County Board Expands Juvenile Probation Roles
Circuit Judge Malmquist and Associate Judge Wren win authorization to appoint a second probation officer to handle boys while Mrs. Phyllis Cohenour continues as chief probation officer for girls. The measure aims to speed juvenile cases, with salary details postponed. Also greenlit a University of Illinois study on county law enforcement communications at no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Malmquist
Robert Wren
Malmquist
Robert
Phyllis
Cohenour
Wren
Morris
Robert Drake
University of Illinois
Sidney Carr
Coal City
Grundy County
William Wilton
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
Carr
Grundy County Nearing HUD Support for Elderly Housing
Grundy County officials report progress on a planned HUD assisted project with 100 elderly units and 100 low income family units. The county must gather at least 150 public responses and pass financial statements before final applications.
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Grundy County
County Board of Supervisors
Tracy Adcock
Adcock
HUD
Wallace Burroughs
State
Carlson Reappointed Grundy County Supervisor of Assessments
Grundy County Board reappointed Milton Carlson to a four year term starting Jan 1 1972 after unanimous approval. Salary set by schedule at 9000 dollars per year. Carlson reported a 39 percent increase in assessed value from 1970 to 1971 with total land values rising from 31.7 million to 81.171 million. The Advisory Council plans its first 1972 meeting to discuss regional expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Sorensen
Grundy
Milton Carlson
Carlson
Leonard Boss
Russell Barron
Burl Gotham
Norbert McLuckie
Wilfred Harty
County
Robert Drake
Drake
Grundy County
100 Proof Band Delights Children At Fox Center
The 100 Proof band of Gardner youths ages 14 to 8 perform a 60 minute dance hour for children at the William W. Fox Children’s Center in Dwight. Managed by Mike Brownlee the group plays for wheelchair users and others, visiting Dwight monthly without charge.
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Gardner
Mazon
William W. Fox Children’s Center
Dwight
Jack Landers
Dean Hipple
Tom Thetard
Tom Brown
Mike Brownlee
Landers
Thetard
Mazon Township High School
Gardner- South Wilmington High School
Herald
Taylor
Gerry
Richard Thetard
Charles
Robert Jacobsgaard
Prac
Brownlee
Hipple
Brown
Gardner Legion Hall
Gardner-South Wilmington High School
Fox Center
Morris District Plans Bond Sale for Life Safety Survey
Morris Grade School District No. 54 will fund Phase I life safety survey work by selling bonds after Supt. H Dale Barr announced at a Tuesday board meeting. Architect Harold Jacobs estimated the project at 104 750 with 65 000 plus boiler work at Center School due by July 1. Gov Ogilvie had authorized bond sales to finish safety work.
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Morris
H. Dale Barr
Board of Education
Supt. Barr
Harold Jacobs
South Holland
Barr
Jacobs
Center School
Supt
Richard Ogilvie
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Sorensen
Lincoln Lake No. 4
Beaver Lake No
Shock
Becker
Hilton Curry
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Curry
Leason
EPA
Congress
Housing Authority
Regional Planning Commission
Commission
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Dresden Island
Paul Hipple
Jackson St
Don Brown
Railroad St
Arthur Allaben
Morris Hospital
Eugene Hayes
Robert Anderson
Les Enger
R.N
Anderson
Stephen Black
IMRF
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Shabbona School
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