Parking lot cave-in swallows car in Morris city lot
The Morris Public Works Department filled a six foot wide hole in the city parking lot after a resident's 1974 Chevrolet sank into the pavement south of City Hall on Wauponsee Street. The vehicle, owned by Alan Ray, was stuck to the axle and towed out for inspection. The hole, likely from an old underground cistern, prompted the mayor to have other cars moved while surface repairs began.
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Morris City Hall
Wauponsee St
Morris
Public Works
Wilfred Dix
Donald Davidson
Larry Bookwalter
Jack Barry
Davidson
Herald
Morris Public Works Department
Morris Police
Alan Ray
Rte. 2
Sgt. Love
Mike Wicken
Wrecking Service
Safety Service
Liberty St
Ray
VFW Hall Post 6049 Liquor License Suspended
The VFW Hall Post 6049 liquor license was suspended after a night incident where drinks were served past 1 a.m. at 309 McKinley St. VFW Commander LaVerne R. Lundberg and assistant Herman E. Ehrler met with Mayor Donald Davidson and Alderman Joseph Brochman at 8 a.m. to discuss the action.
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VFW Hall
McKinley St
VFW
LaVerne R. Lundberg
Robinson Dr
Herman E. Ehrler
E. Jackson St
Donald Davidson
Joseph Brochman
Weather and city hall actions tied to VFW Hall incident
Partly cloudy and cold tonight with a low in the teens or low 20s. Friday will be partly sunny and cold with a high in the low to mid 30s. Dresden Island Locks and Dam reported a Wednesday high of 37 and a low of 23. At 7 am Morris read 23 degrees and at 10:40 am 34 degrees. The Morris mayor and city council liquor committee chair announced the VFW Hall will close today and tonight then reopen Friday after a rare offense linked to alcohol after hours. No action against occupants was planned. St Patrick’s Day events remain slated for Friday. Police said 14 people were inside after hours. doors were locked, police forced entry attempts, and no one opened the door. A woman within tipped a drink to officers through a window. Gardner Grade School candidates filed, including George Bexson, Tom Poole, and Steve Terry. Continued on page 8.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
VFW
Davidson
Max Babcock
Babcock
VFW Hall
Four teachers placed on tenure by Morris Grade School Board
Four second year teachers in the Grundy County Special Education Cooperative were granted tenure Tuesday night by the Morris Grade School Board. The teachers are Nancy Kendrick at the junior high, Nancy Oreshack an intermediate EMH teacher, Luanne Potter a speech therapist at Minooka and Saratoga, and Marilyn Yuhas an early childhood teacher. A prior Morris Daily Herald report misstated that they were placed on probation.
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Grundy County
Planners reject ordinance to charge developers fees
The Morris Planning Commission rejected an amended ordinance that would bill subdivision developers for planning consultant, city attorney, and city engineer services. It failed 3-1 to set maximum charges, with members citing an open checkbook and lack of defined fee limits. The debate centered on ensuring charges are reasonable and tied to actual city work.
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Morris Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Commission
Robert Narvick
Dennis Hackett
Frank Black
Black
Leon Apanas
Apanas
Medical building rezoning denied in Kendall County
Kendall County Board rejected a rezoning from AGSU residential to BI business for a medical building on Game Farm Road near Yorkville by a 6-4 vote. Objectors warned of property value drops and traffic. petitioner Robert Mahoney argued for a down zoning to attract doctors and keep nursing home neighbors content.
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Yorkville
Kendall County Board
AGSU
David Thompson
George Hettrich
Ellis Jones
Dorothy Montgomery
Russell Naden
Robert Cherry
Floyd Sleezer
Frank Coffman
James Mann
Jannette Nelson
Robert Mahoney
Hillside Nursing Home
Game Farm Road
Kendall County
Don Fabian
Aurora
Fabian
Game Farm
Mahoney
Grundy County District III board has no primary contests
District III for Grundy County includes eight townships and features no opposition in the March 21 primary. Incumbents Gordon Gunderson and Peter Baudino seek another term along with Republican William Wallin. other candidates include Democrat Donald Noonan and Republicans Henry Barschdorf Jr. and Bernard Berta. Gunderson, 64, of Gardner, a former coal miner and long-time public servant, and Baudino, 53, of Kinsman, an incumbent since 1974, have deep local roots and varied civic roles. Noonan, 56, a Goodfarm Township farmer, has prior service and party activity, while Wallin, 68, of Mazon, is seeking a second term.
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Grundy County Board
Gordon E. Gunderson
Peter J. Baudino
William R. Wallin
Donald Noonan
Henry L. Barschdorf Jr
Bernard M. Berta
Vienna
Mazon
Maine
Braceville
Highland
Goodfarm
Garfield
Greenfield
Gunderson
Gardner
Peabody Coal Co
McElwain Coal Co
Braidwood
Irene Girot
Grundy St
Lee Gunderson
Patricia Murphy
Sue Anne Suddick
Garfield Township
Peter Baudino
Rte. 1
Kinsman
Grundy County
Coal City High School
Baudino
Highland Township
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VFW Post
George Bexson
Gardner Grade School
Tom Poole
Steve Terry
Sgt. Babcock
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Illinois River
Continental Grain Co
Casimer Bassak
Kendall Township
Bassak
Legion Road
Illinois 71
George Bell
Reservation Heights
Cherry
Jeffrey
Linda Wilson
Reservation Road
Oswego Township
Victor Nikkel
Wilson
Nikkel
LaVerne Piagno
Rodney
Madisonville
N.Y
Lowanda
Dwight
Mazon State Bank
Mazon High School Board of
Verona Fire Department
Fluor Corp
General Electric
Midwest Fuel Recovery
R.R. Donnelly
Kankakee
Noonan
Mary Catherine
Champaign
William Wallin
Main St
Wallin
Henry Barschdorf JR
Bernard Berta
Gordon Gunderson
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