Car Crash, Drug in Coal City Area News Briefs
A 1977 Chevrolet Corvette left S Broadway Road near Reed Road early Saturday after the driver swerved to avoid an animal. No injuries were reported. Police logged multiple slide incidents on slippery roads and several liquor-related citations in the Grundy County area.
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S. Broadway
Reed Rd
Grundy County
Evert Poyner
Ronald Shain
Rte. 1
Berta Rd
Coal City
Shain
Poyner
Sheriff's Department
Rice Rd
South Wimington
Illinois 47
Pine Bluff Rd
Dick Taylor
U.S. 6
Woman reports attempted armed robbery at Morris apartment
A Morris woman Lola Hutchings reported an attempted armed robbery Saturday at 4 45 p m. A man entered her third floor apartment unlocked screen door and demanded money. He flashed a blue steel revolver before fleeing as she screamed. Police interviewed residents and followed up on witnesses describing a six feet tall man with light hair in jeans a brown coat and ski mask.
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Morris
Lola Hutchings
Jackson St
Morris youths allege theft of snow shoveling pay
Two Morris boys Kenneth 14 and Kirk 11 reported to police a nonpayment for shoveling snow at Cisco Gas Station. They claimed Dave Thompson promised $6 but no deal existed. Police advised father and suggested collecting half upfront on future jobs.
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Morris
Cisco
Kenneth
Kirk Greer
Washington St
Dave Thompson
Kurt Salems
Thompson
Salems
Kane cited for DUI and stop sign violation in Coal City
Richard Kane, 44, of Coal City was ticketed at 12:40 a.m. Sunday for driving while intoxicated and disobeying a stop sign. Ticketed by Coal City Policeman Peter Odo at Illinois 113 and Berta Rd, Kane posted his license and $100 bond and was ordered to appear in court.
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Ridge Rd
U.S
Jeff Wix
Michael Mitchell
Rte. 1
Joliet
Barry McMillin
Channahon
Tracy Todd
Timothy Feeney
Paul Dean
Wix
Gary Lawless
Wilmington St
Gardner
Grundy County
William Sklut
Lawless
Ilinois 47
Grand Ridge Rd
Dan Young
Groves
Texas
S.J. Maloney
Illinois
Diamond
Coal City
Gary McCabe
Spring Rd
Peter Odo
McCabe
John Moran
S. Broadway St
Moran
Morris Hospital
Odo
Hill’s Tavern
Richard Kane
Mel Kay
Illinois 113
Berta Rd
Kane
Burglars Take Furnishings From Trailers at Gardner
The theft affected two trailers at Gardner Mobile Home Sales where items valued over 300 dollars were stolen. Victim Vincent Pulignano reported to Deputy Jeff Wix that break in likely occurred between Tuesday and Friday with no sign of forced entry. Stolen items included chairs, lamps, kitchen items, curtains, pillows, and a bed spread.
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Gardner
Vincent Pulignano
Rte. 1
Reddick
Grundy County
Jeff Wix
Wix
Newark man faces disorderly conduct complaint
A Newark resident, Charles Butterfield Jr., was charged Friday with disorderly conduct after a disturbance at Mark Heiser’s Morris Street residence. Heiser said Butterfield phoned at 8:30 and 8:35 p.m. using profanity, then arrived about 9:20 p.m. yelling and swearing, and Heiser felt threatened.
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Charles Butterfield Jr
Rte. 1
Newark
Mark Hieser
Earl St. Morris
Hieser
Butterfield
Heiser
Plano voters choose aldermen in two ward election
In Plano Ward 1 and Ward 3 voters decide one alderman per ward. Polls open 6 am to 6 pm at local fire barn for Ward 1 and the depot building for Ward 3. Candidates include Bruce Borino and Al Gallo Way Borino, Michael Florian Jr, Donald Hester, and Phillip Serrurier.
