Morris City Adopts New Building Permit Fee Schedule
Morris City Council approved a new ordinance setting building permit fees by estimated construction cost. They also sanctioned two plat plans: Hatcher Woods third addition with 17 lots near Old Stage Rd and limited access from the subdivision, and the Klinker Subdivision with six one-acre lots. The vote on the fee ordinance and plats was unanimous.
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Morris Planning Commission
Morris City Council
Hatcher Woods
James Baum
John Roth Jr
John
Karen) Hynds
Morris
Baum
Morris Fire Department
Old Stage Rd
Briar Lane
Planning Commission
Klinker
Illinois River
Illinois 47
Southmor Rd
William Klinker
Finance Committee
Donald Barkley
Frank Black
Morris Chrysler-Amc
Borens Ford
Greenway Pontiac
Charles Roseland
McKinley St
Roseland
Explosion destroys Tincon station in Salem Illinois
A gas main blast on West Main Street near U S 50 damaged a Tincon service station and shattered nearby windows. City Manager Steve Sheiffer said a 3 inch cast iron gas main in the city system ruptured eight to ten feet from the station, with no injuries reported. The blast occurred about 25 minutes after closing, complicating isolation of the load as crews waited until 3 a.m. to reduce pressure. Only two homes lost heat entirely.
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Salem
Ill
UPI
West Main Street
U.S. 50
Courthouse Square
Steve Sheiffer
Sheiffer
Weather Snapshot From North Tonight And Dresden Area
Snow likely in the north tonight with a low in the teens. Scattered snowfall expected Wednesday with a high in the low 20s. Monday reached 32 degrees at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 5 degree low. At 7 am today the thermometer was 23 in one area and 31 at Morris by 11 am.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Black Parents Open School Protest Joins Desegregation Row
In Joliet Illinois parents of Black students opened a protest school named Freedom School after their children were reassigned from McKinley Park School to two predominantly white schools. Only 45 of 134 reassigned students attended classes, while many others joined the protest. The move follows a mid year school closure aimed at desegregation balance. Reverend Isaac Singleton of Operation PUSH condemned the desegregation plan as imbalanced. Superintendent Edmund Parpart expressed surprise at the attendance in the protest school.
Minooka Police Chief notes shift in vandalism patterns
Minooka Police Chief Mike Hrechko says vandalism has changed with population growth. Juvenile pranks now involve court actions, and girls show rising participation in drinking and drugs. A Crime and Vandalism Symposium at Minooka High School Saturday will address these issues with experts and community input.
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Minooka
Mike Hrechko
Hrechko
Minooka High School
Minooka-Channahon
Jim Dore
Dore
Lutheran General
Odie Washington
Illinois Youth Center
Channahon
Stan Lane
United Methodist
Joliet Correctional Center
Sharon Odom
Grundy County
Greg Dell
Curt Stroud
Dresden Island Lock Closure For Major Repairs
The Chicago District U S Army Corps of Engineers says three Illinois Waterway locks at Dresden Island Marseilles and Starved Rock will close from August 1 through September for major rehabilitation costing over 5 million dollars. Resurfacing and gate work will occur with Marseilles also receiving cable and switchboard replacements. The August-September window replaces a prior September-October plan to favor boaters and shippers.
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Illinois Waterway
Chicago
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dresden Island
Marseilles
Starved Rock
Arrest woman fugitive after high speed chase
A 25 mile pursuit across Grundy and Will Counties ended with Linda Chapman also known as Kristine Stevens, 30, surrendering in Channahon. Wanted in California for escaping from Frontero Institute for Women at Chino, she faced a fugitive charge and bail set at 250000. Police pursued in multiple squads after she attempted to cash a check in Gardner.
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Grundy County
William Button
Evert Poyner
Linda Chapman
California
Herald
Grundy
Will Counties
Kristine Stevens
Frontero
California Institute For Women At
Chino
Robert Malmquist
Miss Chapman
Atty
Charles Zalar
Exchange Bank of Gardner
Sheriff's Department
Miss Stevens
Poyner
Ron Fox
Frank Schmitt
Carl Luck
Gene Dummitt
Gardner
Schmitt
Illinois
Illinois 129
District 5
Carbon Hill Rd
Lt. Fox
Gardner Rd
Sgt. Schmitt
Braceville
Godley
Braidwood
Arthur Wargo
Interstate 55
U.S. 6
Channahon
Wargo
Fox
Lt. Poyner
Tollet
We Care volunteers urged as Morris council hears plea
Shirley Kiss of We Care asked Morris City Council for help attracting volunteers for the 24 hour community service. She noted 150 to 180 volunteers are on hand but warned manpower is urgently needed to keep drivers, visitors, readers, and emergency aid functioning as Morris grows. She urged interested residents to contact We Care at 942 4556 or mail to Box 535.
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Shirley Kiss
We Care
Morris City
Morris
Satellite nuclear satellite Cosmos 954 explodes over Canada
Washington said a Soviet military satellite carrying a 100 pound uranium reactor disintegrated in the atmosphere over northwest Canada. U.S. aircraft sampled air for radioactivity while Brzezinski dismissed any real hazard, noting no known ground debris and possible no contamination. President Carter spoke with Prime Minister Trudeau as officials coordinated response.
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Washington
UPI
Canada
United States
White House
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Brzezinski
Carter
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Moscow
Wage strike shuts down Waukegan transit line
North Lake County residents faced a bus service outage as over 30 drivers and nine mechanics walked out at dawn when contract negotiations expired. A federal mediator worked to reconvene talks between the Waukegan North Chicago Transit Co. and its workers.
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Waukegan, Il
UPI
North Lake County
Waukegan-North Chicago Transit Co
Tugboat Morris Raised After Sunken Illinois River Incident
The 50 foot tug Morris, owned by Material Service, sank early Sunday in the Illinois River near Morris near the Illinois Grain Corp. It was raised by a salvage barge Monday morning and the hull repaired after a 12 to 14 inch crack. No damage occurred to the vessel piloted by Bill Tracy. Water depth was about 14 feet, allowing partial visibility after sinking. This marks Material Service’s first sunk tug.
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Morris
Material Service
Illinois River
Illinois Grain Corp
Charles Chapin
Bill Tracy
Chapin
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Pfaff Construction Co
Richard Schweickert
Alderman Roseland
High, Butler and
Lincoln Sts
Rod Soper
Robert Stevenson
Thomas Lamb
Ed Finn
Wilmington
Joliet
Morris Daily Herald
Morris Hospital
Two Morris Nursing Homes
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