Annexation Discussion Sparks Morris Commission Meeting
Morris Planning Commission debated extending city limits south of the Illinois River in a tentative annexation plan. The discussion covered 2 490 acres south of the river and several other tracts, with questions on utilities, development and future services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois River
Morris Planning Commission
Gerwin Rohrbach
General Planning and Resource Planning
Payton Road
Goose Lake
Wauponsee Township
Illinois 47
Morris Country Club
Illinois-Michigan Canal
City
Ilinois 47
Morris Airport
Morris
James Baum
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Rohrbach
John Hendrickson
Aage Hansen
Grundy County Public Aid Services Discussed At Morris Meeting
At Morris Hospital 15 Inter-Agency Council members learned how Grundy County Public Aid operates and who is eligible. Officials noted 1.3 percent of residents received aid in October, with full participation in food stamps and near universal elder assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Mary) Reed
Grundy County
Saratoga Elementary
Morris Community
Jack
Mary) Vismara
John
Mary Ellen) Harder
Department
Vismara
Harder
Flippin Bail Raised and Consolidation Ordered in Grundy Cases
State's Atty. Richard Wilder seeks consolidation of Donald Mack Flippin Jody Adrian Flippin and Miss Patricia Flippin for jury trial while separating Mrs Cheryl Flippin's case in Grundy County circuit court. Bail for Donald Flippin increased from 5000 to 15000. Trials set to begin February 1 with related motions proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wilder
Donald Mack Flippin
Jody Adrian Flippin
Patricia Flippin
Chery
Jean Flippin
Grundy County
Russell Nelson
Cheryl Flippin
Atty
Wilder
Gerald Freeman
Minneapolis, Minn
Donald
Jody
Atty. Freeman
John Hynds of
Morris
Weather Summary for Dresden Island Locks area
Sunny and cold today with a high near 13. Tonight will be fair and colder with a low near minus five. Friday should be fair and warmer with a high near 20. Record high Wednesday was eight degrees and a low of eight below zero. At 7 am it was minus five and at 10:30 am in Morris downtown it was zero.
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Dresden Island Locks
Morris
Woman Killed Near Rochelle
A crash on U.S. 51 south of Rochelle left Nancy E. Wilke 26 dead. Her husband Air Force Capt. Carl E. Wilke Jr. 26 was in poor condition in a Rochelle hospital. Ronald M. George 25 of East Moline was in fair condition after his car slid into Wilke’s car on an icy crossroads.
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Rochelle, Ill
U.S. 51
Rochelle
Nancy E. Wilke
Bellevue
Neb
Air Force
Carl E. Wilke Jr
Wilke
Offutt Air Force Base
Springfield restaurant owner shot to death
Louis Luke Silletto, 60, owner of a downtown Springfield grill, was found shot dead in his home late Wednesday. Sheriff deputies located the body after an anonymous call. coroner Yetford said he had been dead for hours. Police sought a woman who reportedly lived with Silletto and said his car is missing.
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Springfield, Til
Springfield
Louis
Luke” Silletto
Silloto
William C. Yetford
Sillotto
Silletto
Missing Powell aide key in Illinois estate probe
Illinois investigators search for Mrs. Margaret Hensey former secretary to Paul Powell after Powell’s large estate is revealed. Hensey received 100000 in racetrack stock while Powell accumulated about 2.1 million with 800000 in cash found in a Springfield hotel. An IRS probe into Powell taxes was intensified after cash discovery. Powell’s finances are under broader state scrutiny announced by Gov. Ogilvie and AG Scott.
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Rock Island
Margaret Hensey
Paul Powell
Powell
Mitchell Ware
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Hensey
Springfield
Ware
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Iowa
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Richard Ogilvie
William J. Scott
Downstate
Ilinois
Illinois
House of Representatives
Morris Grade School Board Holds Secret Executive Session
Morris Grade School District No. 54 met in closed executive session after a friction over Shabbona School plumbing. The board, with President James Peterson opposing, approved a letter to plumbing contractor Aliie Van Dyne's bonding company to arrange talks with the contractor, architect Phillips and Associates, and the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Peterson
Morris
Board of Education
Shabbona School
Phillips and Associates
Canton
Aliie van Dyne
van Duyne
Morris Herald Today
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance of
St. Paul, Minn
Edison Plans To Stock Seneca Lake
Commonwealth Edison consultant Gary Doxtater told an Illinois Commerce Commission hearing that a proposed 4,400 acre lake at LaSalle County near Seneca to cool nuclear plant discharges could host commercial and sport fishing with Tilapia thriving and algae control benefits. The lake would flow into the Illinois River and serve as a fishing resource.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
LaSalle
Seneca
Commonwealth Edison Co
Gary Doxtater
Fish and Wildlife
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Dox
Ilinois
Snicker A Day Among The Things So Simple For All
A fragment notes that simple devices or routines are easy enough for a child to operate. It suggests a lighthearted look at everyday tasks or items that require little skill. The text hints at playful or humorous parenting themes without detailing specifics.
Zoning Extension Recommended for Ottawa Street Site
Morris Planning Commission backs a one year extension of RITI zoning for 8.7 acres east of Ottawa Street and south of Fremont Avenue with the same conditions as the 1969 amendment. A 144 unit apartment plan was cited and water sewer extensions will be required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RITI
Ottawa St
Fremont Ave
Morris Planning Commission
W. John Keefe
Boblin-Mar Developers, Inc
S. Arlington Heights Rd
Arlington Heights
Atty
Patrick Mazza
Chicago Title and Trust Co
Keefe
Two Burn to Death In Lockport Fire
Will County investigators and the state fire marshal probe a Lockport house fire that killed two occupants identified tentatively as Clarence Walker and Miss Mary Williams. The blaze at 1618 Fairmont Ave started in the center of the structure with fire reported at 12 20 a.m. and bodies found by 3 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will County Sheriff's Department
Lockport
Clarence Walker
Mary Williams
James Baker
Joliet
Walker
William Goodale
Range Funeral Home
Eastern Ave
Annual Meeting Election at Mazon Community Fire Corp
The 11th annual meeting of the Mazon Community Fire Corp will include the rural area and village director elections. The meeting is set for 7 30 p m Monday in the fire house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazon Community Fire Corp
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East St. Louis
Richard Bauer
Joe Gannon
Hornsby
Bauer
Angie Patti
Clyde Baker
Ange Hansen
Department of Housing and Urban Developmen
Donald Gilchrist
Gannon
Gilchrist
Commission
Illinois Division of Highways
Morris Community High School
John Butts
Department of Mental Health
Lewis
Edna) Graham
Grundy County Health Department
Joan) McNulty
The
Health Department
Benjamin
Eleanor) Temple
Grundy County Health Association
Robert
Phyllis) Cohenour
Herald
ADC
Atty. Eugene Hayes
Gerald McTague
Peterson
Atty. Hayes
McTague
Ronald Bell
Donald Zwiers
Keith Bartlett
Bell
Donald Marth
Gordon Lear
Robert Chord
Edison
Seneca Lake
Chamlin and Associates
Robert Gilbertson
General Planning and Resource Consultants
Mary Kay Finnell Cleft
James Skinner
Wayne Finnell
Illinois Ave
Laurence Skinner
Robinson Drive
Finnell
Eastern Ilinois University
Blackburn College
Skinner
Herald Phote
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