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Plano
Bruce Borino
Galloway Borino
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Aurora
Aurora Moose
Hester
Phillip Serrurier
Florian
Plano Molding Co
Ruth
Plano American Legion
Sandwich Moose Lodge
Serrurier
Harvester
U.S. 34
Plano Jaycees
Morris High School to Host Illinois Student Council Convention
Voice of the People endorses Morris Community High School Student Council hosting the state convention in Chicago in April. The narrator notes extensive effort, public relations value for Morris, and hopes residents encourage and support the event, praising student leadership and competition to secure the honor.
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Morris
Morris Community High School
Chicago
Illinois
James C. Leonard
S. Wolcott
Morris man treated after city accident Saturday
A Morris man, 79 year old Robert B. Granger of 730 East North Street, was treated at Morris Hospital for minor cuts after a two car crash Friday at 11 40 am. Granger turned left into the path of Janice M. Tondini 31 of 757 East Douglas Street. Granger’s Rambler spun 180 degrees and sustained over 500 dollars in damage. Tondini’s Ford Thunderbird also sustained over 500 dollars in damage.
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Morris
Morris Hospital
Robert B. Granger
North St
Harold Carlson
Janice M. Tondini
Douglas St
Illinois 47
U.S. 6
Granger
Duane Oson
Sunoco
Tondini
Four stray puppies turned in to Morris police
Four stray puppies were turned over to Morris police Saturday at 2 15 p m after being found wandering near Washington and Wauponsee Streets. A boy reported them near Feeney's Liquor Store, with two pups found in the store lot and another near the fire station. A fourth was later brought in, and they were kept in a small holding cage at city hall until Grundy County Animal Control could be contacted.
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Morris Police
Washington
Wauponsee Sts
Allan Love
Feeney’s Liquor Store
Washington St
Grundy County
Traffic court fines set in Grundy County cases
Curtis E. Shepherd 20 of 106 Kings Rd Rte 2 was fined 25 dollars plus 10 dollars costs for speeding on Union St at Goold Park. Rodney L. Foster 16 of 102 Liberty St was fined 25 dollars and 10 dollars costs for invalid vehicle registration. Earl T. Slater 41 of 1770 Riverview Ct was fined 25 dollars and 10 dollars costs for failing to yield at Maple St and Illinois 47.
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Curtis E. Shepherd
Kings Rd
Rte. 2
Grundy County
Shepherd
Morris
T.F. Theobald
Union St
Goold Park
Rodney L. Foster
Liberty St
Dennis Holbrook
Waverly St
Bedford Rd
Earl T. Slater
Riverview Ct
Maple St
Illinois
Slater
Roger Miller
Built in clocks and birds in migration
McGill University’s Aeronautical Laboratory analyzes bird migration driven by a biological clock, not just sun position. They report over 1,000 migratory species, notable wind effects, V shaped geese efficiency, and leadership rotation. They trace evolution to reptiles, describe rare birds like the bee hummingbird and extinct giants, and warn about dangerous birds like ostriches, swans, and owls.
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Montreal
McGill University
Aeronautical Laboratory
McGill
North America
Europe
Cuba
New Zealand
Madagascar
Africa
Sudan
Jealous husband blames wife for imagined affairs in Crane clinic column
Nancy N a 44 year old wife seeks help as her husband’s jealousy grows unjustified accusing her of affairs and even of seducing her son’s friends. Dr Crane explains typical jealousy roots and notes the husband’s own infidelity as source, offering counsel and a welfare booklet to readers.
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Nancy
Nancy N
Ann Landers letters discuss police role and social tolerance
Readers criticize Ann Landers for advising how to intervene in domestic violence while police officers recount dangers faced when breaking up family fights. Other letters debate public dress norms and social acceptance of the blind, with Landers promoting a booklet on teen sexuality as a cooling guide.
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Ann Landers
Ann
B.T.A.B
Dear Ann Landers
Miss Landers
Don Nold
Don
P.O
Chicago
Illinois
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