O'Brien Awarded 12 Grundy County Highway Contracts
Charles O'Brien & Son Construction of Morris won 12 road contracts from the Grundy County Highway Department. The largest bid of 58,486.47 covered 77,119 gallons of bituminous material and 3,214 tons of aggregate for county maintenance. Other bidders included McCann Construction of Ransom and Koerner Inc. of Coal City.
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Charles O’brien & Son Construction
Morris
Grundy
Ransom
D. Koerner Inc
Coal City
O’brien
Gorman Rd
White Tie
McArdle
Goose Lake Township
James J. McElwain Construction Co
Buffalo Rd
Shabbona
DuPont Rds
Norman Township
Saratoga
O'Brien
Saratoga Township
Koerner
Wauponsee Township
Benson Rd
Lincoln Rd
Stonewall
Goodfarm
Koerner Inc
Aux Sable Highland
Maine
Mazon
Nettle Creek
Aux Sable Township
Highland Township
McCann Construction
Mazon Township
McCann
LaSalle County Grand Jury Indicts 24 in 26 Counts
The LaSalle County Grand Jury returned 26 indictments against 24 individuals on June 3 and June 5. Defendants include Kenneth Powers and Rosette Pagora for theft and deceptive practice in Peru. Percy Hood and William Spraggon for burglary and theft in Streator. Richard Perryman for two Mendota burglaries. and others for burglary theft forgery aggravated battery armed robbery and armed violence. Bonds range from 2,000 to 58,000 with several defendants jailed. Six additional indictments were pressed but stayed pending apprehension. James Leo Keely presented the cases to Circuit Judge C Howard Wampler.
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LaSalle County
Kenneth Powers
Arlington
Rosette Pagora
Rossette Powers
Peru
Byerly Music
Percy Lee Hood
Streator
William J. Spraggon
Robert Lewis
Mendota
Frank Novak Jr
Lewis
Stanley Parrott
Cleveland
Ohio
Ottawa
Parrott
John Knotwell
Peoria
James Price
LaSalle
John Knowles
Louis Smith
Knotwell
Knowles
Raymond F. Ulatowski
Ulatowski
Gerald Willis Dripps
Tom Wells
Dripps
Gregory Harlacker
Citizen Loan and Finance Co
Harlacker
Virgil Rossman
Utica
Rossman
Grand Jury
James Leo Keely
Frank X. Yackley
C. Howard Wampler
Tools stolen from Minooka shed in Grundy County
Frank Malek of Rte. 4 Minooka Rd reported to the Grundy County Sheriff's Department this morning that tools valued at $200 were taken from his tool shed. He called the sheriff at 7:05 a.m. to report the theft.
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Frank Malek
Rte. 4
Minooka Rd
Grundy County
Malek
Sheriff's Office
Ray Odom
Joe Richards
Second St
Coal City
Santa Fe
Coal City community notes include reading program and events
The Summer Reading Program for grade school children runs until August 15 at the Coal City library with age based book requirements and certificates on completion. Other items cover degree awards for Jo Ann Mushro, tax program explanations by Janet Newkirk, a baptism at New Hope United Presbyterian Church, local briefs on births and visitors, Knights of Columbus officers’ installation, open house for a 95th birthday, and theft reports including a shed break in and a bicycle theft near the Santa Fe tracks.
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Jamie Colene
Henry Thomas Wendell
New Hope
Vandalism Reported At Stratton State Park Restrooms
Park Ranger Dave Carr notified Morris Police at 9 05 p m Thursday of vandalism at William G Stratton State Park. He reported to Policeman Thomas Suddarth and began a check of the restrooms and surrounding area.
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Morris
William G. Stratton State Park
Dave Carr
Thomas Suddarth
Traffic fines and vandalism reported in Stratton Park
Janet Kopezick 20 of Lisbon Road was fined 16 dollars and 5 dollars costs for 41 mph in a 25 mph zone ticketed June 9 by Morris Officer Dean Sager on Liberty Street. Dennis Platt 78 of Mazon was fined 10 dollars and 5 dollars costs for failing to yield, ticketed June 2 by Sgt Tim Neary at S Broadway and Oak Street. Dale Farmer 20 of North Street was fined 10 dollars and 5 dollars costs for unsafe equipment, cited May 30 by Sgt Jack Kopczick on Liberty Street. Stratton Park restrooms vandalized with two sinks smashed two mirrors broken and a soap dish torn from wall. no value estimate available.
