Morris City Aldermen Election Yields Mixed Results
In Morris, incumbent alderman in the second ward lost in a tight Republican race as John P. Swery defeated Charles Roseland 145 to 109. Linda Willareth fell by five votes in the second ward with 140 tally. Third ward incumbent Arthur Willmington won with 181 of 263 ballots. First ward nomination awarded to a grade school principal over a high school board member. fourth ward no contest. Voter turnout ranged light to moderate with 927 total ballots.
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Morris City
Morris
Marjorie Warren
Charles Roseland
John P. Swery
Linda Willareth
Swezy
Willareth
Frank Black
Warren
Third Ward
Arthur Willmington
Masonic Temple
Jefferson St
John Barry
Fremont Ave
Gordon Gregg
W. North St
Second Ward
Herald
Planners submit opinions on rural residential developments
Grundy County Regional Planning Commission members debated zoning for agricultural land use at a Tuesday meeting. Todd Trayser of Carl Gardner and Associates will merge viewpoints to craft a county board recommendation after the April session, weighing subdivision rules, lot sizes, water and sewer, and public hearings.
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Todd Trayser
Carl Gardner and Associates
Chicago
Commission
J.leroy Brown
Brown
James Hutchings
Hutchings
Illinois River
Grundy County
George Brown
Byrne Wins Chicago Mayoral Primary Against Bilandic
Chicago AP report shows Jane Byrne leading in the Democratic primary with about 51 percent to Michael Bilandic's 49 percent across 96 percent of precincts. Byrne, 43, vows to pursue change while Bilandic concedes. recount fears persist as party leaders weigh future contests amid snow woes and city concerns.
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Chicago
Jane Byrne
Michael A. Bilandic
Byrne
Bilandic
Democratic Party
Heather
Bryne
Rose
George Dunne
Cook County Board
Central Committee
Kenneth Sain
Dunne
Wallace Johnson
Richard B. Ogilvie
William Scott
Scott
U.S. Senate
Sen
Adlai Stevenson
Johnson
Ogilvie
Schlesinger Warns of Gas Shortages Soon
Energy Secretary James R. Schlesinger told the Senate Energy Committee that US oil shortages could trigger weekend gas station closings and thermostat controls in public buildings before summer. He defended standby conservation measures and noted possible gas shifts from producing states to industrial shortages if Iran turmoil persists.
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Schlesinger
Washington
James R. Schlesinger
United States
Senate Energy Committee
Congress
Iran
Minooka Plans History Presentation and Pool Fence Review
Minooka Village Board approves a history program titled A History of Minooka and Aux Sable Township to be developed by Thomas C. Smith with Joliet Central High photo lab staff. Trustees also hear a petition with 75 signatures from five mothers seeking changes to swimming pool fencing ordinance and instruct staff to inspect pools.
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Minooka
Aux Sable
Thomas C. Smith
Joliet
Dren
Lamberson
Linda Rutovsky
Sheila Kelly
Nena Harris
Linda Hawkinson
Don McCoy
Board Public Safety Committee
Mel Phillips
James Bretsch
Hard Winter Potholes Prompt City and State Patching
Severe winter weather caused potholes across city streets and county roads with water main breaks taking priority. Morris Public Works patched severe holes with cold patch while permanent repairs await spring thaw. State highways received patch work on Illinois 47 and Interstate 80.
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Morris Public Works Department
Donald Davidson
Roger Thompson
Illinois Department of Transportation Maintenance Department
Illinois 47
Polygraph test rescheduled in Viki Nelson case
Robert McGowan, 19, the sole witness to the Dec. 24 stabbing death of Viki Nelson, may undergo a second polygraph. The first test was inconclusive and Kendall County State’s Attorney Dallas Ingemunson will arrange another exam. Nelson died from a single heart stab wound at her boyfriend’s home in Boulder Hill. a coroner’s jury ruled the death a homicide. A hunting knife with a four inch blade was recovered.
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Yorkville
Robert McGowan
Viki Nelson
Oswego
McGowan
Dallas Ingemunson
Kendall County
Ingemunson
Max Peterson
Illinois Law Enforcement Crime Lab
Joliet
Nelson
Whitney Way
Boulder Hill
William Dunn
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Max G. Lindsay
John P. Swezy
Art Willmington
Kenneth A. Kennedy
del Linn
Jeffrey W. Todd
Grundy County Regional
Dresden Lock and Dam
Wests Cafe
Liberty
OUR
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Rock Island
Liberty St
Public Works Department
Maxine Sarti
Waverly St
Minooka High School
Alton Mattingly
Channahon and
Will County
Jack Satorius
C. Thompson and Sons
Rick Coop
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