Eagle Foods plans 28,453 square foot store north of Saratoga Inn
Eagle Foods seeks Morris Planning Commission approval to build a 28,453 square foot store on 2.6 acres north of George Street and west of the Saratoga Inn on Illinois 47 with a future restaurant and office building teased. A public hearing is set April 7.
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Eagle Foods
George St
Saratoga Inn and Service Station
Illinois 47
Morris Planning Commission
Planning Commission
John George
Biddle Oil Co
John Black
Beatty
James Baum
George
Biddle
Grant St. Place
Louis C. Couch
Bettendorf
Iowa
Zoning Variance Granted For Carl Anderson Garage
A zoning setback variance was recommended to permit a two car garage at 308 Calhoun St. The Morris Zoning Board of Appeals granted the variance unanimously at City Hall. Attending were Atty. August Black Ray Kjellesvik the contractor and Anderson. Dunn did not object.
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Carl Anderson
Calhoun St
Morris Zoning Board of Appeals
City Hall
Anderson
Atty
August Black
Ray Kjellesvik
Atty. Black
Thomas Dunn
Kenneth Sereno
James Garling
Art Narvick
Wilbur Finfrock
Extreme North Snow Warning With Heavy Accumulation
A heavy snow warning targets the extreme north with forecast snow totals over four inches. Wet snow and rain likely tonight with lows in the lower 80s. Friday turns cloudy and colder with a chance of snow flurries and highs in the 30s. Dresden Island Locks records show a high of 43 and a low of 21, while early today Morris town reported 3 degrees at 7 am and 37 degrees at 11:30 am.
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Dresden Island
State Police Raid Shuts Kinsman Taverns On St Patrick Day
State police raided Kinsman taverns Wednesday morning leading to the closure of Harrys Tavern on Main Street for lacking a valid Illinois liquor license and three gambling related charges. Owners John W Harty and Ralph Kruger along with bartender Eldon Prindiville were arrested and released on bond with court dates set for March 29.
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Kinsman
St. Patrick’s
Harry
Eldon Prindiville
Lampe
Grundy County
Illinois Liquor Commission
Arbitration Stay Ordered in School Construction Damage Case
Associate Circuit Judge Robert W. Malmquist ordered a stay on arbitration involving Morris Elementary School District No. 54 in a construction damage suit. The case, taken under advisement Feb. 25, involves Borg Inc. claiming $11 408.41 for revisions by Phillips and Associates of Canton.
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Robert W. Malmquist
Eugene Hayes
Morris Elementary School District No. 54
Atty. Victor Savikis
Chicago
Borg, Inc
Jeffrey W
Stolen Engine Hits Commuter Train
A switching engine stolen from Crystal Lake yards was driven 27 miles to Lake Geneva and rammed into a standing suburban train. The sleeping crewman, Russell Koester of Berkeley Ill., was injured and treated in Woodstock hospital. Damages blocked the branch line and spilled diesel after traveling about 90 mph.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Crystal Lake
Chicago and North Western Railway
Russell Koester
Berkeley
Ill
Woodstock
Chicago
Hearing in Banks case Sees Psychiatric Exam Move Blocked
The Marion Lee Banks hearing opens as State moves for a court ordered psychiatric exam and introduces a pathologist’s report on the infant’s death. The defense objects to the report’s admissibility and to the affidavit as insufficient to show cause. A sheriff testifies Banks signed a statement after a jail office visit, with no promises or coercion.
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Marion Lee Banks
Atty. Wilder
Michelle Lee Banks
Atty
Robert Adcock
Adcock
Wilder
Olson
Banks
Massieon
Morris Planning Commission Sets Hearing on Mobile Park Zoning
The Morris Planning Commission decided to hold a public hearing on April 7 to establish a mobile home zoning district (R V 1). City Attorney Robert Wren questioned constitutional tax implications of permanently affixed trailers and minimum lot sizes, while planning consultant Kenneth Carmignani outlined proposed standards and licensing.
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Morris Planning Commission
City of
Morris
Kenneth Carmignani
Robert Wren
Wren
Illinois
Carmignani
Holiday Inn Plans On File
The Nerk Corp of Route 3 has bought a building permit for a $1 million Holiday Inn complex at Morris near Interstate 80 Illinois 47. The hotel will cover about 7 of 14 annexed acres with 119 rooms and multiple dining areas, a lounge, two wheelchair accessible rooms, brick exterior, a north entrance, two fire plugs, and a two story hotel with a ground level dining area and pool.
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The
Nerk Corp
Rte. 3
Holiday Inn
Morris
Illinois 47
Bill Zone
Gilchrist
Braidwood Dedicate New City Hall March 27 Ceremony
A new Braidwood City Hall will be dedicated at 2 p.m. on Saturday March 27 with State Rep James R Washburn Joliet Mayor Maurice Berlinsky and city officials in attendance. The project replaces a demolished 1970 building and includes a clerk's office police quarters and a two car garage. Master of ceremonies is Russell R Stewart retired Col H E Nelson will speak. The hall is dedicated to WWI casualties Thomas Graham Andrew Sabal and Neil J Sullivan. A free dance follows from 9 p.m. to midnight with Ed Tekels Trio playing. Frank Zapotocky serves as mayor.
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Braidwood
Braidwood City Hall
James R. Washburn
Joliet
Maurice Berlinsky
Con
Russell R
Ed Tekel
Frank Zapotocky
Newark School Tax Increase Voted In Newark District 18
Newark Community High School District 18 voters face a 40 cent educational tax rate increase at the April 10 election raising the rate from 92 to 132 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Public meetings set March 22 and 29 at local schools discuss a worsening financial picture with rising anticipation warrants and higher costs for special education.
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NEWARK — _ Voters
Newark Community
Lisbon
Newark High School
Board of Education
Ruffus Williams
Williams
Newark
NHS
Little Ten
Morris Planning Commission Re-Hires Planners for One Year
The Morris Planning Commission, 8-0, recommends renewing General Planning and Resource Consultants for a year at 14000 total cost with 8000 city funds and 6000 state funds. The contract covers annexation study zoning updates planning systems and meetings with quarterly 2000 payments to Illinois. Attendees included chairman Joe Gannon and members Baum Baker Hornsby Gi Mrs Hansen Bauer Patti.
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Morris Planning Commission
State of
Illinois
Morris
Ilinois
Planning Commission
Thes
Joe Gannon
James Baum
Clyde Baker
Arthur, Hornsby Jr
Robert Gi Mrs
Ange Hansen
Bauer
Angie Patti
Snicker Day: Modern Music Sparks Quiet Opinion
A reflective note on contemporary music jokes about talent and composition, suggesting a cynical audience reaction and a sense of nostalgia for past artistry.
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Gerald Nelson
Meadors Circle
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Tigation Nelson
al Pilch
Couch
Baum
Newton Drive
Ralph Knight
Clear School
John SS. Masseion
State
Marvin L
Jake) Olson
Michael Samples
Beys 4 Banks
Morris Daily Herald
SkyeRise
Mobile Americana Corp
SkyeRise Terrace, Inc
Vadnais Heights
Minn
SkyeRise Developments
Amax Aluminum Mill Products
AMAX
Donald Gilchrist
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