New storm watch warned after 5-inch Morris snow
A winter storm watch and travel advisory were issued for tonight and Saturday in northern Illinois as Morris area records nearly 5 inches of snow. Temperatures will drop and precipitation chances rise to 90 percent tonight, with winds shifting from southeast to north. Snow removal operations began at midnight with plows clearing downtown Morris and county roads.
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Morris
Illinois
Illinois Weather Service
Chicago
Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris Public Works Department
Grundy County Highway Department
Highway Department
Illinois Department of Transportation
District 3
Ottawa
Four masked robbers strike West Side factory
In Chicago four men wearing ski masks robbed about 25 employees at Appco Inc Motors late Thursday. They took around $807 in cash and 11 checks before fleeing after ordering workers to lie on the floor. one thief fired a shot into a wall.
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Chicago
West Side
Appco Inc. Motors
Morris City Trash Schedule Shifts To Tuesday
Due to the New Year holiday Morris will delay Monday garbage collection to Tuesday while all other routes stay on regular schedule.
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Morris
Morris Daily Herald
Morris district earns Class A fire rating after ISO survey
The Morris Rural Fire Protection District gains an A rating following a three day Insurance Service Office survey in June led by Tom Freeman. Fire Chief Robert Coleman notes factors include truck capacity, water supply, station proximity, ladders and hoses, with response time and manpower also key. The City of Morris keeps its Class 9 rating, aided by its aerial ladder. Chiefs urge rural property owners to check with insurers about rate changes.
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Insurance Service Office of
Illinois
ISO
Tom Freeman
Morris
Robert Coleman
Hendley Matteson
Marvin L. Austin
Coleman
City of
John Swezy files for aldermanic post in Morris
John Swezy of 102 Glenwood Lane became the third Republican to file a petition for second ward alderman and the tenth candidate for Morris City Council’s four seats. Eight Republicans and two Democrats have filed petitions. filing deadline is noon Saturday. Cases include Ward 1 Jack Kutches and Max Lindsey. Ward 2 Swezy Linda Willareth and incumbent Charles Roseland. Ward 3 Arthur Willmington Duane McComas and Democrat Kenneth Kennedy. Ward 4 First Ward ex-Alderman Del Linn now in Ward 4 and Democrat Jeff Todd. Alderman Linn left Ward 1. incumbent Floyd Siron in Ward 4 not seeking re-election. CHICAGO Illinois AP winning Illinois lottery numbers Thursday.
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John Swezy
Glenwood Lane
Swezy
Morris
Jack Kutches
Max Lindsey
Linda Willareth
Charles Roseland
Arthur Willmington
Duane McComas
Kenneth Kennedy
del Linn
Bodies found in Des Plaines River amid Gacy probe
A nude male body was recovered from the Des Plaines River south of Smith Bridge by the Channahon Fire Department. An autopsy was planned as authorities search for more remains linked to John Gacy and possible connections to other river discoveries near Dresden Lock and Dam.
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Des Plaines
Illinois
John Gacy
Norwood Park Township
Channahon Fire Department
Smith Bridge
Interstate 55
Grundy County
Ron Fox
William Hocraffer
Dresden Island Lock and Dam
Illinois Department of Transportation
Ben Covey
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Division of Investigation
Det
Olson
Gacy
Frank Landingin
Chicago
Channahon
Sheriff's Department
Illinois River
Dresden Lock and Dam
County official urges flood insurance planning in Grundy County
Grundy County Building and Zoning Director Eugene Sorensen urges residents to plan now for potential spring flooding. He stresses flood insurance is available and subsidized by the federal government. Maps show flood risk near the Claypool drainage ditch and along the Illinois River and Mazon River watershed. offices in the Grundy County Courthouse hold the maps for public access.
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Grundy County
Eugene Sorensen
Carbon Hill
Claypool
Will-Grundy County
Mazon River
Illinois River
Sorensen
Herald
Gannett, Fleming, Corddry & Carpenter, Inc
Harrisburg
Shah asks opposition to form government of reconciliation
In Tehran the Shah named Bakhtiar to form a civilian government within three days as unrest surged. A massacre at a cemetery saw troops fire over coffins. clashes continued with 500 protesters at the railway station and rioters in the bazaar. Washington weighed a naval show of force in the Gulf amid fears of foreign intervention.
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Tehran
Iran
Shapour Bakhtiar
National Front
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Washington
Carter
Persian Gulf
Soviet Union
Pars
Coal City petitions due for mayor and board seats
The final filing day for Coal City mayor and village board seats is Saturday at noon. Petition getters include Rick Roseland Laura Valdez Jack Phillips Fred Corn Peter J Giaudrone and James P Hutchings.
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Coal City
Village Board of
Rick Roseland
Laura Valdez
Jack Phillips
Fred Corn
Peter J. Giaudrone
James P. Hutchings
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John Wayne Gacy
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