Five count indictment charges former deputy sheriff Stott and others
A Grundy County Grand Jury returned a five count indictment against former part time Deputy Sheriff Roland Stott owner of Stott's Body Shop charged with three anti theft law violations and two theft counts. The panel also indicted four others on drug related charges and heard testimony from local and state officers. Bond for Stott was continued at 5000.
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Grundy County
Circuit Court
Roland Stott
Stott
Jose M. Torres
Chicago
William Button
Morris
Robert Lynes
Ben Covey
District 25
Christopher E. Nielsen
Gary Lehde
Michael Lee Messina
Robert Murray Sanders
Eureka St
Braidwood
Gary G. Lehde
Godley
Coal City
Nielsen
Chicago NWS opens Marseilles radar station for tornado alerts
A new tornado detection radar station near Marseilles starts limited operations Monday and full operation on April 2, expanding warnings for Illinois Indiana and southern Wisconsin. It joins networks at St. Louis Des Moines Minneapolis Neenah Lake Winnebago Detroit and Evansville. The facility sits on a 10 acre tract a quarter mile south of Interstate.
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Marseilles
Mobil
Halterman
Chicago
National Weather Service
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Neenah
Wis
Lake Winnebago
Detroit
Evansville
Ind
Illinois Supreme Court Declares Abortion Ban Unconstitutional
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the state abortion ban unconstitutional. It freed two men tried on felony abortion charges, noting Roe v Wade limits and the ban’s lack of distinction between physicians and laypersons. The decision parallels U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
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Ill
Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
General Assembly
High Court
Edward J. Mirmelli
Harry Frey
Mirmelli
Cook County
Illinois Appellate Court
Frey
Chicago
Richard Nuccio
Ronald Nelson
North Side
Chargeman arraigned in fatal Braidwood shooting
Dan C. Southall 32 of 102 Oak St Braidwood was arraigned in Will County Circuit Court on involuntary manslaughter in the death of Charles W. Russell 30 also of Braidwood. Russell died from a gunshot after a .22 pistol went off while they played at Southall’s trailer. An inquest will be set. public defender appointed. preliminary hearing set for March 22. Russell’s funeral in Wichita Kansas with burial in Lakeview Gardens.
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Dan C. Southall
Oak St
Braidwood
Will County
Joliet
Charles W. Russell
Wayne Kilpatrick
Southall
Russell
Illard
St. Joseph Hospital
Wichita
Kans
Devorss Mortuary
Lakeview Gardens
John Russell
Weather Forecast and Temperatures Across Locations
Cloudy day with high in the lower 40s and partly cloudy night with low in the lower 30s. Wednesday looks sunny and a bit warmer with highs in the mid to upper 40s. Yesterday's high reached 46 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam and 30 low. At 7 am today the temperature is 35 and by 11 am downtown Morris is 46.
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Morris Yard
U.S
Chicago
Herald
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Morris Community High School Board petitions filed for two seats
Mrs. Carlton Parnell and Jack Kutches filed nominating petitions for Morris Community High School Board of Education. Incumbent Jack Santa Cruz also filed for a three year term as two terms will be open at the April 14 election. Robert Hunter Jr. filed for Morris Grade School Board. three vacancies. two incumbents Gerald McTague and James Peterson up for reelection. Filing deadline is Friday.
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Carlton
Joy) Parnell
Mooseheart Drive
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Jack Kutches
E. Washington St
Jack Santa Cruz
Ridgecrest Subdivision
Robert Hunter Jr
E. Jefferson St
Morris Grade School Board of Education
Gerald McTague
Rte. 1
James Peterson
W. Main St
Slaughterhouse owner charged in Lemont Il for unlicensed operation
Earl Kling, 55, of Lemont, was charged in Circuit Court after a raid by the Illinois Department of Agriculture for operating the Lemont slaughterhouse without a license and selling uninspected meat. Meat sold locally but not to retail outlets. Kling previously faced related charges and served seven days in Will County Jail.
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Lemont,ill
Lemont Slaughterhouse
Earl Kling
Lemont
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Kling
Will County
Second annual prairie burn at Goose Lake Prairie State Park
About 105 acres of prairie were burned today during the second annual burn at Goose Lake Prairie State Park. Park Ranger Joe Nyhoff said roughly 20 acres of restored prairie and a half mile strip were burned Monday to kill weeds, release nitrates, and promote seed set. Nyhoff noted the prairie should be 60 percent grass and 40 percent flowers, and burns help maintain balance. After the first burn, grass rose to 6 to 10 feet. The effort aims to preserve the prairie ecology, with assistance from area Park Rangers Dennis Bryant, Dave Carr, Gerry Benson, and staff from nearby parks.
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Goose Lake Prairie State Park
Joe Nyhoff
Nyhoff
Dennis Bryant
Dave Carr
Gerry Benson
Joint school board meeting in Morris and Saratoga districts
A joint meeting of Morris Grade School Morris Community High School and Saratoga Grade School boards is set for 7 30 p m Wednesday at Franklin School Agenda covers special education cooperative curriculum coordination 1973 74 calendar and county school ordinance progress Herald W Homann of Illinois Office of Public Instruction will brief on state recognition supervision guidelines A puma named Kaiser in a Chicago furniture store attack led to a $25 fine for keeping a dangerous animal Kaiser was banished to a licensed game farm in Ani wa Wis
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Marseilles
United States
Illinois
Morris Grade School
Morris Community High School
Saratoga
Franklin School
Chicago
James Butz
Kaiser
Aniwa
Wis
Special Education Cooperative
Herald W. Homann
Illinois Office of Public Instruction
Coal City Board Accepts Resignation of Middle School Teacher
Coal City Community Unit 1 Board of Education Monday evening accepted the resignation of Mrs. Russell Jane Battersby a sixth grade language arts teacher at Coal City Middle School. The board voted to raise the treasurer bond from 400000 to 800000 and increase the custodian bond for the high school activity fund from 4000 to 8000. Representatives from Vigliocco Alien and Pierard Insurance Agency presented a district insurance plan summary.
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Coal City Community Unit 1 Board of Education
Russell
Jane) Battersby
Coal City Middle School
Vigliocco, Alien, and
Pierard Insurance Agency
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