over 40 years with 15,368 evacuees and damages estimated above 100 million. Governor Carroll seeks federal disaster aid as rivers crest and shelters prep in Ohio and Kentucky communities.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Julian Carroll
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Louisville
New Richmond
Newtown
Moscow
Dayton
Augusta
Barbara Pinzka
Red Cross
Carroll
Carter
Thompson vows to adjust Illinois pay raises to wage standards
Illinois Governor James R. Thompson promised to do everything possible to bring state official raises into line with administration guidelines after a call with Council on Wage and Price Stability chairman Alfred Kahn. The plan may allow the General Assembly to undo or alter the raises approved earlier, amid criticism of timing and adherence to wage rules.
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Washington
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Thompson
Council
Alfred Kahn
Carter
Joe Carter
Kahn
Illinois General Assembly
General Assembly
South Carolina
Illinois extends 1979 license plate deadline to February 28
Secretary of State Alan J. Dixon extended the display deadline for new 1979 license plates from December 31 to February 28 to accommodate state offices and financial institutions handling plate sales. He noted the extension up to the legal limit aims to ease motorists concerns about displaying plates by midnight and said next year’s plates remain valid for five years with annual sticker validation.
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Springfield, Ill
Alan J. Dixon
Dixon
Illinois
Will County workers strike after failed negotiations
About 350 Will County employees walked out in Joliet after unions Deputies Union Local and AFSCME balked at a pay offer. The dispute centers on an 8 percent demand versus a 3 percent proposal, affecting the sheriff's office, county nursing home, and highway department.
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Highway Department
Sheriff's Department
Transformer fire shuts down Dresden's Unit 3
A transformer fire early today at Commonwealth Edison Dresden Nuclear Power Station shut Unit 3. The unit’s main transformer outside the plant activated the deluge system as heat sparked the discharge. Fire crews had the blaze out by 5:30 a.m. and tests are ongoing to determine the cause. No customers were affected and a spare transformer is being hauled in to restore capacity, with Unit 3 expected to be offline for two to three weeks.
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Commonwealth Edison
Dresden
Dan Demos
Demos
Coal City
Edison
Quad Cities
Ten more killed in Iran rioting in Isfahan
Isfahan saw renewed violence as soldiers fired on crowds killing at least ten and raising total deaths there to about twenty since rioting began Monday. Reports from security sources conflict with opposition claims of massacres. authorities report limited casualties and troops patrolling while curfews and demonstrations continued in Tehran and Isfahan.
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Tehran
Iran
Isfahan
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Manuchehr Haydan
Ayatullah Khomaini
Illinois lawmaker aims to cut or end $8000 pay raise
GALESBURG AP Rep Sam McGrew D Galesburg will introduce a bill Wednesday to reduce or abolish the $8,000 legislative pay raise calling it the worst misuse of public trust in Illinois history. He would also urge Gov Thompson to call a special session if needed.
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Galesburg, Ill
Sam McGrew
Galesburg
Illinois
McGrew
James R. Thompson
Thompson
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