Minooka Lions honor 12 high school scholars at Scholastic Night
Minooka Lions Club will honor 12 Minooka High School seniors and parents at Scholastic Night Banquet at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Lions President Roy Wright will present awards. Principal A L Mattingly will introduce students. entertainment by the Minooka High School stage band led by Henry Ryan.
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Minooka
Minooka Lions Club
Minooka High School
Lions
Roy Wright
A. L. Mattingly
Henry Ryan
Restaurateurs push fast, pleasant dining in modern Chicago
Chicago restaurateur Don Roth says diners expect a pleasant atmosphere, fast service, and good quality food at reasonable prices. At the National Restaurant Association Convention in Chicago he warns owners must adapt or face empty tables. Sheriff Olson notes jailers Ashbaugh and Creed attend a five day Illinois Department of Correction seminar in Joliet.
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Chicago
Don Roth
Blackhawk
National Restaurant Association
Grundy County
Marvin L
Jake) Olson
The
Herald Today
Jessie Ashbaugh
Peter Creed
State of Illinois Department of Correction
Joliet
Illinois Senate Studies Track Controls On Racing Stocks
Two plans to tighten state regulation of horse and harness racing associations move forward in Illinois. Bills would require public disclosure of shareholders and prohibit dates for groups that refuse to list owners. Competing measures target ownership and stock changes with broader disclosure rules. All measures passed the House with large majorities and no opposition.
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Springfield, Ill
Illinois Senate
Robert E. Mann
Chicago
Illinois
Senate
Paul Powell
Racing Board
Mann
Harold Katz
Glencoe
Cahokia Downs
East St. Louis
Katz
Arthur Telcser
Track Or Racing Association
Secretary of State
House
Battery fines and dismissals in local court cases
A battery charge against Gerald J. Sarnac of Chicago was dismissed by Associate Judge Robert Wren. Phillip Walton of 2112 E Jefferson Sr. signed the complaint April 19 but withdrew it. Sarnac paid $10 court costs while Sammie Lee Harrison of Minooka paid $100 fine plus $10 court costs and $13 sheriff's cost. The complaint was signed by Charles K. Suttles of Minooka on May 19.
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Gerald J. Sarnac
Chicago
Robert Wren
Phillip Walton
E. Jefferson Sr
Sarnac
Sammie Lee Harrison
Minooka
Charles K. Suttles
Illinois Senate considers two bills for dual district aid
The Illinois Senate debates two measures to boost state aid for dual school districts by lowering qualifying property tax rates. The House approved a Burditt bill lowering rates to 62 cents for elementary and 70 cents for high schools, while unit districts warn of potential losses and claim inequities with a $1.08 rate. A companion bill seeks further rate changes tied to attendance figures.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Senate
House
George Burditt
R-La- Grange
Burditt
Chicago Board of Education
House backs nonprofit state lottery bill in Illinois legislature
The Illinois House approved a nonprofit lottery bill 84 to 44 to let non profit groups run raffles with 20 percent of gross to the state. If enacted the plan could raise about 100 million yearly for schools and state coffers, with 45 percent for prizes, 45 percent to the state and 10 percent for administration amid concerns about expanding gambling.
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Springfield
Ill
General Assembly
House
Senate
E. J
Zeke’’ Geiorgi
Rockford
John Fury
Chicago
Fury
New Jersey
Giorgi
Nevada
Ski Team Diet Promises 20 Pound Drop in Two Weeks
An advertisement touts the U.S. Women’s Alpine Ski Team diet claiming a 20 pound loss in 14 days without hunger. It credits a Colorado physician and promises full energy, travel ease, and easy follow through. The offer asks readers to mail $2 for the diet with rush option.
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U.S
Colorado
O.K
Information Resources Co
Dept
P.O
Encinitas
Calif
Three Cooling Water Fishing Holes Opened Near Generating Stations
The Waukegan Hammond and Sanghris Lake plants have created popular fishing spots. Each site offers public access. Waukegan features coho and trout in warm outflow waters, State Line adds 2500 feet of shoreline, and Sanghris Lake hosts a 2700 acre lake stocked with diverse species plus camping boating.
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Waukegan
Illinois-Indiana Line
Hammond
Springfield
Lake Michigan
State Line
Sanghris Lake State Park
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Gail Durkee
Erwin Durkee
Canal St
Sharon Fatlan
Glen Fatlan
Wabena St
Janet Kruger
Lester Kruger
Mary Nichols
Robert Nichols
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Dan Robinson
Gerald Robinson
LuAnn Springer
James
Steven Gates
Gates
State
Madison
Wesley Memorial Hospital
University of Chicago
Restaurateurs
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Marvin Spritzler
Iory S
Morris
Joe & Elly Koster
E. Bluff St
Marseilles
Joliet Travelodge
Minooka RD
Waukegan Station
Sheridan Road
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