Five county offices see contests in November general
In Grundy County five primary victors advance as challengers in November. Sheriff William Button, Clerk Lana Phillips and Treasurer Betty Olson seek re election for Democrats, while Kenneth Shannon and Mrs Josephine Pack will run on the Republican side against them. Button led with 1 012 votes to Shannon s 1 450 GOP total. Phillips drew 1 038 Democratic votes against Pack s 1 514. Olson clinched the Democratic nomination with 1 038. no Republican candidate for treasurer, write ins possible. Largest Democratic turnout Aux Sable precinct I with Button 139 Olson 138 Phillips 132. Felix Township precinct I shows GOP strength for Shannon and Reck fielded. 1974 county primary totals: Democrats 1 399. Republicans 3 518 with 1 644 for Gov Jim Thompson.
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William Button
Lana Phillips
Betty Olson
Kenneth Shannon
Josephine Pack
Sheriff Button
Button
Butler Sr
John E. Phillips
Wauponsee Township
Phillips
Edward Pack
Grant St
Pack
Grundy County
Aux Sable Township
Olson
Felix Township
I. Shannon
Reck
Jim Thompson
Seven of eight Grundy board members win renomination in primary
In Grundy County’s primary seven of eight incumbents seeking re election prevailed while Leonard Boss Aux Sable Township lost by seven votes. Margaret Campo Coal City topped the Republican field with 323 votes and will face others in November along with Waters Chiapetto Hadaway and Nowicki. District I incumbents led, with Waters and Chiapetto strong in Felix and Saratoga townships and Hadaway unopposed in District II. In District I the three Republican incumbents Hamilton Burnham Mossmann won clear races while Reed trailed. District III saw no opposition with Wallin Berta and Barschdorf leading the GOP field and Gunderson Baudino Noonan strong Democrats.
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Grundy County
Leonard Boss
Aux Sable Township
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Margaret Campo
Coal City
William Waters
Lisbon Rd
Joe Chiapetto
Boss
Robert Johnson
Black St
Gary Hadaway
Rte. 2
Minooka
Campo
Felix Township
Goose Lake
Chairman Waters
Wauponsee
Saratoga
Waters
Saratoga II
Wauponsee Township
Leonard Bols
Chiapetto
Felix
Felix I
Felix III
Bols
Aux Sable I
Aux Sable II
Johnson
Hadaway
Ann Nowicki
Nowicki
Republican Board
Donald Reed
Norman Township
William Hamilton
Kiersted St
Edwin Burnham
Rte. 4
Nettle Creek
Clarence Mossmann
E. Chapin Sr
Reed
Sandra Phillips
Claire Taylor
E. Washington Sr
Hamilton
Morris
Mossmann
Burnham
City
Erienna Township
Norman Townships
Miss Phillips
Taylor
William Wallin
Main St
Mazon
Bernard Berta
E. Division St
Henry Barschdorf Jr
Rte. 1
Ransom
Gordon Gunderson
Gardner
Peter Baudino
Donald Noonan
Goodfarm
Wallin
Garfield
Braceville II
Greenfield II
Maine
Braceville
Berta
Greenfield I
Barschdorf
Goodfarm Township
Highland
Vienna Townships
Braceville Township
Gunderson
Garfield Township
Baudino
Braceville IV
Vienna
Noonan
Victor Frantz defeats Kendall County Sheriff Tom Usry
Incumbent Kendall County Sheriff Tom Usry lost to former sheriff Victor Frantz by 2160 to 1647 in unofficial returns. Frantz, who served 1966 to 1970, has been Kendall County court services administrator since leaving the sheriff’s office and has also worked as the state’s attorney investigator. Usry, treated after a mild heart attack, remains hospitalized in Aurora. Donald H. Sebby earned 184 write‑in votes. Usry had 9 write‑ins and Frantz 12.
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Yorkville
Kendall County
Tom Usry
Victor Frantz
Frantz
Usury
Copley Memorial Hospital
Aurora
Plano
Donald H. Sebby
Usry
Kendall County election results and weather brief
Weather outlook notes partly cloudy tonight with a low in the upper 30s and cooler Thursday. Reported vote totals include Elaine Mitchell defeating Roger Maule 2375 to 1422 for Republican county treasurer nomination, with incumbents Hazel Prickett retiring in 1978, Jean Brady unopposed on Republican ticket receiving 3656 votes and six write ins. County board races show Dorothy Montgomery narrowly defeated for a second term, with Tom Fletcher winning the nomination. other county offices list varied Republican tallies. Senators, governors, and statewide offices show James Thompson leading Republicans, Michael Bakalis winning governor votes, and Roland Burris topping comptroller results. Airport motel line ends with a pun on roomers.
