Santa Gets Itemized Christmas Lists From Townsfolk
Barbara Wilson reports Santa at 310 Liberty St. listening to children's wishes from toddlers to seniors. Kids present detailed lists with prices, Sears catalogs, and questions about chimneys and reindeer while parents film and bring treats as Santa notes the year’s high demand and varied requests.
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Barbara Wilson
Santa Claus
Liberty St
Santa
Sears
Hornsby’s
North Pole
Morris
Minooka area consolidation faces regional cost share
Kendall County Educational Service Region will bear most costs for a three step consolidation plan involving Minooka Grade and High School Districts and Channahon District. Estimated total near 3 985 dollars with specific line items for judges polling places supplies notices and hearings.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Will
Grundy
Richard Krase
Minooka
Channahon
Krase
No decision on Clydesdale trial in bond funds case
In U.S. District Court Judge Alfred Kirkland did not rule on whether Thirteenth Circuit Judge Thomas Clydesdale, Oglesby, will face a separate trial for conspiracy and misapplication of bond funds. Co-defendants Gildo Costa and Oliver Halm received separate trials, while decisions on Clydesdale and Peter Corgiat’s joint or separate trial remain unresolved. The case dates back to indictments of four officers of Pure Silica Co. for voting to loan $55,000 from First National Bank of Oglesby to cover overdrafts, offenses said to have occurred June 1968 to May 1975. The matter resumes in February to decide whether three or four trials will occur and the trial order.
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Thomas Clydesdale
Oglesby
Gildo Costa
Oliver
Halm
Clydesdale
Peter Corgiat
Corgiat
Alfred Kirkland
Kirkland
Pure Silica Co
First National Bank of Oglesby
Weather forecast and past temperatures for local sites
Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a chance of snow flurries and a low near zero to five above. Thursday remains partly cloudy and colder with a high of 15 to 22. Dresden Island Locks and Dam recorded Tuesday's high at 19 and low at 1. At 7 am today Morris stood at 12 and at 10:30 am 24. ESDA notes Morris yesterday peaked at 20 and bottomed at 3 with 29.94 inch pressure and falling. Wind reached 18 mph in the last 12 hours.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
Dual assessment deadline set for farm properties in Kendall County
Yorkville officials warn that the deadline to file a dual assessment application for agricultural property is December 31. The system links farm land use to lower taxes while raising fair cash value, with a three year rollback for speculative sales.
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Yorkville
Ray Waclaw
Kendall County
Waclaw
Murder suspect arrested in Channahon motel
Will County sheriff's deputies arrested Kent L. Wilson in Room 214 of the Manor Inn motel near Joliet after authorities tied him to the Lake Bloomington murder of Elizabeth Harding, wife of a State Farm executive. Wilson registered under the name C P Harding, and a .380 handgun and a burglary warrant were found. He was held for McLean County authorities.
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McLean County
Wilson
Elizabeth Harding
Lake Bloomington
Hudson
Harding
C.P. Harding
State Farm
Bloomington
McGuire
Will County
Illinois State University
Dome Pipeline seeks 12 inch line across Grundy County in 29 condemnations
Dome Pipeline Co filed 29 condemnation suits in Grundy County Circuit Court to obtain permanent easements 50 feet wide for a 12 inch hydrocarbon pipeline. The route runs from the Mississippi River near Albany to the Indiana border near Kankakee passing through multiple townships. Defendants include Norman Lyle Ronald and Alice Winsor Robert and Elizabeth Trotter and the Federal Land Bank among others.
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Dome Pipeline Co
Grundy County
Dome
Alberta Canada
United States
Illinois
Mississippi River
Albany
Indiana
Kankakee
Norman Township
Illinois River
Vienna Township
Mazon Township
Mazon
Norman Lyle
Ronald and
Alice Winsor
Gonham Rd
Robert and
Elizabeth Trotter
Federal Land Bank
Easement Requests For Parcels Near Buffalo Road And Verona Road
Parcels of St. Louis and the First National Bank of Morris seek an easement to 1.66 acres southeast of Buffalo Road and U S 6. Donald Sandra John Thelma Emmett and Irene Severson Ruth and Andy Polezoes seek an easement to 2.37 acres west of Verona Road south of U S 6. Mary and Alvin Biros Patricia Reed and Gary.
