Star system fades as hits redefine Morris theater card
Film buyer Roland Viner says the star system is dead with top titles like Smokey and the Bandit Star Wars and Rocky leading attendance. He notes Disney hits dominate locally and Star Wars stayed over a third week. He cites X rated films drawing crowds on low attendance days and outlines theater policing, vandalism, and shifting film buying practices since 1930s through today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Stallone
Morris
Monte Carlo
Benjie
Disney
Morris Theater
Viner
Chicago
Anderson
Fred Anderson
Coal City
Illinois
Naperville
DeKalb
Gould Park
WLS
Shirley Temple
Walt Disney
Toby Tortoise Returns
Leon Errrol
Connor Lot Condemnation Trial Delves Into Appraisal Details
In Grundy County Circuit Court the Connor property at the southeast corner of Division and North Streets is centerpiece in a condemnation suit for the Illinois 47 project. Real estate broker Robert Anderson testified he updated a 1975 appraisal and valued the 97 square feet triangle at 121.25 dollars, with remaining lot compensation totaling 1,500 dollars. Attorneys for the DOT and Connor family outlined competing just compensation claims, while project engineer Wayne Kasza described widening plans and future overpass impacts. A jury viewed the property and the panel list of jurors was read in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division and
North Sts
Grundy County
Morris Real Estate
Robert Anderson
Anderson
Illinois Department of Transportation
DOT
Edward Connor
E. North St
Division St
North St
Connor
Connors
Atty
John Hayner
Black
Atty. Black
Illinois 47
Morris
Kasza
Rock Island Railroad
Ilinois 47
Benton St
Division
Donald E. Mickelson
Seneca
Lucille J. Peterson
Calhoun St
Robert W. Tesdal
E. Benton St
Melody A. Bower
N. Lynn Rd
Charles R. Brown
Coal City
Susan Kay McKenzie
Minooka
Roger D. Nelson
E. Main St
Charles L. Mullins
E. Jackson St
Harvey S. Gotham
Mazon
Barbara L. Householder
Dwight
David R. Wollgast
Gardner
John R. Kociss
Krase Seeks Regional Post in New Grundy Kendall Region
Richard Krase, Kendall County schools regional superintendent, runs for regional superintendent of the consolidated Grundy Kendall Educational Service Region created to ensure a minimum population of 33 000 per region. Krase, Oswego resident and ISU alum, has decades in education and local service roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
Richard Krase
Kendall County
Grundy-Kendall
Krase
Illinois State University
Northern Illinois University
Lowes Park
Harvard
Irving A. Shears
Oswego
Sandy
Benjamin
Ethan
East View School
Oswego Presbyterian Church
Oswego Lions Club
Kendall Family and Youth Service Board
Juvenile Steering Committee
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
Winter Snow Paralyzes Illinois With Deaths and Delays
Snow, ice and slush covered much of Illinois, halting travel and causing at least three deaths from heart attacks while shoveling. Chicago area saw over two inches of snow with rush hour traffic snarled and O Hare delays. Balmoral Park cancelled racing due to the weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Illinois
Chicago
O’hare International Airport
Balmoral Racetrack
Crete
Snow Likely Tonight Through Saturday Forecast
A weather forecast indicates snow likely tonight and Saturday with frigid temperatures. Tonight lows range from 5 to 13 degrees while Saturday highs reach 12 to 18 degrees. Thursday featured a high of 18 degrees and a low of 10 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam, with morning readings at 7 a.m. 12 degrees and Morris at 10 a.m. 18 degrees. Precipitation measured as 14 or two inches of snow.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Filing fee set at $1 for public office statements
Grundy County Clerk Lana Phillips says all officeholders and candidates must pay a $1 filing fee to submit statements of economic interest. The requirement follows an Illinois Attorney General opinion issued last summer stating clerks should charge the fee as law mandates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Lana Phillips
Phillips
Illinois
William Scott
Second aldermanic petition filed in first ward race
Robert Feeney of 611 E Main St is the second Republican to file for the first ward aldermanic nomination per the city clerk. Kenneth R. Benson of 42412 W Washington St filed Wednesday. A special primary is set for March 21 to nominate candidates to fill John Maunder's vacancy, with petitions due by January 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Feeney
E. Main St
Kenneth R. Benson
W. Washington St
John Maunder
Youth Task Force Meeting Set at Morris Public Library
Meets Monday at 7 p.m. in Morris Public Library with reports and short talks by special guests. Members will discuss gathering input from youths and the community. Meetings are open to the public.
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Morris Public Library
Kendall board rejects Millington campground plan
Kendall County Board deadlocked 4-4 on Dave Westwood petition to rezone 60 acres near Millington from agriculture to agriculture special use for a 100 campsite campground along the Fox River open April through October. Adjacent landowner Mary Margaret Bieber opposed the site. proponents argued it would be a quiet family retreat and near existing recreation. Other actions included approval of a minimum 30,000 square foot lot on agriculture land, purchase of two way radios for the highway department, and discussion of local land donations and insurance methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
Dave Westwood
Millington
Kendall
Fox River
Mary Margaret Bieber
Russel Naden
Silver Springs
Kendall County
Westwood
Naden
Dorothy Montgomery
George Hettrich
Frank Coffman
Floyd Sleezer
Dave Thompson
Jannette Nelson
Robert Cherry
Ellis Jones
James Mann
Oswego
Illinois 71
Minkler Road
Don Hammon
State Supreme Court
Hamman
Coffman
Highway Department
Murder suspect testifies victim tried to seduce him
In Kendall County, Naperville man Dave Wolski testifies he killed 16 year old Joy Lewis after she tried to seduce him and kicked him. He describes hitting her, striking with a steel rod, and abandoning the body in a grove after hitchhiking. The trial drew rebukes to the victim’s father during testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville, Ill
UPI
Naperville
Dave Wolski
Joy Lewis
Wolski
Frank Lewis
Kendall County
Rex Meilinger
Timony
Miss Lewis
Mike Ushijima
Braceville driver injured in area accident
Braceville driver James Horrie 18 of Gould Street was listed in good condition at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet after his 1969 Pontiac skidded into a tree at Illinois 3 and Coal City Road. Police say he was speeding for conditions and transferring him to hospital.
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James Horrie
Gould St
Braceville
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Illinois 3
Coal City Rd
Horrie
Braidwood Fire Department
District 5
Morris
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William Klinker
William Lund
Bruce Southcombe
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Conley Realty
Kendall Board
C & R Communications and Electronics Service
Motorola Corp
Schaumberg
Montgomery
Aurora
Hettrich
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