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Elaine Mitchell
Yorkville
Roger A. Maule
Oswego
Hazel Prickett
Jean Brady
Kendall County
Dorothy Montgomery
Rte. 2
Minooka
Tom Fletcher
Rte. 1
Newark
Montgomery
Robert Cherry
Thomas A. Charest
Briarcliff Rd
Boulder Hill
Jannette Nelson
Franklin B. Coffman
Alex Lmith
Anthony Robert Martin-Trigona
U.S. Senate
Michael J. Bakalis
Dakin Williams
Richard J. Durbin
Richard J. Troy
Alan Dixon
Roland W. Burris
Richard N. Luft
Jerome A. Cosentino
Nina T. Shepherd
Martin Dubin
Patrick Welch
Francis R. Barron
Lawrence Murphy
Thomas J. Hannon
Steven G. Vocelka
James Thompson
U. S
Charles Percy
Lar Daly
David C. O'Neal
William Scott
Sharon Sharp
W. Robert Blair
John W. Castle
Hall Wins Democratic Primary in 15th District Race
Tim Hall 52 of Dwight defeats Billy Newsom 38 of Ottawa 10,450 to 1,299 for a rematch with Tom Corcoran in the 15th Congressional district. Hall led in Grundy, Kendall, Ford, DeKalb, LaSalle, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam, Woodford and Kane counties with notable LaSalle total 3,425 to 477. Corcoran ran unopposed in the Republican primary with 27,938 votes. Hall previously served as a teacher and was elected to Congress in 1974, while Corcoran was a Chicago Northwestern official and former state appointee.
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Tim Hall
Dwight
Billy Newsom
Ottawa
Will
Tom Corcoran
Hall
Newsom
Grundy
Kendall
Ford
DeKalb
LaSalle
Livingston
Marshall
Putnam
Woodford
Kane County
Congress
Clifford Carlson
Geneva
Corcoran
Fox Center For Children
Chicago Northwestern Transportation Co
Hall and Newsom
Kane
Feeney wins first ward aldermanic nomination in Morris
Morris resident Robert T. Feeney 25 wins the first ward GOP nomination with 125 of 165 votes in a special city primary. Kenneth R. Benson gathers 37 GOP votes. Feeney also earned two Democratic votes and two write-ins occurred. The general election winner will fill the halted term through April 30, 1981. Feeney is a Western Illinois graduate and works at Feeney Liquors.
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Morris
Robert T. Feeney
E. Main St
Feeney
Kenneth R. Benson
W. Washington St
Don Henderson
del Linn
John Maunder
Maunder
Western Illinois University
Feeney Liquors, Inc
Washington St
Christensen wins Democratic nomination in 43rd District race
Ray Christensen 55, of Morris, led the Democratic ticket with 7 976.5 votes in the 43rd District defeating John Andrzejewski 3 785.5 and John Tully 1 824.5 while carrying Grundy and most counties except Kankakee where Andrzejewski led. Christensen’s strongest Grundy tally neared 86 percent. Andrzejewski carried Ford Iroquois and Will, with Tully a Manteno attorney and labor arbitrator. Christensen to face Republicans George Ryan and Edward in the general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Christensen
E. Chapin Sr
John Andrzejewski
Herscher
Christensen
Andrzejewski
John Tully
Manteno
Kankakee
Grundy
Ford
Iroquois
Champaign
Will
Grundy County
Tully
Illinois House
Lisbon
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Morris
Herschel Planning Commission
Zoning Board of Appeals
Century 21
Chicago
George Ryan
Edward
Easter Holiday Cancels Friday Garbage Pickup
Friday garbage collection is canceled due to the Easter holiday. Residents with Friday pickup should place their trash barrels at the next regular pickup day.
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Forces Park
Illinois River
Kankakee River
Stratton State Park
Dresden Lock and Dam
Continental Grain Co
Herald
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Betty Hoxsey
Thomas W. Ewing
Roy S. Dunlop
John P. Quillin
Jay Wargo
Lee R. Ilgen
Peg Breslin
Ruth Hollister
William G. Peters
Ronald T. Garrity
Edwin K. Andrews
James M. Riccolo
George Lindberg
Alfred E. Woodward
Warren G. Fox
County Board
Brienna Ee Ennee Wre
Morris I
Morris II
Morris III
Morris V
Morris IV Eeeae Sane Ee Eee Eens
Morris VI
Morris VII
Morris VIII
Norman
Felix II
Saratoga I
Wauponsee I
Braceville I
Braceville III
Goodfarm lI
Garfield I
Garfield II
Wests Cafe
Liberty, Morris
LaSalle County
Robert Feeney
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