Committee backs short term city parking fixes in Morris
The downtown advisory panel in Morris recommends four immediate measures to ease parking including adding two 30 minute meters per Liberty Street block at merchants' request, meters on the 100 block of Main Street near Grundy County National Bank, meters on the west side of Franklin Street by the Morris Daily Herald, and widening the city lot spaces with meters. The group also highlighted potential long term options and funding questions.
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Morris City Council
James Baum
Baum
Liberty St
Grundy County National Bank
E. Main St
Franklin St
Morris Daily Herald
First Ward
John Maunder
Maunder
Rochelle
del Linn
Charles Roseland
Elmo Ray Younger
Morris
Fourth Ward
Robert Gilbertson
Floyd Siron
Second Ward
Donald Barkley
Hornsby’s
Walker files suit to halt Kendall County Farm Colony plan
Former Governor Daniel Walker and son Dan filed in Kendall County Circuit Court to challenge the county board’s rezoning of 60 acres to residential use while 157 acres remain agricultural. The action targets Don Dise’s Farm Colony of 60 homes near Oswego, arguing the board’s decision was unconstitutional.
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Daniel Walker
Dan
Kendall County Circuit
Viola Swanson Monday
Kendall County Boards
Walker
Kendall County Sheriff's Department
Herald
Kendall County
Circuit Court
Don Dise
Illinois 71
van Emmon Rd
Kendall County Board
County Board
Kendall County Zoning Board of Appeals
Dise
Oswego Township
Oswego
Kendall County Farmers and Homeowners Association
Walker, Gentle, Berz, Hatcher and Giamanco
Oak Brook
Kankakee
Illinois
Morris Daily Herald front page wrap February 15 1977
The Morris Daily Herald of Morris Illinois dated February 15 1977 features a midweek newspaper page. It chronicles local events and community notices with regional headlines and brief summaries. The issue reflects the era with period style text and local reporting.
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Morris
Illinois
Joliet Junior College board weighs tax hike and energy plan
Joliet Junior College trustees consider a 7.5 cent educational tax levy increase funded as bonded debt while noting 24 members supported the rise and 10 opposed. The board also urged formation of an energy savings council, approved staff changes, and heard campus energy and budget updates amid bids for print contracts and catalogue costs.
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Joliet Junior College
Morris Country Club
JJC
Citizens’ Committee
F. Wayne Graham
Harold McAninch
McAninch
Gilbert Bell
Kenneth Parker
Bell
Charles Kennedy
Lewis College
Morris Community High School referendum asks for 2.5 million bond
The referendum seeks a 2.5 million bond sale for a new addition at Morris Community High School with bonds at about 5 to 5.5 percent. The release cites 1975 taxes on 78 million and projected 1980 taxes on 277 million, noting a large tax-increase but claiming the plan will lower taxes fastest over time. Polls run noon to 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Morris Community High School
Fire destroys Yorkville Pizza Place
A fire at 205 S Bridge St Yorkville destroyed the Pizza Place Monday night and caused smoke and water damage to nearby Fashion Shop and Yorkville Appliance and Furniture Co. Residents above the business escaped unharmed. Fire crews from Bristol Kendall Plano Newark Oswego and Sandwich assisted with the blaze.
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Yorkville
S. Bridge St
Fashion Shop
Yorkville Appliance and Furniture Co
Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection Department
Bristol-Kendall
Plano
Newark
Oswego
Sandwich
Barker heirs sue over bicyclist death in Grundy County
Eugene and Mary Barker sue Robert Forsythe in Grundy County Circuit Court seeking 77000 for the death of their son Brian Barker who was struck May 26 1975 while riding a bicycle on Illinois 53 west of Braceville. The lawsuit asks 75000 for wrongful death and 2000 for medical and funeral costs.
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Eugene and
Mary Barker
Braceville
Brian Barker
Grundy County
Robert Forsythe
Manhattan
Barker
Illinois
Barkers
Morris
Robert Adcock
LaSalle
Kevin Kelly
Republicans contest Morris third ward alderman race
Incumbent Elmo Ray Younger faces challenger Jay Heap in the February 22 city primary for Morris third ward alderman. Younger, 54, a youth counselor and former U S Steel employee, cites park, street and sewer improvements as priorities. Heap, appointed in 1973 and later defeated in 1975, now works as a loan officer and emphasizes local progress and fiscal prudence.
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Elmo Ray Younger
Jay Heap
Younger
Price St
Illinois Youth Center- Channahon
Department of Corrections
U. S. Steel Corp
Charles O'Brien & Son Construction Co
University of Illinois At
Champaign-Urbana
University of Nancy
Nancy
France
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Morris
Heap
E. Jackson St
George Malek
Charles Roseland
The
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Kendall Farmers
JJC Board
Max Kuster
Agriculture Department
Paul Goldman
Learning Resources Center
Goldman
Dan Kennedy
Tim Helton
Kennedy
Metropolitan
Aurora
Knight Graphics
Patterson
Benton Harbor
Mich
Taylor Publishing
Dallas
Tex
Phillips Brothers
Springfield
Doris Slocum
Ron Tarrant
Tarrant
Robert Kiep
Dr. McAninch
Joliet
John Martin
Helton
First National Bank of Joliet
First National Bank of Morris
National Bank of Joliet
Louis Joliet Bank
New Lenox State Bank
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
ESDA
Collins Station
MCHS
Board of Education
Zimmerm? Pharma
Forsythe
Third Ward
Illinois State University Normal
U. S. Army
Belgium
Germany
American Legion
Executive Board
Boy Scouts
Grundy-Will C. E. T. A
First Baptist Church of
Afscme
Morris Junior Chamber of Commerce
Morris Fair Housing Committee
Frances Kennedy
Cheryl Younger Carter
Ray Younger
Densie D. Younger
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