Christmas Homecoming for Kathleen Wray at 2065 Pine Bluff Rd
Kathleen Ransom returns to the John Wray residence in Morris after 18 months, greeted by siblings Karen Patrick Ann and Gregory, with the family eager for a festive reunion. The piece also outlines Edison’s Norman Township Langham Station plan, site progress, and regional power developments across Grundy County, including Collins and Dresden Stations and a Nor mal Township timeline.
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San Antonio
Texas
Kathleen Ransom
John Wray
Pine Bluff Rd
Kathleen
Mrs. Wray
Brothers and Sisters
Morris Community High School
Karen
Tina
Patrick
Shabbona
Ann
Immaculate Conception School
Gregory
Franklin School
Edison
Grundy County
Langham
Collins Station
Dresden
Minooka Board Tables Subdivision Detachment Decision
Minooka Illinois Minooka Grade School Board Wednesday night decided not to proceed with the detachment and transfer of district land in River Oaks Subdivision to Troy District 300 due to litigation surrounding the proposed consolidated Minooka district. The action halts the transfer while legal issues are unresolved.
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Minooka
River Oaks
Troy
Weather and district plans color spring forecast
Weather outlook calls for partly sunny windy and warmer conditions today then fair and cooler by evening Saturday through Tuesday expect partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 30s to 40s and lows in the teens to 20s Dresden Lock and Dam reports Thursday high 34 low 22 and 7 am 24 with no rain Downtown Morris reached 35 at 10 26 am District pending in Kendall County includes Minooka High School and Channahon Grade School A March or April appellate court hearing Two thirds of River Oaks lies in the Minooka Grade School district Thirty three students now attend Troy Minooka and Grundy Special Education Cooperative and Grundy Area Vocational Education Center discussed joint transportation and closing time plans Administrators of all facilities to study a best plan for all Other actions include approving non public placement contracts renewing the Grundy County Career Education Cooperative membership employing a substitute bus driver and authorizing teacher attendance at the Illinois Music Educators Association Convention in Chicago
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Commonwealth Edison
Norman Township
Dan Demos
Joliet
Tom Gould
Edison
Chicago
Illinois River
DuPont
Verona Rd
Robert B. Trotter
John Grace
Demos
Bechtel of
California
Norman
Langham
Dunn Brothers
Kankakee and Seneca
Vincent Dunn
Southmor Rd
Thomas Dunn
Westminster Abbey
London
Dunn
Goss
Pierce
Graham
Winsor
Dewey
Davis
Claypool
Woodbury
Hull
Bennett
Vanderpool
Mark T. Welsh
Langham Depot
Grundy County
DuPont Rd
Gotham Rd
Seneca Grain, Lumber and Supply Co
Ralph Peterson
Fremont Ave
Ray Winsor
Woodbury School
Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Kendall County
Minooka High School
Channahon
River Oaks
Minooka
Troy
Grundy Special Education Cooperative
Grundy Area
Illinois Lottery Winning Numbers Report
Illinois lottery results list the Thursday draw numbers. Additional items mention a performance of The King and I at McCormick Place on January 24 at 2 PM, along with principal evaluations of non tenure teachers and a resolution praising Speech teachers Mary Flatness and Nancy Thomas and 43 students for a recent speech contest.
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McCormick Place
Mary Flatness
Nancy Thomas
Legislators refuse to roll back pay hikes in Illinois
Illinois lawmakers refused to roll back $8,000 annual pay raises for state officials including Governor Thompson. Thompson warned public pressure may still spur action while lawmakers, amid private talks, rejected a phased rollback plan. public anger surged with thousands of tea bags mailed to Thompson and calls for restraint echoed from officials.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Carter
General Assembly
Alton
President's Council On Wage and Price Stability
Joe Carter
House
Senate
United States
Hynes
Kendall County Board Elects Cherry Chairman For 2nd Term
Kendall County Board named Robert Cherry chairman for a two year term by unanimous vote and Frank Coffman vice chairman after reorganizing. The board adopted amended meeting rules, set nine committee chair positions, and retained per diem and mileage pay. A holiday schedule covering 12 county offices was approved, with Lincoln and MLK days removed for 1979. Also approved highway projects on Caton Farm Road funded by state and county shares and set audits and adjourned to Jan 9.
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Yorkville
Kendall
Robert Cherry
Na-Au-Say Township
Cherry
Howard Shoger
Frank Coffman
Little Rock Township
James Mann
Liquor Control Comittee
Liquor Control Commissioner
Washington
Caton Farm Road
Illinois 47
Grove Road
Educational Service Region
Conservation group buys 205 acres near Braidwood
The Illinois branch of The Nature Conservancy purchased 205 acres along Illinois 113 near Braidwood for 1215 per acre from Peabody Coal Co at a public auction. About half remains prairie while the rest may be sold. Funds cover 249000 purchase and costs with repayment due by March 14.
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Illinois
Illinois 113
Braidwood
Nature Conservancy
Lake Shore Dr
Chicago
Peabody Coal Co
INPC
Rona Schultz
National Club
Stateville fire injures two inmates at Joliet prison
Two Stateville Penitentiary inmates were slightly hurt when a small fire broke out in a max security cellhouse in Joliet Illinois. Warden Lou Brewer said the 4 p.m. fire started amid bagged trash and a mattress, was contained within 45 minutes, caused only minor damage, and did not require inmate evacuation. Firefighters treated smoke inhalation but no serious injuries were reported. Local authorities discounted arson and suspected accidental causes.
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Brewer
Lockport
Correctional Center
Lhouse
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Conservation Group
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
Stateville
Los Angeles
Imperial County
Farm Bureau
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