Morris Public Library Board reelected officers for year
The Morris Public Library Board reelected Carson Robinson as president Mrs Jack Allen as vice president and Fred Schaefer as secretary treasurer. They reported a 1977 78 tax allotment of 74994 dollars and outlined summer programs for children and adults plus a CETA position proposal and memorial purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Public Library Board
Carson Robinson
Jack Allen
Fred Schaefer
Schaefer
City of
Morris
Pam Wilson
Carol Hutchings
Roth
Donald Davidson
Miss Wilson
Dr. Roth
Lela Peacock
Jane Hynds
Rebecca Iverson
Marilyn Johnson
Willard Johnson
Atty
John Hynds
John Maunder
Lyon
Allen
Robert Macdonald
Hugo Avalos
Johnson
Grundy County Housing Authority to add Saratoga Tower picnic facilities
The Grundy County Housing Authority discussed installing outdoor picnic areas at Saratoga Tower after tenants requested more amenities. Four redwood benches and three picnic tables with attached benches will be placed around the garden, with concrete-set grills on three sides. Costs run about 1100 dollars. work to be finished in 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County Housing Authority
Saratoga Tower
Tracy Adcock
Otto Greiff
Adcock
The
Housing Board
Gardner and Gardner of
Joliet
Morris
Liberty St
Guns Stolen in Matteson Hardware Burglary
Nine firearms including shotguns rifles and a pistol were taken from Matteson Hardware 221 Bedford Rd in a overnight burglary. Entry was gained by a roof hole and a filing cabinet was disrupted with money missing from a cash box. Joliet Crime Lab assisted and the case was assigned to investigator Robert Lynes. Yorkville Kendall County Board meet June 14 at 9 a.m.
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Matteson Hardware Store
Bedford Rd
Morris
Robert Stansberry
Marks
Remington
Westpoint
Winchester
Weathersby
Joliet
Robert Lynes
Donald Henderson
James Creed
Channahon board faces street disputes and resident concerns
The Channahon Village Board heard a resident threaten to sue over street negligence and discussed a subdivision road entering a driveway. Officers addressed minutes, zoning, and potential fixes including signs and lights as developers and residents pressed for maintenance and safety actions.
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Channahon
Rose Corcoran
Steve Ritter
Jesse Overton
Channahon Acres
George
Overton
George McCoy
Rittof
First National Bank Promotes Finfrock and Knudson to Top Posts
Wilbur Finfrock was named vice chairman of the board and trust officer with full duties as vice president since 1965 and executive vice president since 1973. Gerald Knudson was appointed executive vice president after serving as Tri County Bank of Minooka and prior roles at Morris bank.
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Wilbur Finfrock
Gerald Knudson
First National Bank of Morris
Finfrock
Morris Coal and Mining Co
Wilmington Coal and Mining Co
Evelyn
E. Chapin St
Morris
Wilbur L Finfrock
Knudson
Tri-County Bank of Minooka
Minooka High School
Illinois Banking Association School of Banking
Southern
Illinois Univesity
Bank Administration Institute
University of Wisconsin
Grundy County Chamber of Commerce
Morris Community Hospital Board
Minooka Lions Club
American Legion Post
Kendall County
VFW Post
Minooka United Methodist Church
Village
Joliet appoints Benedictine priest as auxiliary bishop
Pope Paul VI named Daniel W. Kucera of the Abbey of St. Procopius Lisle Illinois as auxiliary bishop to Joliet's bishop Monsignor Romeo Blanchette. A 54 year old priest, Kucera will also be the titular bishop of Natchez and has served since 1971 as president of the Illinois Benedictine College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Stipulations Read In Bromine Waste Case at Morris Hearing
The PCB heard stipulations by Morris and Pfaff Construction with EPA on bromine waste dumped in Morris Landfill after an April 12 1976 I 55 spill. Pfaff fined 750 for dumping hazardous material. Morris fined 750 for landfill without a permit. Consolidated Freightways Michigan Chemical Con solidated Red Ball and Hatcher Emergency faced related charges. some counts dismissed. Attorneys for Morris Pfaff and the EPA spoke as the hearing noted possible further action if stipulations are rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris
Pfaff Construction
Envionmental Protection Agency
EPA
Pollution Control Board
PCB
Morris Savings and Loan
Consolidated Freightways
Michigan Chemical Corp
Red Ball Motor Freight
Hatcher Emergency Service
Morris and
Attorney General's Office
Interstate 55
Dwight
Bruce Goldberg
Pfaff
Goldberg
Arambasich Brothers May Face Trial Delay In Chicago
U S District Court in Chicago has not set a definite date for the Arambasich brothers Edward 54 and John 56 of Wilmington to stand trial on conspiracy and extortion indictments. Assistant U S Attorney James Walsh says 22 trials await before Judge John Grady in chronological order and the brothers’ trial may come in late June or July. Edward remains free on a 5000 bond while appealing March 22 convictions for extortion and tax-fraud counts. Judge Thomas McMillen had sentenced him to 10 years on May 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Arambasich Brothers
Mallard Lane
Wilmington
Edward Arambasich
John
U.S
James Walsh
John Grady
Walsh
Thomas McMillen
Arambasich
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Grundy County Criminal Courts Center
Art Narvick
Narvick Bros. Lumber Co
Franklin St
Narvick Bros
Narvick
Herald
Reelect Library Board Officers
CETA
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
ESDA
Ments
Housing Authority Board
James Stine
Albert Pilch
John Zerboglio
Vernon DeGrush
Wallace Burroughs
June Bollen
Yorkville
Kendall County Board
Board
Richard Teas
Planning Commission
Teas
Dale Stall
Oakview Subdivision
May Court
Ritter
Harold Randolph Jr
Bud MacDonald
Randolph
Stall
Frank Perez
MacDonald
Perez
Parkside Drive
Atty. Teas
George Markstrom
Blackberry St
Robert Regino
Markstrom
Stall’s
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
First National Bank
Frank Black
John Rooks
Jeff Herden
Attorney General’s Office
John Parker
Parker
Consolidated
Hutcher Emergency Service
Hutcher Herden
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