Lincoln SLept Here in Morris Bed Marking Lincoln Visit
Morris lore links Abraham Lincoln to Judge William Hopkins as Lincoln stayed in the Hopkins House on Aug 20 1858. The bed Lincoln slept on later circulated to California with descendants of the Hopkins circle.
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Barbara Wilson
Morris
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
William T. Hopkins
Hopkins House
Morris Lincoln
Fremont Ave
Hopkins Home
California
W. P. Holroyd
Castro Valley
Calif
Henry Prescott
Judge Hopkins
Hayward
Daily Review
Lee Boss
Lincoln Nursing Home
Dena Erickson Nursing Home
Eve
Ottawa
Hopkins
George Washington
Wash) Foster
Liberty and
Main Sts
Foster
Ohio
Shabbona
Wash” Foster
Grundy County
Dena Erickson
Herald
Kendall appeals gravel pit ruling in Oswego area
Kendall County voters debated an 8-1 decision to appeal a circuit court ruling reversing the board's denial of a gravel pit special use permit. Don Hamman seeks mining along Illinois 71 and Minkler Road near Oswego, facing objections over traffic and safety.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Rex Meisinger
Don Hamman
Illinois 71
Minkler Road
Oswego
John Peterson
Illinois
Hamman
Joseph Barnett
Weather Summary From Local Readings
Forecast calls for a fair and colder night with lows in the twenties. Friday will be partly sunny and cooler with highs in the 30s. Dresden Island Locks and Dam reported a Wednesday high of 40 and a low of 27. Early today the thermometer was 35 at 7 am and 44 in downtown Morris at 10 30 am.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Morris panel backs commercial rezoning on Illinois 47 tract
The Morris Planning Commission recommended rezoning Cryer Bryant’s 60 by 120 foot parcel on Illinois 47 from R-I to B-III amid a state acquisition bid. Local attorney Hynds argued the land’s best use is commercial, while a planning consultant cautioned the lot lacks required B III size and frontage. The vote to forward the rezoning proposal passed with Bollen Heap Hackett in favor. others abstained.
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Morris Planning Commission
Illinois 47
First National Bank
Cryer Bryant
North St
Atty
John Hynds
Bryant
Hynds
Commission
City Atty
James Peacock
Kracower
Peacock
Jack
Angie) Stroebel
Austin Bollen
Jay Heap
Bollen
Heap
Dennis Hackett
Clyde Baker
Stroebel
Kutches defends questioning athletic department in school board
Morris Community High School Board member Jack Kutches issued a pointed letter defending the right of a board member to request answers about athletic department plans and funding. He cited concerns raised by coaches on repair needs and facility issues, while urging minutes to include the correspondence.
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Jack Kutches
Morris Community High School Board
Kutches
Board of Education
Tim Connor
Wilbur Dolezal
William Stangland
Kenneth Hunt
James Garling
John Lovell
Action Board
City installs two hour meters replacing 30 minute units
Mayor confirms removal of 30 minute meters on Liberty and Washington Streets replaced by two hour meters after a 1973 authorization motion. The city plans 15 minute meters at 120 and 124 E Washington once ten day waiting periods pass. Polling sites listed for MCHS Board of Education election with four precincts open noon to 7 pm on April 10.
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Liberty
Washington Sts
Donald Davidson
Marjorie Warren
Barkley
Maunder
Washington
Tackson Sts
Liberty St
Gilbertson
Linn
Heap
Christensen
Davidson
Washington and
Franklin Sts
Washington St
E. Washington St
Donald Barkley
Jack Kutches
James L. Garling
Morris Community High School Board of Education
MCHS
Franklin School
Nettle Creek
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G. E. Hammer
Cincinnati
Holroyds
East
Midwest
Illinois Historical Society
Boss
Holroyd
Morris Public Library
Stephen Douglas
Rock Island
Kendall
John Bednarcik
Oswego Community Unit
Oswego Junior High
Kane County
Will County
Gary Filip
E. Washington
Morris Daily Herald
Allen Kracower
Allen Kracower and Associates
Annex
Saratoga
Morris Community High School
Monge Jr. High School
Crest Hill
Mozart
Walt Disney
Robert Gilbertson
McHs Board
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