Shawneetown Bank Named Illinois Historic Register Entry
Shawneetown Bank in Gallatin County is chosen as the initial entry on the Illinois Register of Historic Places. Conservation Director David Kenney notes its 1836 to 1839 Greek Revival brick and sandstone structure stands among the state and Midwest’s finest, with protection measures and approval by the Historic Sites Advisory Council following its National Register listing from 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
First State Bank of Illinois
Shawneetown
Gallatin County
David Kenney
Vandalia
State
Midwest
Historic Sites Advisory Council
Chicago
Kenney
Department of Conservation
Shawneetown Bank
Illinois
First State
State Register
Illinois Historic Preservation Act
National Park Service
Barbs By PHIL PASTORET
An apple a day may keep the doctor away but a couple of cloves of garlic for breakfast is guaranteed to ward them off. A soft answer turneth away wrath it also invites more lip from some people.
LaSalle Grand Jury Indicts Six In Local Cases
LaSalle County Circuit Court Grand Jury in Ottawa returned indictments against six individuals. Archie Wicks of LaCrosse Kansas faces armed robbery for entering Newman's Drug Store in Ottawa October 18. Others charged include Robert Lewis and Jeffery Norton of Mendota for burglary and theft at a Mendota tire company. Edward Potter of Streator for burglary at an auto sales building. William Bey of Ottawa for aggravated battery against police officers January 1. Randy Hert of Streator for burglary theft and criminal damage at a Streator business. Bond details and custody statuses are noted for each defendant. James Leo Keely presented the cases to the grand jury before Circuit Judge Leonard Hoffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle County
Ottawa
Archie Wicks
LaCrosse
Kan
Newman
Wicks
Robert Lewis
Jeffery Norton
Mendota
Lewis
Norton
Edward Potter
Streator
Potter
William Bey
Bey
Randy Hert
Hert
James Leo Keely
Leonard Hoffman
Public hearing on closing Geeing Shelter Home
Region IX Health Systems Agency holds a public hearing at 7 30 p m on January 24 in Kankakee City Hall Council Chambers to discuss closing the Geeding Shelter Care Home 16 bed facility. Public comments will guide the project review committee and may be submitted in writing to Joliet address through February 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Region IX Health Systems Agency
Geeding Shelter Care Home
Kankakee City Hall
E. Oak St
Kan
Kakee
Project Review Committee
N. Rock Run Drive
Suite 22
Joliet
Stratton Building Dedicated in Springfield Illinois
The eight story State office building in Springfield Illinois was formally dedicated to former Gov William G Stratton who served as governor from 1953 to 1961 A bronze plaque was unveiled on the building side and Stratton attended the ceremony At age 63 he expressed gratitude for the honor The project cost 11 5 million dollars well below the original estimate and a resolution by the Legislature had named the building for Stratton Jayne Thompson wife of Gov James R Thompson gave the dedication speech praising Stratton as a giant in Illinois history both gubernatorial and political
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Springfield, Ill
UPT
William G. Stratton
Stratton
Jayne Thompson
James R. Thompson
Illinois
Smoke kills children trapped by locked apartment doors
In Chicago a pantry fire trapped four children in a second story South Side apartment with dead bolt and burglar bars on exits. Neighbors and police failed to break in. firemen forced rear door bars to reach the victims found dead from smoke inhalation. The mother was away briefly. investigators seek the fire’s cause. Damages were about 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
API
Dartanyan McNeal
Theodore
Korena
Ivy
Chicago-bound Floridian derails injuring 15 near Ellettsville
The Miami to Chicago Floridian derailed near Ellettsville Indiana injuring 15. One passenger Elizabeth McEwen 69 of Waukegan Illinois admitted to Bloomington Hospital in satisfactory condition. Conductor Jack Arnold 52 of Lafayette among the minor injuries. Amtrak cites broken track. Eight cars left the track five stayed upright three toppled. Train in about 40 mph. About 55 aboard. Route rerouted last year due to track conditions.
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Ellettsville
Ind
UPI
Louisville and Nashville
Indiana
Bloomington
Lafayette
Indianapolis
Illinois Photographers 78 Exhibit Entry Deadline Notice
Deadline February 10 at 5 p.m. for Illinois Photographers 78 exhibit entries. Open to Illinois artists over 16, no fee, juried by four experts, with over 1000 dollars in purchase awards. Show runs March 12 to April 23 at Illinois State Museum Springfield. Write for entry form and rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Illinois State Museum
Springfield
Illinois Photographers
Stray dog pack terrorizes Philadelphia neighborhood
In Rox borough, a three legged German shepherd led a pack that killed nine sheep at an agricultural high school last November. Authorities have captured 24 strays with tranquilizers and nets, but identifying the pack remains uncertain. Local and national groups warn the issue reflects broader animal abandonment and public safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Roxborough
SPCA
Robert Hudson
The
Women’s Society
Convict kept in custody too long in Chicago
Willie Nunn a 41 year old Chicago man convicted of armed robbery and attempted murder on November 17 was credited with time spent in mental hospitals and jails since 1968 making his sentence effectively shorter than six and a half years. Officials say jurisdictional mix ups left him in custody past November awaiting a mental health diagnosis before release. Investigators report DMH records were not forwarded to Stateville Penitentiary and a DMH psychiatrist said she will assemble and send Nun's records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Animals, Inc
New York
Hudson
Chicago
UPI
State
Willie Nunn
Nunn
Joliet Correctional Center
Stateville Penitentiary
Illinois Department of Mental Health
Stateville
Jeanette Musengo
Illinois Prisens and
DMH
Nun
Missile found along roadside in Michigan
Farmer Ulysses Ayers and his son Larry found a red and white Hawk air to ground missile on a snowy road. They brought it home to prevent a traffic hazard and alerted authorities who disarmed the weapon after learning of its missing status from press reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall, Mich
UPI
Ulysses Ayers
Larry
National Guard
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Shawneetown Bank First Historic Register
By Phil Pastoret
LaSalle Grand Jury
Geeing Shelter
Michelin
Michelin Man
Eeee
Karen
Mark Dubrow
Queens, N.Y
New Yorks
Madison Square Garden
Lynn McNeal
el Ic
Telie
Ela
Annanon
Missile
Duraclean
Siron Duraclean
Mee Hee
Els
Torset
HIC
Coca Cola
Kraft Caramels
Bag
Oscar Mayer
Riz’s
Florida
Liberty St
Illinois State
Morris
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