Illinois Enacts Strongest Ethics Law In Nation
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie signed a sweeping ethics measure expanding income disclosure to the judiciary and local government. The law requires elected officials and any official earning 20 000 dollars or more to report holdings, with firm thresholds for business interests and economic gains. It follows revelations about former Gov. Otto Kerner and the Paul Powell case, expanding ethics scrutiny across government levels.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
George Lindberg
United States
Congress
General Assembly
Ernor
Paul Powell
Otto Kerner
Powell
Yorkville Council Accepts 15000 Bid for Library Purchase
The Yorkville City Council accepted Yorkville National Bank's 15000 bid to buy the Yorkville Public Library adjacent to the bank. Occupancy rights stay with the city for six months while a relocation decision is made and funds go to a special library fund.
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Yorkville
Yorkville National Bank
Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Appeals
Standard Oil
American Oil Co
E. Main St
Illinois 47
Bob’s Standard Service
Win Prickett
Water Department
Waubonsee Community College
Finance Committee
Census Enu merators begin Morris population count
About a dozen enumerators began a local census in Morris under supervisor Mrs Jeanette Crossland from Racine Wis for three years a U S Bureau of the Census employee. The count will exclude students and military personnel and aims to finish by Saturday with preliminary figures by Jan 28 for city officials. Revenue impacts hinge on each additional resident above the 1970 census tally of 8194 at $15 yearly.
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Jeanette Crossland
U. S. Bureau of the Census
Morris
City Council
City Hall
Crossland
Herald
Racine
Wis
U. S
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Youths Suffer Injuries After High Speed Chase
Two 17 year olds from Coal City were in fair condition in the intensive care unit at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet after their car hit a tree while pursued by a sheriff's squad at 9 55 p m Monday. Sklyer L Vaughn of 475 Mazon St sustained multiple facial and head lacerations.
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Coal City
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Sklyer L. Vaughn
Mazon St
Unseasonal Illinois Warm Spell Ends With Youths Cited
Illinois sees thawing southwesterlies after a frigid weekend. At Dresden Island Locks and Dam Monday reached 40 degrees with a 20 degree low. Early today a 37 degree reading accompanied by injuries to a youth and lacerations to another. They were cited for illegal liquor possession and eluding police. A car crash near Coal City Club led to a ditch and a tree strike. emergency crews transported both youths to hospital.
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Illinois
Midwest
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Donald Davite
Glen Nowicki
Kenny R. Marizza
Coal City
Coal City Road
Coal City Area
Yorkville Bypass General Corridor Plans Outlined
Kendall County officials at Pine Village restaurant previewed the Randall Road Yorkville Bypass General Corridor to steer future highway work. Cost estimates put total at about 9 million dollars with 1 million for right of way. Hearings on design and land acquisition would set route and take seven years to finalize.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Pine Village
Randall Road
Kane
McHenry
Sigmund Ziejewski
Prominent Yorkville Man Homer G Dickson Dies
Homer G Dickson a notable Yorkville resident died Monday at Presbyterian St Luke's Hospital Chicago He was 67 born February 4 1904 in Bristol He owned Homer G Dickson Implement Plumbing and Heating in Yorkville for about 40 years Surviving wife two sons Dr Elmer Dickson of Chico California Atty Fred Dickson of Aurora two daughters Mrs David Jean Matzke of Potomac Maryland and Mrs Howard Margery Schick of Mt Prospect plus his father George and brother Dr Ivan Dickson of Yorkville Also surviving are 11 grandchildren and five nieces and nephews He directed Acorn Yokefellow Center and the Dickson Valley Christian Camping International He belonged to Kendall County Historical Society Open Door Sheltered Workshop in Sandwich (Continued on page 2)
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Homer G. Dickson
Yorkville
Presbyterian
Margery) Schick
Mt. Prospect
George
Ivan Dickson
Dickson
Acorn Yokefellow Center
Dickson Valley Christian Camping International
Kendall County Historical Society
Sandwich
Knudson Named Vice President At Morris Bank
Gerald R. Knudson was named vice president of the First National Bank of Morris at a stockholders luncheon attended by 35. He joined the staff two years ago after serving as cashier at Tri-County Bank of Minooka and has been active in local service groups.
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Gerald R. Knudson
First National Bank of Morris
Knudson
Tri-County Bank of
Minooka
William Norton
Thomas B. Dunn
W. M. Burroughs
Douglas Hynds
Paul Hatcher
Henry J. Weitz
C. D. Obertwortmann
W. H. Finfrock
Norton
Dunn
Hynds
Finfrock
Dennis Hackett
Eunice Dix
Betty Buzzard
Florence Davis
253 Housing Applications for Grundy Elderly Homes
Tracy Adcock executive director Grundy County Housing Authority said 253 applications for elderly housing were received by 9 am with about 300 expected by Wednesday. A HUD report will be sent Wednesday and applicants tabulated by town renter and owner. Grundy County is near the top priority for HUD assistance.
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Tracy Adcock
Grundy County
Adcock
State Office of Housing and Buildin
Department of Loc
HUD
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Ogilvie
Len Small
Orville Hodge
Statehouse
Senate
Kerner
Chicago
James M. Rochford
Police Department
Rush Presbyterian- St. Luke’s Hospital
Hospital
Rochford
WGN Radio
Steve Pera
Evanston
Allen Schwander
North Side
State’s Attorney’s Office
FBI
James W. Jardine
Chicago Department of Water and Sewers
Jardine
Morris Daily Herald
Bank
White Tie Road
Vaughn
Kneller
North States Oil CO
Rte
Ziejewski
County
Needham Road
Russell Naden
Kendall County Board of Supervisors
Robert W. Mitchler
Saratoga Town
Saratoga
Morris Airport
Charles Steele
Newark
Henry Burgess
Henry Smith
Smith
Elect Knudson
Lions Club
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