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St. Louis
First National Bank of Morris
Buffalo Rd
U.S. 6
Donald
Sandra
John
Thelma
Emmett
Irene Severson
Ruth
Andy Polezoes
Verona Rd
U.S
Mary
Alvin Biros
Patricia Reed
Gary
Morris Daily Herald Front Page December 22 1976
The Morris Daily Herald dated December 22 1976 from Morris Illinois presents a front page with local news briefs and community updates. Date and edition details indicate a midweek issue in the 1970s era of small town journalism.
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Morris
Illinois
Farm Colony zoning denied by Kendall County panel
The Kendall County Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-2 to deny Don L. Dise’s Farm Colony plan for 217 acres along Illinois 71 at Van Emmon Road from agriculture to residential use. The proposal faced concerns over a central well’s impact, school impact, and bus access, with growth projections and a five-year buildout. The petition moves to the January 11 county board meeting.
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Yorkville
Kendall County Zoning Board of Appeals
Don L. Dise
Dise
Illinois 71
van Emmon Road
Theodore Larson
George Schiedecker
Louis Thurow Jr
Harold Hall
James Garnett
Garnett
Kendall
Burglary at Lakes West home nets electronics
Burglars stole a 19 inch color television an eight track tape player two stereo turntables and numerous eight track tapes valued at 960 from Andrew Gudenas summer home on Illinois Lakes West of Jugtown Road. Deputy S J Maloney arrived after the burglary was discovered and noted the front door glass was broken and the gate was open.
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Andrew Gude
Illinois Lakes
Jugtown Rd
Grundy County
S. J. Maloney
Gudenas
Maloney
Jim Lissy
Rte. 1
Lissy
Sheriff's Department
Del Linn Circulating Mayor Petition
Del Linn of the First Ward at 518 W Washington St circulates a petition for mayor of Morris. Linn is the fourth candidate and third Republican to file. Incumbent Mayor Donald Davidson and Lee Wilkinson have petitions. Kenneth Kennedy also has a petition but has not filed.
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First Ward
del Linn
Washington St
Morris
Linn
Donald Davidson
Lee Wilkinson
McKinley St
Kenneth Kennedy
E. Main St
Daley Honored at Mass as Nation Leaders Attend
President elect and vice president lead government figures to Nativity of Our Lord Church in Chicago to pay final tribute to Richard J. Daley. Daley lay in state at the church as thousands filed past, with guests including Jimmy Carter, Nelson Rockefeller, George McGovern, Edward Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson, Edward Levi, and Donald Rumsfeld. Burial set for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery after funeral mass in the Bridgport neighborhood.
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Chicago
UPI
United States
Richard J. Daley
Daley
South Side Church
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ford
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Edward M. Kennedy
D.mass
Adlai Stevenson
Edward Levi
University of Chicago
Eleanor
Bridgport
Col
Jack Reilly
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Illinois
Daniel Walker
Edward Kennedy
Big City
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Worth
Mrs Sam Holderman 100th Birthday Hospital Checkup
Mrs. Sam Mae Holderman of Morris was hospitalized for a checkup at Morris Hospital. Doctors reported she is in satisfactory condition and in good spirits after experiencing some pain. She celebrated her 100th birthday on May 20.
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Sam (Mae) Holderman
Morris
Morris Hospital
Holderman
Traffic Lights Malfunction Reported in Grundy County
The Grundy County Sheriff's Department reports that the traffic lights at Illinois 47 and Pine Bluff were not functioning during the night. A citizen radio operator notified the department at 8:43 p.m. Ayers Electric was alerted before 2:21 a.m. Deputy Thomas Walker reported continued malfunction and William Shannon agreed to handle the repair.
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Grundy County
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