Four arrested in Diamond car lot burglary case
Four suspects named Katherine Conner William Tarman David Brasher and Michael Kavanaugh were charged with burglary and theft after a 1973 Chevelle and other cars were stolen from Jim Smith's Chevrolet in Diamond Illinois. Bond set at 50000 each with a preliminary hearing scheduled.
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Jim Smith
Diamond
Katherine Conner
Lowell
Ind
William Tarman
Mel Kay
David Brasher
Kelseyville
Calif
Michael Kavanaugh
Laurel St
Wilmington
Grundy County
Robert Malmquist
Coal City
John Hummel
James Nicoletti
Jim
Smith's
Nicoletti
Hummel
Smith’s
Perona
Tim Neary
Dennis Neary
Jim White
Ron Fox
James Olson
Fox
Kavanaugh
Brasher
Tarman
Kendall County Faces Mandatory Educational Region Consolidation Study
Kendall County Educational Service Region leads an advisory panel headed by Supt Richard Krase to explore regional consolidation as population growth strains rules. The Citizens Advisory Committee reviews programs, contemplates multicounty options, and weighs autonomy against statutory thresholds projected to reach 33,000 by 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
Kendall County
Kendall
Richard Krase
Krase
A. F. von Behren
Plano
Sherwin Gilbertson
John Bednarcik
Oswego
Jannette Nelson
Prosecution Near Rest in Firebombing Trial of Four Men
Federal court in Chicago hears the case against John Sweet James Hogan Henry Hollowell and Robert Kirkpatrick over the April 15 Saso's Lounge firebombing in Godley. Kirkpatrick pleaded guilty earlier. Joseph Saso testified Tuesday as witnesses have been called by the U S Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saso
Godley
Chicago
John Sweet
Rte. 1
Braceville
James Hogan
Henry Hollowell
Joliet
Robert Kirkpatrick
Ass’t. U.S. Atty
Robert Herbst
Herbst
Joseph Saso
Weather Forecast From Historic Illinois Ledger
Mostly cloudy and colder tonight with a low around 25 to 33 degrees. Thursday brings more cloud cover with a chance of showers or snow flurries north and highs between 35 and 43. Tuesday reached 50 degrees at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 33 degree low. this morning temperatures were 47 at 7 a.m. and 39 in Morris downtown at 10:45 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Zoning Board Approves Schrock Property Rezoning Near Dwight
The Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals approved rezoning Byron Schrock's property at Illinois 47 and Interstate 66 near Dwight from A to B-III at a public hearing. The panel also discussed Goose Lake Association subdivision rules and tabled Grundy Motors rezoning pending planning commission input.
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Grundy County
Zoning Board of Appeals
Byron Schrock
Illinois 47
Interstate 66
Dwight
Schrock
Zoning Board
Goose Lake Association
Eugene Sorensen
Zoning
Grundy County Regional
Grundy Motors
Morris
Southmor Road
B-Il
Regional Planning Commission
Tri- Oil
Interstate 55
Kenneth Sandeno
Wayne Tesdal
Noble Collins
Donna J. Olson
Robert Breisch
Ron Kaiser
Grundy County seeks $40000 CETA grant for assessment updates
Barbara Wilson reports Grundy County applies for a 40000 grant under CETA to fund an urban assessment updating project. Milton Carlson says project spans three years with total cost near 100000 and county costs limited to trainee training and travel. Two workers trained, two more sought, and tests required for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Wilson Grundy
Milton Carlson
Carlson
Herman Ehler
Glenn Anderson
Ehler
Anderson
Joliet
Department of Local Government Affairs
Springfield
Grundy County
Saratoga Township
Refiners urge end to gasoline price controls in hearings
In Chicago and 11 other cities the Federal Energy Administration heard refiners and oil companies urge removal of price and fuel allocation controls. Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association leader Gordon Smith cited falling prices and vanishing shortages as reasons to end rules. Shell Oil and Union 76 spokesmen echoed the call, arguing controls hinder marketing and efficiency. The FEA planned mid April recommendations to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Gordon Smith
Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association
Smith
Shell Oil
Union 76
J.P. Dailey
Dailey
Congress
Winter Choral Concert at Morris Community High School
A Winter Choral Concert will be held Sunday Feb 29 at 3 p.m. in the Morris Community High School auditorium. The MCHS advanced chorus freshman choir and student soloists will perform several pieces including The Brotherhood of Man, All The World Is God's Own Field, Play A Simple Melody and I Want to be Happy. The advanced chorus will sing Alleluia Evry Time I Feel The Spirit Three Hungarian Folk Songs In the River of Jordan Walk On By. The concert is free to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Community High School
MCHS
Brotherhood of Man
G.F. Handel
Austin C. Lovelace
Irving Berlin
Vincent Youmans
J. S. Bach
William L. Dawson
Bela Bartok
River of Jordan
Hunter
Bacharach
David Simeone
Overpayment in MANS shared funding questioned
An audit shows Will County overpaid Kendall County for the Metropolitan Area Narcotics Squad share by about 3260 dollars over 18 months. MANS involves Kendall Will and Kankakee counties with partial ILEC funding. Sheriff Usry says Kankakee may pull out, possibly raising Kendall's portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
Kendall County
Will County
Will
Kendall
MANS
Kankakee
Illinois Law Enforcement
ILEC
Tom Usry
Debate over Kendall forest preserve building site in Yorkville
At the Kendall County Forest Preserve meeting commissioners debated location of a proposed utility building. Earlier preferred county land near the highway department site faced questions over access and capacity versus building on Harris Forest Preserve land along Illinois 71. State's Atty. Ingemanson said HUD involvement in a land transfer may delay the process for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
Kendall County
Highway Department
Harris Forest Preserve
Illinois 71
Forest Preserve
Paul Leishier
Illinois 47
Dallas Ingemanson
Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Kendall County Recreation Association
Ingemunson
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Miss Conner
Study Kendall Educational Region
County Board of School Trustees
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Wells Cafe
Liberty
Allan Furniture Company
Washington St
William Button
Sheriff's Department
Herald
Garfield Township
Kinsman
Tax Committee
Leonard Boss
Gong
Bols
Kendall Forest Preserve
Leifheit
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