Edison to use single pole towers on part of 345kV line
Three Grundy County landowners won a policy change by Commonwealth Edison pushing for single pole structures along part of the 345kV LaSalle to Frankfort transmission line. The ICC hearings continue with a June 24 continuation as Edison tests the new design and faces higher costs but reduced land use per pole. The dispute focused on land impact and farming disruption from lattice towers.
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Grundy County
Commonwealth Edison
Edison
LaSalle
Frankfort
Maurice Gantzert
Bernard Harford
A.W. Kuhn
Illinois Commerce Commission
Harford
Gantzert
Spring Rd
Mazon
Kuhn
Vienna Township
Grand Ridge Rd
Grundy- LaSalle County
Bill Harrah
ICC Edison
ICC
Engimann
Jerry Stanbrough
Stanbrough
Harrah
Weather report with warm spell and scattered storms
Partly cloudy and warm tonight with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low near 54. Friday will be partly sunny, hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high in the mid to upper 90s. Dresden Island Locks and Dam recorded 85/54 on Wednesday. Morning readings show 63 at 7 am and 84 at 11 am in Morris. ESDA notes yesterday’s Morris high of 88 and low of 50. Barometric pressure 30.06 and falling. peak wind 10 mph in the last 12 hours.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
Objectors settle with Farm Colony in Kendall County rezoning case
Former Gov. Dan Walker represented Kendall County Farmers and Homeowners Association objectors at the Kendall County Board meeting. A revised plan for 68 acres in Kendall Township split into three 3-acre lots plus retained agriculture was approved 7 to 3 after an agreement was signed, delaying final action until 1989. Spot zoning concerns prompted two no votes.
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Yorkville
Dan Walker
Kendall County Farmers and Homeowners Association
Walker
Dan Walker Jr
Kendall County Board
KCFHA
Kendall Township
Lyman
Kenneth Benson
Zoning Board
Benson
Tom Grant
Grant
Ellis Jones
Robert Cherry
Jannette Nelson
George Hettrich
David Thompson
Russell Naden
Dorothy Montgomery
Floyd Sleezer
Frank Coffman
James Mann
Jones
Nelson
Bicyclist Injured In Union Street Crash
A 13 year old girl was hit by a car on Union Street near U.S. 6 and admitted to Morris Hospital for observation. Reynee M Deese of 1226 Wauponsee Street was struck as the car skidded about 69 feet according to Morris Police. Charles R Richardson 30 of 3565 N Plaza Drive drove the Greenway Pontiac vehicle and was cited for no valid registration. A criminal complaint was filed against Charles T Greenway of U.S. 6 for unregistered vehicle and license plate issues. Police say further citations may follow.
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Union St
U.S. 6
Reynee M. Deese
Wauponsee St
Morris Hospital
Charles R. Richardson
N. Plaza Dr
Greenway Pontiac
Reynee
Richardson
US. 6
Morris
Dean Sager
Grundy County
Charles T. Greenway
Morris Police
Burglaries Probe Ties to Girl Scout Murders in Oklahoma
Authorities investigate two area burglaries near Camp Scott in Locust Grove linked to the murders of Lori Farmer, Doris Milner, and Michelle Guse. Fingerprints from the burglaries to be compared with victims’ prints. three new prints lifted from the bodies using a novel method, while search dogs from Pennsylvania arrive to assist.
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Locust Grove
Okla
UPI
J.D. Robertson
Camp Scott
Lori Lee Farmer
Doris Denise Milner
Michelle Guse
Robertson
Pennsylvania
Zoning requests signal area building trend in Morris
Preliminary plans unveiled for a mall development on West U S 6 and a 24 unit apartment building southwest of Park Blvd marked a growing area building trend. Lakewood Estates owners seek pre annexation changes to extend B III zoning for a large mall with a new road. A 24 unit three story apartment plan faced a variance and density questions. The commission continued actions to July 13 and recommended joint council hearings and zoning changes.
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Morris Planning Commission
Park Blvd
Lakewood Estates
Atty
James Peacock
Dresden Rd
Peacock
John Columbia
N. Nottingham
Norridge
Coal Subdivision
Commission
Robert Narvick
Melvin Fight
Hi Park Blvd
Trend
Austin Bollen
Bollen
Fire Department
Fight
Dennis Hackett
Columbia
Morris Zoning Board of Appeals
Angie Strobel
Joe
Gene Burla
Robert Hacker
Edward Walsh
Rahter
John Furman
Peter Cinquagrani
Joliet
Robert Sadler
Homart
Aurora
Orland Park
Morris City
David Wharrie
Johnson
Ray led Brushy Mountain escape from walls by ladder
James Earl Ray emerged as the apparent ringleader of last Friday's Brushy Mountain State Prison break, with cellmate Earl Hill Jr. aiding. Officials say the plan used a makeshift water pipe ladder to scale a 12 foot wall during a 200 inmate yard diversion. Police had weighed moving Ray to a county jail two months earlier.
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James Earl Ray
State Corrections
C. Murray Henderson
Mountain Fortress
Henderson
Ray
Kendall County board confirms appointments and approves highway bids
Kendall County Board approved re appointments to health and zoning boards and the tuberculosis board. New trustees were named to drain and review boards while a liaison between boards was proposed. Bid awards totaled 225000 for Plattville Road work and 314818 for Holt Road bridge as Swenson Co led bids.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Walter Brill
Oswego
Nancy Larson R.N
Newark
Jannette Nelson
Plano
Kendall County Health Department
Robert Cherry
Louis Thurow Jr
Kendall County Zoning Board of Appeals
Kenneth McGill
Robert Johnston
Raymond
Simon Dickson
Eva Bertram
David Thompson
Kendall
Cherry
Allan Brady
Russell Naden
Highway Committee
Aurora Blacktop Inc
Cannonball Trail
Illinois 47
Bristol Station
Bristol Township
D. Koerner
White Willow
Lisbon Township
Oswego Road
Aurora Blacktop
Plattville Road
Grove Road
Holt Road
Seward Township
Swenson Company of
Thornton
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Rock Island Railroad
Lisbon Rd
Benton and
Adams Sts
Herald
Dave Rudolph
Washington
Gardner
Gardner-South Wilmington High School
West Side Park
Wharrie
Johnson Ave
Russ Battersby
Frank Black
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
A.C. Striping Pavement Co
Des Plaines
Liberty St
Donald Davidson
Davidson
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