Morris Pizza Hut armed robbery jury trial starts
In Grundy County Circuit Court on Wednesday morning the Willis case opened with the first witness Jody Foster describing the robbery at Morris Pizza Hut. Prosecutors argued the defendant was familiar with the cash register operation while the defense contends he was home with his mother during the alleged times. Jurors heard about a blue denim jacket and a 357 Magnum pistol tied to the crime. Police detailed Willis statements made after rights were read, including admissions about spending most of the stolen cash. Jury selection previously occurred and three co defendants face charges.
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Grundy County
Dennis Willis
Ottawa Bend
Morris Pizza Hut
Jody Lynn Foster
Charles Zalar
Foster
LaSalle County
William Surin
Willis
Joliet
Erma Collins
Rte. 4
Jack Countryman Sr
Armstrong St
Judith Witters
E. North St
Fred Caldwell
Jefferson St
Jeff Matthews
Washington St
Charles Greer
Prairie
Peggy Haake
Coal City
Donita Lardi
South Wilmington
Joyce Carlile
Doris French
Cathy Hopkins
Marjorie Bleifield
Johnson Ave
Leonard Hoffman
Rondell Davis
Liberty Sr
Michael Witherington
Railroad St
Hoffman
Morris
Robert Lynes
Thomas Suddarth
Lynes
Atty
Hatcher Woods
Brown
Timmy
Canvass Corrects Grundy County Primary Totals
Grundy County primary canvass finds 15.7 percent turnout with 2,970 of 18,895 registered voters voting. Offical results adjust several district totals due to copying and adding errors affecting Republican and Democratic tallies but no state or county races changed.
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Grundy
Lana Phillips
Jose Gonzalez
William Wallin
Grundy County
Pete Remmert
State Central
Gerald
Gary’’ Hadaway
Saratoga
Gordon Gunderson
Greenfield I
Burglary suspect flees Morris Holiday Inn
A 6:23 a.m. break in at Morris Holiday Inn led to a pursuit of two male suspects. Police canceled the search after Boileau could not identify them and no charges were filed. A blue 1970 Buick with Illinois plates was linked to the suspects.
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Morris Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn
Robert Boileau
Churchville
Morris
Boileau
Pennsylvania
S. Union St
Chicago
Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network
Ispern
Coal City
Diamond Gas Co
Interstate 55
Weather report shows cooler night and mild warming
The forecast calls for a fair night with temperatures in the low 30s. Thursday should be mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the low 60s. Tuesday's high reached 57 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam while the low was 32. At 7 am today the temperature was 33 and by 10:30 am it was 43.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Illinois bills seek to ban out-of-state radioactive waste dumping
State Senator Vince DeMuzio proposes a 13 bill package to bar disposal of external radioactive and hazardous wastes in Illinois and to tighten site distance rules. The package includes bans, liability requirements, a seven year post closure responsibility period, a perpetual care fund, and EPA study of waste management. A slogan change to Illinois Toxic Waste State symbolically highlights local dumping issues in Wilsonville.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois
Vince DeMuzio
Dcarlinville
DeMuzio
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Land of
Lincoln
Wilsonville
EPA
NPC Test of New Emergency Alarm System
Northern Petrochemical Co announces a new emergency alarm system test starting Monday at noon. The test will occur every Monday at noon, featuring a siren sound during the verification of the system.
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NPC
Northern Petrochemical Co
Soil conservation officials tour strip mined land near Goose Lake Prairie
Soil Conservation Service members and Argonne National Laboratory representatives toured a strip mined site adjacent to Goose Lake Prairie State Park. The 1972 start, 1974 Argonne work on revegetation, and plans to reclaim land for possible recreation or housing were discussed with scientists Stan Zellmer John Taylor and William Master.
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Goose Lake Prairie State Park
Soil Conservation Service
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne
Stan Zellmer
John Taylor
William Master
Raymond Koontz
The
Herald
Morris Township Holds Budget Hearing and Allocations
Morris Township held a public hearing on the proposed 1978 1979 budget and appropriation ordinance with adoption planned at the April 11 town meeting at 107 W Jackson St. The road and bridge budget will be included in the town budget. Trustees voted to give 1500 to Grundy County Chamber summer recreation and 3000 to the Morris Senior Citizens Community Center at 621 Liberty St from federal revenue sharing.
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Morris Township
Edward
Josephine) Pack
W. Jackson St
Minooka to fund street maintenance and zoning updates
Minooka Village Board approved a 1978 motor fuel tax program of 12000 for resurfacing Heritage Drive and Church Street from Massasoit to West Street plus 20 tons of patching. The board also certified a new official zoning map including recently annexed properties and approved a 10634.87 payout to Imperial Enterprises for remodeling the village building.
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Minooka
Heritage Drive
Church St
Massasoit
West St
Imperial Enterprises, Inc
Water and Sewer Department
Barn Fire Destroys Outbuilding Near Minooka Road
Morris Fire Department assisted Minooka firefighters in a barn blaze on Minooka Road four miles east of Illinois 47. Units arrived around 7:30 a.m. with extra water, but the barn was totally destroyed. No injuries reported. County planning commission meeting was rescheduled for next Tuesday with land division and public hearing items on the agenda.
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Grundy County
Morris
Minooka Fire Department
Tom Hayes
Brown Rd
Firemen prepare for bridge closing near Illinois 47
Morris Fire Department readies for the April 17 shutdown of the Illinois 47 bridge. Mayor Donald Davidson says six firemen and equipment will be housed at a farmhouse on Southmor Rd from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. during redecking. A $550 monthly lease funds the site.
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Illinois River
Morris Fire Department
Illinois 47
Donald Davidson
Mel Harseim
Southmor Rd
Illinois Department of Transportation
Illinois
Morris Hospital
Justice Department studies Dresden plant's security
DOJ expands Quad Cities probe by subpoenaing security records from Edison Zion and Dresden plants. No wrongdoing alleged at Zion or Dresden. Grand jury reconvenes to weigh claims Edison hid minor NRC security violations. focus remains on Quad Cities plant and altered reporting by former guards.
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Moline, Ill
UPI
Commonwealth Edison Co
Justice Department
Quad Cities
Cordova
Moline Daily Dispatch
Edison
Zion
Dresden
David Elbner
Springfield
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Deputies Mistakenly Target Governor in Airport Check
In Punta Gorda Florida the morning scene featured a Lear jet and an old B-25 bomber used by deputies preparing to intercept drug smugglers. They aimed at figures disembarking but found Gov Reubin Askew and his party in their rifle sights. they holstered and welcomed the governor.
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Punta Gorda
Fla
UPI
Gov. Reubin Askew
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Thomas Bednarik
Bednarik
Lynes Said
Morris Daily Herald
Charles H. Percy
Altimax
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Eagles Hall
Liberty and
Washington Sts
Wells Cafe
Liberty
Energy and Environmental Systems Division
Illinois Institute For Environmental Quality
Illinois Department of Conservation
Morris Township Budget Hearing
Minooka Plans
Three Rivers
Channahon
Minooka Rd
Charlotte County
Sheriff's Department
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