Parents billed for Juvenile Detention charges shock Grundy County
Grundy County passes LaSalle County detention bills to parents of youths in temporary custody at Ottawa’s LaSalle Detention Home. Bills totaling $3,740 since December include $900 and $250 entries, while adults in custody are not charged. Officials cite court orders and potential legal gaps as the issue sparks debate on juvenile detention funding and facility needs.
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Grundy County
LaSalle
Ottawa
LaSalle County
Will
Kendall County
Atty
James Peacock
Mary Jane Noonan
Peacock
Williamson
Oliver O’kier
Bureau of Detentions and Standards
Illinois Department of Corrections
O’kier
House
Senate
William Button
Button
Morris Daily Herald June 20 1975 front page brief
Morris Illinois newspaper brief dated June 20 1975 notes local events and listings with typical daily items. Limited readable content focuses on community happenings and notices common to a midwest city paper of the era.
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Morris
Illinois
Morris Daily Herald
Petition Granted for Minooka Channahon School District Election
After a two year delay a petition to establish a community unit school district in the Minooka Channahon area was granted by Grundy County region superintendent Arthur Meadors. The plan covers a 4000 acre industrial area valued at 62040000 in 1973 with Mobil Oil and other major complexes. The Illinois Office of Education must approve the decision before an election could be held.
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Minooka- Channahon
Arthur Meadors
Grundy County
Educational Region
Channahon-Minooka
Meadors
Springfield
Herald
Weather Outlook and Unit District Hearing Details
Fair warm humid weather dominates tonight with sun Saturday and highs in the mid 90s. Overnight lows mid 70s. A 1972 hearing on a new unit district includes Channahon and Minooka schools with a proposed area of 98 square miles and 180.7 million assessed value in 1974 estimates.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Body of Stephen Haughtigan found in Mazon River near River Bridge
The 17 year old Stephen Haughtigan of Riverdale was recovered from the Mazon River about 9:30 a.m. by Coal City firefighters. His brother Wilson remains missing and a broad search by multiple departments was planned for the day and Saturday. The father urged keeping the body in Morris until all have been located.
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Stephen Haughtigan
Riverdale
Mazon River
Pine Bluff Rd. River Bridge
Coal City
Morris Fire Department
Pine Bluff Rd
Wilson Haughtigan
William Haughtigan
Atlantic
Haughtigan
Stephen
White Sox
Wilson
Edgar Marquez
W. Logan Blvd
Chicago
McArdle Rd
Marquez
Wright Junior College
Wilmington
Haughtigans
Kevin Boettger
Union St
White Tie Falls
Morris
Sherman Hexdall
Braidwood
Grundy County Civil Defense
Joe Temple
Ten residents protest real estate assessments in Grundy County
Ten Grundy County residents filed complaints with the Board of Review over real estate assessments. Names and addresses include Walter Watchinski Morris Wauponsee Township protesting a $1,000 assessment. David Togliatti Coal City Felix Township protesting $23,400. John Snyder Mazon Township protesting $7,380. Edith Gorham Seneca Vienna Township protesting $34,660. Paul Hileman Coal City Braceville Township protesting $4,920. Erwin Larson Morris Saratoga Township protesting $6,470. Erwin Wix Morris Saratoga Township protest of $18,510. John Sila Jr Joliet protesting $10,800 Goose Lake Township. Leslie Reardant rural Morris protesting $18,510 Southwestern Nettle Creek Township.
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Seneca
Vienna Township
Paul Hileman
Virginia St
Coal City
Braceville Township
Erwin Wix
Brentwood Drive
Saratoga Township
John Sila Jr
Joliet
Goose Lake
Leslie Reardant
Morris
Nettle Creek Township
Zarb assures ample gasoline for summer driving
Federal Energy Administrator Frank Zarb said there should be enough gasoline for summer driving despite lower stockpiles. He rejected reports of shortages as unverified and warned against panic buying, noting a tariff increase would raise prices by about 1.5 cents per gallon.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Zarb
Zarb
FEA
Ford
Co op Hires Psychologist and Raises Director Salary
The Grundy County Special Education Cooperative approved hiring psychologist Rudolf Weger at 15 300 for 12 months with four weeks vacation and gas mileage. Director Daniel Havel received a 10.5 percent raise to 21 650 plus 100 monthly mileage and vacation.
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Grundy County
Rudolf
Mike) Weger
Weger
Western Illinois University
Peoria
Daniel O. Havel
Havel
Coal City
Randall Highsmith
Lenora _ Hodgson
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The
Channahon
Wil Freds Construction Co
Naperville
Grant Channahon-Minooka Unit
Minooka
Conley
Liberty
Erwin Larson
Green Acres Dr
Morris Saratoga Township
Masonic Temple
Morris Township
Hodgson
Judy Stump
Special Education Coop
Morris Community
Shabbona School
Rodney Hickox
Stump
Jacquelin Galloway
Art Juan
Duane Heron
Robert Chord
Don Morris
Highsmith
Dan Havel
Morris High School Education Association
Morris Holiday Inn
Stan Cade
Cade
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