Morris council hears police pay raise and benefits appeal
Morris officers attend the Monday meeting to push for higher salaries and hospitalization benefits. Sgt. Babcock says rumors of smaller raises conflict with living costs while Patrolman Reeve cites a year plus wait for benefits and a promised 15 percent raise disputed by Alderman Borens.
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Morris
Morris City
Max Babcock
Syd Reeve
Fourth Ward
Jerry Borens
Reeve
Borens
Carl Rath
Buchanan St
Morris Public Library honors retiring trustees with dinner and awards
The Morris Public Library board saluted Dr. John Roth Sr. and Mrs. Conrad Weitz, retiring trustees, at a Monday meeting. Roth served 23 years and led during the new building project. Weitz helped plan the facility and backed the referendum. Funds plans and children's room improvements were discussed, with Miss Carol Wilkin to start July 5 as new children's librarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roth Sr
Conrad Weitz
Morris Public Library Board
Robert Macdonald
Dr. Roth
Edith Harrison
Weitz
Carol Wilkin
Ethel Gregg
Partly cloudy with showers and warm spell today
A weather rundown notes a partly cloudy day with showers and thunderstorms likely, warmer highs in the mid 80s. Tonight will be cooler, with a low in the upper 50s, followed by Wednesday mostly sunny and pleasant with highs in the upper 70s. Yesterday's high reached 92 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam and 67 low. This morning at 7 a.m. the temperature was 73 and downtown Morris reported 84 at 10:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Tambling
South Wilmington
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Burglary Hits Rail Cars Near Minooka During Train Stop
Police report theft from eight Rock Island trains parked near Minooka Illinois. Barrels of beer, basketball shoes, saws and AC spark plugs were taken. The burglary occurred between 10 15 and 11 35 p m Saturday while the Chicago to Silvis line was stopped near McLindon Road.
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Rock Island Railroad
Grundy County
Ron Fox
Rock Island
Chicago
Silvis
McLindon Rd
Minooka
T.E. Aldridge
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Fox
Morris
Aldridge
Sgt Aldridge
William Henson
Voigt Farm
Community drives to fund Seneca doctor’s office and setup
The Lets Help Our Doctors fund chaired by C Donald Johnson and Mrs. Robert Davis seeks 2000 by July 1 and 3000 by Sept 1 to total 5000 for a physician office home and medical equipment setup. Drs Paterno Jurani Rosalita will locate in Seneca with rent support and eventual lease-to-buy options.
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Seneca
Seneca Area
C. Donald Johnson
Robert
Peg) Davis
Elwin Harty
Paterno S. Jurani
Rosalita
Seneca Doctor Fund
Community State Bank
C.D. Johnson
Davis
Grundy County Board Approves School Site Donation Ordinance
The Grundy County Board approved a policy to require land developers to cover part of new school costs via a site donation ordinance. Public hearings will be set to review the ordinance’s factual accuracy. The measure aims to prevent development from drifting away from towns and to add about 3,000 school aged children to the district with new subdivisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Parklake Village
Mission Hill
Lakewood Estates
Hynds
Naperville
Grundy County
Ernest O. Moore
Healy, Moore & Associates, Inc
Joliet
Moore
Court upholds murder conviction in Joliet case
Illinois Appellate Court ruled Anthony Rock of Lockport and Glenn Hickman of Forest View must be sentenced for the murder of Detective William Loscheider. The policemen were not the shooters. the felony murder conviction rests on participation in the liquor store burglary. Loscheider was killed April 2, 1970, as officers fired on suspects.
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Ottawa, Ill
Ilinois
Joliet
Anthony Rock
Lockport
Glenn Hickman
Forest View
William Loscheider
Loscheider
Rock and Hickman
Illinois
Philip Locke
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Council
Rath
Sewer and Water Committee
Donald Caisley
Department of Housing and Urban
HUD
Robert Gilbertson
James Peacock
Anderson
Peacock
Title Company
Morris Planning Commission
Illinois 47
Wesley Steffes
Union and
Waverly Sts
Joseph F. Murphy
Union St
Pfaff Construction Co
N. River Rd
Pfaff
James E. McElwain Co
Charles O’brien & Sons
Morris Construction Company
Charles O'Brien and Sons
Lisbon Rd
Coachlite Manor
Coachlite Manner
Jay Heap
First Ward
del Linn
Public Works
Caisley
Dean Sager
Baum
Main St
Shelia
Lynn Kline
James Baum
Halterman
Honor Library Board Trustees
Macdonald
House
Gregg
Greg
Harold Webster
Sheldon Thompson
Xerox
Lillian Peacock
Mary Tan
Myrtle Cork
Morris Business and Professional Women's Club
Frank Condon
Hugo Avalos
Carson Robinson
Fred Schaefer
Arthur Meadors
Wilmington
North States Oil CO
Rte
Atomic Energy Commission
Brookfield Township
LaSalle County
Morris Holiday Inn
R.C. Baldacci
Commonwealth Edison Co
McLindon Rd. Crossing
Seneca Civic Association
Seneca Educational Association
Seneca Township High School
Doctor's Fund
Ottawa
Roger Rinaldi
Seneca High
Oak Street
Harry Henderson
Mazon
County Home Committee
Peter Cacello
Tom Parks
L. Mae Reagan
Educational Region
Sanitarian
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