Metric shift seen without federal law driving change
The Morris Daily Herald notes rising metric use in Illinois schools and on highways as districts adopt SI units ahead of any federal mandate. Officials explain phased or soft conversions, with five metric highway signs in District 3 and calls for metric as primary language in K-6, then metric-only for higher grades.
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Grundy County
Illinois Board of Education
Leroy Brandt
Grundy Couunty
Illinois Office of Education
IOE
ICE
Illinois
John A. Dossey
Illinois State University
MCHS
Brandt
Caterpillar
Dossey
State Board
Illinois Department of Transportation
Ottawa
District 3
DOT
Davis
Ohio
Morris
Herald
Snow Closes Many Southern Illinois Schools After 7 Inch Storm
Southern Illinois bore the brunt of a storm dropping up to seven inches, closing most schools in Effingham County and surrounding areas. Du Quoin to Collinsville reported heavy snowfall while Chicago measured 3.1 inches. Snow packed highways slowed travel and limited salt use. The broader winter storm line brought rain, cold, and damage from California to Arizona with multiple weather and rescue impacts.
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Illinois
United Press International
Central
Department of Transportation
du Quoin
Ohio River
Collinsville
Effingham
Effingham County
Macomb
United States
Salt River
Mesa
Ariz
Arizona National Guard
Arizona
Wesley Bolin
Grain dealer ordered before grand jury
John Gorenz of Hampshire, a grain dealer, was subpoenaed to appear before the Kane County grand jury over farm complaints that he did not pay for deliveries. Authorities said 57 complaints from Kane, McHenry and De Kalb counties claim unpaid sums totaling $900,000, with another 33 Wisconsin claims totaling $600,000. Gorenz filed a bankruptcy petition on January 19.
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Ill
UPI
John Gorenz
Hampshire
Kane County
Grand Jury
Kane
McHenry
de Kalb
Walworth
Green and Rock
Wisconsin
Gorenz
Weather outlook: cold tonight with subzero to near zero lows
Forecast calls for fair and colder conditions tonight with lows from five below to five above. Saturday will be mostly sunny and cold with highs in the upper teens or low 20s. Thursday reached 25 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 13 low. Early morning temps were 16 at 7 am and 24 at Morris at 10:15 am. Snowfall measured around .11 to 2 inches.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Two Joliet Women Treated After I-80 Accident Near Minooka
Joliet residents Beverly Goers and Jeanne Williams were hospitalized with injuries after an 8:50 a.m. crash on Interstate 80 east of Minooka. Both women were treated and released from St. Joseph Hospital Joliet. State Police reported few accidents in Grundy County after a snowfall, noting many crashes on I-80 and U.S. 45 near Frankfort due to slick roads.
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Joliet
St. Joseph Hospital
Beverly Goers
Jeanne Williams
Illinois State Police District 5
Minooka
Grundy County
Will County
Interstate 80
U.S. 45
Frankfort
Interpol alert issued for Chaplin coffin theft
Swiss police issued an Interpol alert for suspects who stole Charlie Chaplin s coffin from a Corsier cemetery near Vevey. Investigators say a ransom demand is possible and three or four people may be involved, with 330 pound coffin, muddy footprints, and tire marks at the gate signaling the crime. Oona Chaplin is the widow of the actor. Chaplin s fortune was estimated at about 25 million dollars at his death.
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Vevey
Switzerland
UPI
Interpol
Charlie Chaplin
Lake Geneva
Europe
Jean-Daniel Tenthorey
Oona Chaplin
Chaplin
England
Corsier
Policeman McClain Dies in Ambiguous Death Near Elkville
Jackson County Coroner says investigators treat Carbondale officer Carl D. McClain’s death as a homicide though autopsy shows bruises and a head wound with no bullets or knives. The 34 year old, once with the Metropolitan Enforcement Group, was on disability and found near his home on Illinois 1 amid snow. A woodcutter discovered the body as McClain’s car lay 150 yards away in a rural area.
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McClain
Pana
Carbondale
Bowling balls for big cats at Brookfield Zoo
Brookfield Zoo introduces heavy durable bowling balls for its great cats. Pam Barker says Larry the leopard and jaguars Solo and Jose quickly engaged with the new toys, batting, biting, chasing, and bouncing them, marking the first time such balls are used for the cats.
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Brookfield, Ill
UPI
Brookfield Zoo
Pam Barker
Larry
Solo
Jose
Barker
South American Girl Scouts See Snow in New York and Pennsylvania
Two Argentine Teenagers Rosa Maria Re and Patricia Urgaregui visited from Argentina on a five week to one month trip to attend the Winter Wonderland Festival in Scranton and stayed with Miss Esther Constantine in Gardner Illinois. They skipped two days in New York due to a major snowstorm then joined festival activities including skiing ice skating and tobogganing while meeting many people and making new friends. They traveled home from O’Hare Airport in Chicago with memories of snow winter sports and flying.
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Argentina
Grundy County
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Rosa Maria Re
Patricia Urgarequi
Rosa Maria
Esther Constantine
Rte. 2
Gardner
Herald
New York
Patricia Urgaregui
Girl Scout Council of
Constantine
Joliet
Girl Scouts of America
United States
Pocono
Patricia
U.S
Norway
Peru
Japan
Girl Scouts Council of
O’hare
Chicago
Miss Constantine
Head lice outbreak shocks Gardner schools
Grundy County Health Department identifies an outbreak affecting about 80 Gardner high and grade school students. Students must show proof of treatment on return, with rechecks planned next Friday by county nurses. Superintendent Howard says the issue is under control, using special shampoo and a three day absence to end the problem.
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Gardner High
Grundy County
Howard
Gardner
Donald Morris
Juanita Alford
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