Channahon trustees study street light request and planning items
Trustees tabled a request by the Fair Haven Home Association for a new street light between Sandpiper and Turnstone Streets while they study a uniform pole policy. The meeting covered planning commission appointments, rolling acres improvements, homecoming carnival contracts, police riders policy, wage adjustments, and budget notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channahan
Fair Haven Home Association
Sandpiper
Turnstone Sts
Robert Bennett
Jerry Clendenny
Channahon Planning Commission
Steve Ritter
New Lenox Lumber
Rittof
Planning Commission
Clendenny
Commission
Wolfer
Richard Hulbert
Leland Hills
Rolling Acres
Drago Amusements
Channahon
Ritter
CTA Train Crash Brakes Under Scrutiny After Fatal Collision
Federal officials review CTA crash braking after a train hit another, killing 11 and injuring 189. NTSB tests found no brake problems, while motorman Stephen A. Martin, 34, claimed brakes failed moments before impact. Investigations continue as CTA and NTSB assess equipment and actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CTA
Stephen A. Martin
Robert Buckhorn
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
James
Absentee ballots available for MCHS referendum
Absentee voting is open for Morris Community High School District 101 residents who will be away on February 19. Mail or phone applications to Doris Lanning at Morris Community High School, 1000 Union St, by Monday with in person voting possible until 4 p.m. Friday, Feb 18. Call 942 1294 for details.
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Morris Community High School
the Board of Education
Doris Lanning
Union St
Adcock
Forest City Dillion
Authority
Vernon DeGrush
Saratoga Tower
Grundy County
Attorney Zerboglio
DeGrush
James Stone
al Pilch
Wallace
Bud) Burroughs
Icy Illinois 129 intersection prompts police warnings
Grundy County sheriff reports hazardous icy road conditions on Illinois 129 at Carbon Hill Rd Monday. Deputy Jeff Wix notes near impossible stopping at the intersection and a down stop sign at Illinois 129 and Railroad St Braceville observed by Deputy J V Serena. Attempts to reach Braceville Township official Ed Crolin were unsuccessful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Jeff Wix
Sheriff's Department
Braceville
Sheriff’s Department
Illinois 129
Railroad St
Board approves Highland Acres subdivision and planning changes
The Grundy County Board approved the final plat for Highland Acres on Gore Road west of Lisbon Road, with six lots zoned B II commercial. Owners of C and C Roofing plan to relocate on four acres. the rest of the parcels remain undeveloped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County Board
Highland Acres
Gore Rd
Lisbon Rd
Alex Crowther
Gene Corlew
C & C Roofing
Grundy County Building and Zoning
Eugene Sorensen
Grundy County
Sorensen
Commission
Perry Brooks
Planning and Zoning Committee
Housing authority seeks insurance for civil suit protection
Grundy County Housing Authority will continue to seek liability insurance to shield commissioners and executive director Tracy Adcock from civil suits arising from duties decisions. HUD declined to provide defense or damages coverage, prompting ongoing insurance searches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County Housing Authority
Tracy Adcock
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Richard Flando
Adcock
Flando
Authority
John Zerboglio
Saratoga Tower
Channahon trustees race filings extend to March 1
Frank M. Lopez and nine others filed for village trustee with a April 19 election set. On January 10 several candidates announced runs for three four year terms and one two year term to replace Dennis Pond. Johnson was appointed to finish Pond’s term until the next election. The village extended 1977 vehicle sticker deadline from February 15 to March 1, aligning with state license plate rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Lopez
Parks Drive
Channahon
Charles Fishburn
Fryer St
David Perona
Sylvester Parini
Edwin Drive
F. W. Piercy
S. Fryer St
Wayne Chesson
Green Heron Drive
James Welch
Andrew Ave
Rte
Joliet
Robert Petrusa
Rte. 1
Harold Randolph
Canal St
Robert Johnson
Karl St
Rte. 3
Dennis Pond
Johnson
Pond
State of
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Morris
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Seneca
Peoria
Ray Webb
Continental Grain
Morris Elevator
Herald
George Markstrom
Fishburn
Richard Teas
Teas
Markstrom
Rockdale
Allen Poulsen
CETA
Harold Randolph Jr
Channahon Concerned Citizens Committee
Dennis Bell
Helen Williams
Eunice Fishburn
Chicago
UPI
Chicago Transit Authority
Ele
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
ESDA
MCHS
McDonough
Helen M. Best
Oak Park
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
Kendall Jury
Yorkville
Ill
Kendall County
Euneta Howard
Boulder Hill
Aurora
Jack Price
Christopher Alster
Price
Detroit
John Williams
Homer E. Best
Miss Best
Lake Dan Ryan
Chicago Area
Robert
Kathleen Ferbrache
Ferbrache
Walter E. Heller and Co
Grant Alexander and Co
Prudential
Zimmerman's
Zimmerman's Pharmacy
Liberty St
Township
Ed Crolin
J. V. Serena
Carl L. Gardner and Associates, Inc
Gardner and Associates
Edwin Burnham
Burnham
Benson
Melvin Phillips
Peter Baudino
Kenneth Soreno
Brandt
LeRoy Brandt
Grundy
Joseph Cronin
Cronin
Hamilton
Housing Authority
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