Des Plaines River death linked to Gacy case
Cook County authorities connect the Des Plaines River body near I 55 to John Wayne Gacy. James Mazzara 20 Elmwood Park identified by fingerprints. linked to Landingin 19 Chicago found Nov 12. Police pursue lead, with Gacy’s crawl space, river bodies, and dental identifications driving the investigation.
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Cook County
Des Plaines River
Interstate 55
John Wayne Gacy
James Mazzara
Elmwood Park
Will County
Robert Tezak
Illinois Bureau of Identification
Mazzara
Frank Landingin
Chicago
Landingin
Gacy
John Wayne Gacy Jr
John Butkovich
Lombard
Terry Sullivan
Des Plaines
Robert Stein
Gregory Godzik
John Szyc
Godzik
Butkovich
Fied
Richard Johnston
Bensenville
Godzic
Szycc
Johnston
Stein
Frank Wayne Landingin
Robert Piest
Piest
Sullivan
Sonic booms linked to dramatic temperature drop across Illinois
Northern Illinois University climatologist explains a rapid Arctic air surge created atmospheric reverberation as very cold air slid under warmer layers. Booms rattled windows from DeKalb to Bloomington, with reports reaching Coal City and LaSalle Will and Livingston counties amid heavy snowfall and record cold.
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Illinois
Northern Illinois University
Jack Willmon
DeKalb
Bloomington
Mosphere
Morris
Mission Hills
Harmon Acres
Coal City
Braidwood
Gardner
LaSalle
Will
Livingston
Willmon
Burglary At Riverside Citgo Sparks Cash Theft
An estimated $600 in cash was stolen from Riverside Citgo on Illinois 47 after burglars broke a window and opened a security box and safe. Police report an office entry and Friday receipts missing pending a register check. An attempted break-in was reported at Clark 100 on Illinois 47 with pry marks and a door hole observed.
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Riverside Citgo
Illinois
Tim Johnson
E. Chapin Sr
Johnson
Sherry Applebee
Clark 100
Illinois 47
Arctic cold grips Illinois after weekend snowstorm
A vast arctic air mass drives temperatures far below zero across northern counties after a New Year's weekend storm. In Moline the thermometer fell to 23 below zero and Rockford to 17 below, Chicago to 12 below with a wind chill near 41 below. Snow totals reached a foot or more in northern counties, roads froze solid, and highway crews worked 24 hours to clear streets. Interstate and major highways remained open though slick and drifted conditions persisted. police cited dozens of tickets as snow removal continued. Several accidents occurred as driving conditions deteriorated and some air travel at O'Hare faced delays with runways shut.
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Gould Park
Morris Public Works Department
Wilfred Dix
Herald
Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Morris Weather Services
Grundy County
LaSalle
Illinois Department of Transportation
Newark
W. Main St
James K. Belt
Rte. 1
Canal St
Wauponsee St
Kenneth Anderson
E. Main St
Elizabeth M. Thweatt
Rte. 3
Susan St
Belt
Bond
Associated Press
Illinois
Mercury
Moline
Rockford
Chicago
Morris Daily Herald January 2 1979 front page headline item
The Morris Daily Herald from Morris Illinois dated January 2 1979 appears with fourteen pages. The issue price is twenty cents and the publication features standard local news, notices, and community items typical of the era.
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Morris Daily Herald
Morris
Illinois
Weather fueled outages hit Morris Goose Lake Coal City
Commonwealth Edison reports winter weather caused widespread power failures. Dan Demos says winds ice and snow led to transformer and fuse blows. About 900 to 1400 customers lost power Monday in Goose Lake Coal City and South Wilmington with outages ranging from 75 minutes to almost three hours amid scattered weekend outages.
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Commonwealth Edison
Dan Demps
Edison
Morris
Fremont Ave
Demos
Goose Lake
Coal City
Alden Rings In New Year With Basketball Drop
In Alden New York 500 residents braved a downpour to greet midnight at Broadway for the fifth annual New Year’s Eve celebration. John Hay climbed a telephone pole and with a pass from Bill Morrish tossed a basketball to the cheering crowd as the countdown ended.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Times Square
Broadway
Alden
John Hay
Bill Morrish
Morris aldermanic primary filings total ten candidates
Ten candidates filed petitions by Saturday noon for the Morris aldermanic primary on February 27. Republicans Jack Kutches Max Lindsey John Swery Linda Willareth Charles Roseland Arthur Willmington Duane McComas Kenneth Kennedy Democrat Del Linn withdrew Jeff Todd did not file Edward A Thorson and Paul Marlow took out petitions but did not file Thorson runs in the third ward Marlow in the fourth ward.
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Morris
Arthur Willmington
Duane McComas
Kenneth Kennedy
del Linn
Jeff Todd
Edward A. Thorson
Paul Marlow
Thorson
Marlow
Five Guards Charged in Beatings at Stateville Penitentiary
Five Stateville Penitentiary guards face felony aggravated battery charges for allegedly beating three inmates during escort to weekly showers in a segregation unit. Identified as Thomas Cundiff, William Snell, Larry Evans, Michael McCray, and Dewel Kelly, they were released on recognizance. Civil actions seek their dismissal. no further details given.
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Lockett
Michael McCray
Greenville
Dewel Kelly
Joliet
Franzen
Will County
Lou Brewer
East Peoria boy dies from Morton crash injuries
A 7 year-old East Peoria resident Charles Wittekiend died after a two car crash near Morton on December 11. He had remained in critical condition since the accident, officials said.
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Peoria, Ill
East Peoria
Morton
Charles Wittekiend
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