Driver escapes serious injury in train crossing accident
A Morris woman, Emma Crowe, 33, was not seriously hurt when her 1973 Mercury collided with an Amtrak eight-car train at the Old Mazon Road crossing near Grand Ridge Road. The tram-goer crossing incident occurred at 9:37 a.m. Monday. Crowe was treated for head cuts and released. Deputy William Sklut stated Crowe did not see the oncoming train, which was traveling 79 mph with 76 passengers aboard, and the car was struck at the rear, propelling the trunk off. Crowe was taken to Morris Hospital after initial treatment, while the train incurred no injuries or damage.
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Morris
Amtrak
Emma J. Crowe
Kiersted St
Mazon Rd
Grand Ridge Rd
Crowe
Old Mazon Rd
Emma Crowe
Morris Hospital
Grundy County
William Sklut
Sklut
J. Jordon
Fort Madison
Iowa
N. H. Burdette
Galesburg
Herbert Campbell
Cyclist Injured On Illinois Michigan Canal Towpath
A 17 year old motorcyclist, Douglas Smith of Cemetery Road, was injured when his Suzuki 250 hit a cable across the Illinois Michigan Canal towpath about 1 p.m. Monday. He was transported to Morris Hospital in fair condition. Witnesses said he was accelerating at 40 to 50 mph just before the crash, which happened near a sign for bidding motorcycles. The bike sustained more than $100 in damage and was towed from the scene.
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Morris Hospital
Douglas Smith
Rte. 2
Cemetery Rd
DesRochers
Illinois- Michigan Canal
Morris
Kurt Salems
Smith
Salems
Robert Pena
Washington St
Oscar Larson
Duane Olson
Sunoco
Illinois
Bollen
Ethel Cork
E. Jefferson St
Saratoga Tower
Coal City And Eileen Hire Grady County Dogcatcher Services
Grundy County Animal Control reported that Coal City and Eileen hired Mrs. Sharri Jordan for dogcatcher services in their villages. Dr. Tim Connor said Coal City and Eileen voted for the service, not Diamond. Diamond board to meet Connor to discuss county funded monthly patrol at Morris for $250.
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Grundy County Animal Control Center
Sharri Jordan
Coal City
Diamond
Tim Connor
Morris Daily Herald Today
Eileen
Diamond Village
Connor
Grundy County Board
City of
Morris
Weather forecast notes frost and mild warmth ahead
The forecast calls for clear, cold tonight with frost and a low in the 30s. Sunny, warmer Wednesday with highs in the 60s. Dresden Island Locks and Dam reported Monday high 51 and low 28, while 7 am today was 33 and Morris at 10:30 am recorded 52.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Canned food truck overturns near Morris
A semi-trailer loaded with canned goods for Aldi overturned on Interstate near Morris at 4:50 a.m. blocking one westbound lane for over five hours. Driver John Bragg of Burlington Iowa was treated for minor injuries at Morris Hospital and later released. Police say the truck crossed into the center median and rolled onto its side after a tire blowout near Illinois 47.
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Illinois 47
John Bragg
Burlington
Iowa
Morris Hospital
Illinois
District 5
Joliet
Bragg
Woman Robs Straightway Dairy Store At 7:05 PM
A masked woman with a silver handgun robbed Straightway Dairy at 315 Wauponsee St. of 660 dollars around 7 05 p m on Monday. She entered the store behind the counter took all cash, then ordered Mrs. Kathryn Lee into the pizza room and left through the back. She is described as about 5 feet 6 inches, 120 pounds, in a light sweater maroon slacks and maroon bandana. Police investigators assisted at the scene.
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Straightway
Wauponsee St
Kathryn Lee
Morris
Thomas Suddarth
Suddarth
Alderman charges council ignored legal opinion on Feeney's status
At Morris City Council, Alderman Ray Younger criticized the body for seating Robert Feeney after the city attorney advised he is not eligible for office. The section cites liquor licensing law restricting public officials from liquor interests and notes Feeney's ties to Feeney's Package Liquor. The panel approved his oath despite legal opinion, with potential quo warranto challenges discussed.
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Council
Feeney
Robert T. Feeney
Morris City
Ray Younger
Illinois
Robert Feeney
E. Main St
Package Liquor, Inc
W. Washington St
Rosemarie Feeney
Younger
Frank Black
Black
Atty. Black
Donald Davidson
Illinois Municipal League
State Board of Election Commissioners
Attorney General
State's Attorney
First Ward
Morris
Roseland
Donald Barkley
Barkley
Parks and Recreation
Joseph Brochman
Floyd Siron
Brochman
Arthur Willmington
del Linn
Willmington
Siron
Linn
Taylor’s Tap
Brandt’s
Channahon moves to create official police department
The Channahon Village Board unanimously directs the village attorney to draft an ordinance establishing an official police department with a police chief and patrolmen. The meeting included informal job talks with part time officer Charles Ferguson and arguments over executive session recording and costs for a police commission hearing. Building inspections also discussed owner completion homes and permit controls.
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Morris Daily Herald
Channahon Village Board
C.E.T.A
Robert Johnson
George Markstrom
Markstrom
Richard Teas
Teas
Johnson
Channahon
Gregg Evans
Charles Ferguson
Ferguson
Police
James Welch
Police Commission
Cook
New Lenox Lumber & Hardware Co
Douglas Boyd
Housing authority awaits heating improvement approval
At Grundy County Housing Authority board meeting, Director June Bollen said HUD has not yet approved a $75,000 development budget to fix heating at Saratoga Tower Apartments. The plan covers five new boilers, insulation, heat spaces, fans, and engineering fees amid past boiler breakdowns and low apartment temperatures.
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Saratoga Tower
Board of Commissioners
Grundy County Housing Authority
Newton Place
Housing Authority
June Bollen
Illinois Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Ackerman
Grundy County
Dwight
Merle Bryant
E. Jackson St
Clara Parker
Balloons released to show nuclear accident reach
The Prairie Alliance in Champaign Illinois released 900 helium balloons on April 1 to spotlight the consequences of a major nuclear accident at the Clinton plant. Balloons reached nine states including South Carolina and carried cards urging finders to contact the group. spokesman Mark Tew said the action aimed to call attention to nuclear power dangers as not just a local problem.
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Champaign, Ill
UPI
Clinton
Prairie Alliance
South Carolina
Mark Tew
Tew
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Sportsman’s Tap
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Bedford
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