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Janet Kopezick
Lisbon Rd
Morris
Dean Sager
Liberty St
Dennis Platt
Hill and
North Sts
Mazon
Grundy County
Tim Neary
S. Broadway
Oak Sts
Dale Farmer
E. North St
Jack Kopczick
Stratton Park
Carr
Wisconsin machinist wins top Bonanza prize in Illinois drawing
A Kenosha Wisconsin machinist won the $300000 top prize in Illinois Bonanza drawing. His wife Grace joined him as he celebrated with neighbors and family. Other winners included Marilyn Porter of Plymouth Illinois who claimed $50000 and several $10000 qualifiers from Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin.
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Chicago
UPI
Kenosha
Wis
Lauren Lawrence
Marilyn Porter
Plymouth
Ill
Lawrence
Grace
Eugene Williams
Indianapolis
Ind
Senator Joyce seeks EPA review of Wilmington landfill plan
Illinois State Senator Jerry Joyce of Essex urged the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a careful review of a proposed sanitary landfill in Wilmington Township near Greer School. He cited a petition with over 150 signatures, potential water contamination, nearby recreation sites, and road damage from heavy garbage trucks as key concerns before supporting the project.
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Illinois
Jerry Joyce
Essex
Environmental Protection Agency
Wilmington Township
Joyce
EPA
Briceland
Will County Board of Supervisors
Lois Wicks Disorderly Conduct Charged In Nettle Creek
Lois Wicks of Nettle Creek Township faces a disorderly conduct charge. The complaint, filed Monday night by Ronald Black, alleges he was driving on Liberty Street when Mrs. Wicks yelled profanities at his car. She was to appear in court Monday.
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Lois Wicks
Nettle Creek Township
Ronald Black
Washington St
Black
Liberty St
Mailbox Damaged in Carbon Hill Collision
Mrs. James Haynes of 6th Street reported at 12:15 a.m. that a car, traveling at high speed, swerved into her yard and knocked down her mailbox. Sgt. Curt Leach was informed of the incident.
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James Haynes
6Th St
Carbon Hill
Grundy County
Elected Illinois Officials and New Office Contacts
Listing of national and state elected officials with current office addresses and phone numbers in Illinois. Note that many representatives and senators are changing offices and phone numbers, and no definitive Springfield numbers are yet available. Fallibility acknowledged.
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Springfield
Eye appeal of Arabic numbers in print drives readers
Dr. George W. Crane explains how using Arabic numerals like 9 and 10 catches reader attention faster than spelled out numbers. He cites tachistoscope tests and layout tips such as short paragraphs parentheses inverted syntax and dialogue to boost eye appeal and readership.
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Luke
Luke D
Crane
Northwestern University
Ann Landers Advice Column Fragments
Dear Ann Landers, a reader discovers her husband’s letters to Lonely Hearts and swingers and asks what to do. Advice urges confronting him and suggests counseling, then notes a second reader about keeping dates. A final inquiry seeks guidance on a drug-involved friend and offers Ann Landers dating tips booklet.
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Ann Landers
Lonely Hearts Club
W.S
Bill
Mr. X
P.O
Elgin
Ill
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Marvin Linn van Dorn
WCMY
Stevenson Oldsmobile
van Dorn
John Chips
Oglesby
Larry Chips
John Wagner
Samuel Goode
Dean Barr
Goode
Minooka
Coal City Notes
Jo Ann Mushro
Mundelein College
Mushro
St. Francis Academy
Alfred Mushro
Janet Newkirk
Lions Club Hall
Wanda Testa
Alburquerque
N. Mex
Frank Testa
Victor A. Gaddis
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Monika Mann
Gary Berta
Denise Renee
Thomas Jisa
Donald Miller
Braidwood
Knights of Columbus
Immaculate Conception Parish
Herman Berns
Kankakee
Theresa Thornton
Sarah O’brien
Wisconsin
William Budd
Georgia Morrow
Gary
Phyllis Demko
Hammond
Anthony Jaciec
Wauconda
Jaciec
Quali
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Indiana
Missouri
Barry JR
Los Angeles
Rep
Barry Goldwater Jr
Senate
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Arizona
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John Tunney
Charles Percy
Dirksen
Washington, D.C
S. Dearborn
Adlai Stevenson
Russell Senate
S. Dearborn Am
James Washburn
Illinois House of Rep
Capitol
W. High Morris
George Ryan
Tim Hall
Longworth House
N. Franklin St
Dwight
Jack Beaupre
House of Rep
Capitol Building
Volkmann Bldg
Meadowview Kankakee
Iome
Schuyler Ave
THE
Morris Daily Herald
Morris Illinois
Morris Publishing Company
Ines Corporation
East
Washington Street
Morris Illinow
Thomas E West
Worry Clinic
George W. Crane
Poe
Lisa
Maureen
Florida
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