Tuscany Terrace planned for Coal City apartment home complex
Bids awarded to Marchi, Marchi & Marchi for Tuscany Terrace a 24 apartment units and five single homes project on Carbon Hill Road. Phase one eight units start after title work. first occupancy expected September. Volkshof Inc will build the apartments. DeGraff Loos & Associates handles engineering.
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Coal City
Marchi, Marchi & Marchi
Tuscany Terrace
Carbon Hill Road
Marchi
Grundy County
Marchi, Marchi
Morris
Volkshof, Inc
Aurora
Lockport
Batavia
DeGraff, Loos & Associates
Sugar Grove
Morris Community Band Seeks 100 Players for Summer Concerts
Morris County High School plans a summer concert band with student and adult volunteers. About 55 Morris Community High School students have signed up. no age limit. Rehearsals begin June 12 at 7 p.m. First nine concerts set for June 20 to Aug 17 at local parks and courthouse lawn.
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MCHS
John Bertrand
Bertrand
Morris Community High School
Courthouse Lawn
Gould Park
Gebhard Woods State Park
Inquest Friday On Death Of Lorenzo Matthews
An inquest into the death of Lorenzo Matthews a 21 year old Black Chicago man who died April 12 after crashing through a plate glass window at 117 West Main Street will be held at 7 30 p m Friday in the courthouse Coroner W Clark Davis will preside Matthews a self employed window washer told police he ran through the window shortly after his release from Grundy County Jail He had been jailed the previous Thursday on an illegal firearms charge filed by Troops John Moyer.
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Lorenzo Matthews
Chicago
W. Main St
W. Clark Davis
Matthews
Grundy County
John Moyer
Minooka School Board Discusses Hot Lunch Options
Minooka Grade School Board considered using the new high school kitchen or adding a 600 square foot kitchen addition. They authorized calendar revision removing May 28 29 with May 27 as last attendance day. Budget and audits set for next year.
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Minooka
R. F. Blunt
Christina Cropeo
Joan Gaza
Art Jaun
High School Board of Education
Joliet
Sandra Minard
Morris Community High School approves four new academic directorships
Four negotiated academic directorships were established at Morris Community High School with salaries ranging from 12 250 to 14 250 for periods up to 102 months. Additional staffing needs include eight teachers and new assignments while non negotiated stipends increase across various roles. The board also approved calendar dates for 1969 70 and authorized outside recruitment for a full time custodial vacancy.
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Morris Community High School Board
William R. Ferguson
Donald C. Kaufman
Richard Waterhouse
Robert Ciota
Claude Rose
Zoning Commission Reviews Residential Plans and Acreage Requests
Leslie Peacock sought to rezone 10 acres in Morris Township from industrial to residential but withdrew the request amid concerns over future industrial use. Residents of Erienna Township opposed MILI zoning, while others sought subdividing the Wauponsee land into three one acre lots. The panel discussed agricultural lot sizes and occupation permits, and a large John McGuan subdivision plat was revised for Norman Township with a next meeting anticipated.
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Leslie Peacock
Morris Township
Peacock
County Zoning Commission
Joseph Abel
David Root
Commission
Erienna Township
Erienna
John Black
Section 11
Wauponsee Township
Robert Purdue
Grundy County
Chamlin and Associates
DuPont Road
Abel
Planning Commission
Zoning Commission
Aux Sable
Goose Lake
Gordon MclIntosh
Weather outlook mild and warm with highs near 80
Fair skies and warmer temperatures expected tonight with a low in the upper 50s Friday partly sunny and warmer with a high in the lower 80s Collins Weather Station reported a high of 75 and a low of 48 for Wednesday. At 10 30 a.m. today temperatures were 73 at the station and 70 in downtown Morris.
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Collins Weather Station
Morris
Morris Grade School Board approves salary hikes and contracts
The Morris Grade School Board voted increases for Supt. Kenneth Hammer to 18 400 plus 800 travel, principals Chord and Graham to 14 200 each plus 500 travel, and secretaries at three schools with weekly raises. Band uniforms approved. payroll contract with Grundy County National Bank not renewed. New teacher hired. resignations accepted. preschool enrollment projection. graduation work day set. annual audit contract renewed.
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Morris Grade School Board of Education
Franklin School
Kenneth E
Hammer
Robert Chord
Rice Graham
Marian Moloney
Center School
Charles Bleifield
Garfield School
Mary Jane Noonan
Grundy County National Bank
Max Lindsay
Joseph Loftus
S. Harford
Ronald Sykes
Karen Zuber
Farmer City
Trees Cut Down in Gould Park Bridge Project
Barricades block through traffic in Gould Park as eight oak trees are felled by noon Wednesday for a new structure south of the swimming pool. Petitions against removal were presented to Mayor John Hendrickson. The span will sit about 25 feet south of the old bridge, with construction costs around 72 thousand dollars shared by city and county from motor fuel tax funds.
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Gould Park
John Hendrickson
Resignation of Justice Fortas Shocks Nation
Justice Abe Fortas resigns from the Supreme Court amid mounting pressure and impeachment threats. President Nixon accepts the resignation effective immediately after disclosure of a $20,000 Wolfson family foundation fee. Congress voices mixed reactions as investigations loom into Fortas and Wolfson ties.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Nixon
Congress
Fortas
Louis E. Wolfson
Warren
Wolfson Family Foundation
Wolfson
Fortas Law
Morris Community High School to skip main speaker
Superintendent Claude Rose told the board there will be no main speaker at the commencement this year. The change aims to shorten exercises as three top students will deliver short talks instead.
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Morris Community High School
Claude Rose
State Praises Morris High School After Inspection
The Morris Community High School Board heard a state inspection report praising the educational climate as superior. Inspectors noted well behaved courteous students, wide participation, and a thorough review by the state office, with 15 to 16 visitors. Recommendations included enrollment planning, modular scheduling, departmental divisions, an extra assistant superintendent, a freshmen reading lab, more electric-typewriters, teacher committees, and library cataloging. The district finances are sound, with a 1968 69 accreditation from the North Central Association.
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
Morris Community High School Board of Education
Claude Rose
State of
Fice
Morris
North Central Association
Supt
Rose
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