Grun dy County Reports 3632 Flu Shots in Phase Two
Grundy County Health Department reports 3632 residents received swine flu vaccine in phase two with 2089 immunizations at Morris clinics over the weekend. Sunday was busiest with 1147 shots. 468 were given Friday and 474 Saturday. Call for missed doses by Wednesday. some monovalent and bivalent vaccine remain.
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Grundy County
Health Department
Reed
Will County
Morris
Chicago
Halloween egg throwing reported across Morris Illinois
Police logged multiple Halloween egg throwing reports from Morris residents. Witnesses named include Robert Stansberry Jr and Frank Minarich who reported eggs near Cisco service station and near East Morris trick or treaters. Several windows were egged but none broken. A dark station wagon suspect was not located. Two youths stopped on Lisbon Street were released to parents with no charges.
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Robert Stansberry Jr
Cisco
Illinois
Frank Minarich
Southmor Rd
Morris
Alan Love
Brad Thompson
Harmon Subdivision
Thompson
Lisbon St
County accidents injure two in three incidents
Grundy County deputies investigated three accidents Saturday with two people hospitalized. William Darlington, 34, of 736 Douglas St., was treated at Morris Hospital and released after a collision on Cemetery Rd about 1.5 miles east of the cemetery at 6 p.m.
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Grundy County
William Sklut
George Arnold
Darlington
Cemetery Rd
Sklut
Chrysler
Robert Matteson
Rte. 2
Ford
Robert Fisher
Karl Linnemann
Morris Hospital
Morris Ambulance Service
Morris Fire Department
Ed Broderick
Leslie Hertenstein
First Ave
Coal City
Illinois 113
Miss Greiff
Gorman Rd
Broderick Hertenstein
Broderick
Hertenstein
Buick
Jim Smith Chevrolet
Donald Crater Jr
Oak St
Wilmington
Weather and crash reports mix in Grundy County updates
Weather summary shows warmer night and sunny Tuesday with highs in the 50s. Separately, Grundy County deputies report multiple vehicle crashes on Illinois routes and local roads with cars damaged, injuries suspected, and injuries treated at Morris Hospital.
Grundy County Board of Review Hears Tax Multiplier
The Grundy County Board of Review will meet November 17 at 11 a.m. in the Forum 30 hotel, Springfield, to present evidence on the multiplier equalizing Grundy County valuations. Attendees objecting to the multiplier include Lawrence Manning, Edwin Burnham, and Louis Piano. Any taxpayer may appear with pertinent evidence. The session follows section 148A of the 1939 Revenue Act.
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Grundy County
Forum 30
Springfield
Regional Merger Meeting for Grundy Kendall Counties
Five member Citizen's Committees for Merging Grundy and Kendall counties meet at Grundy County Courthouse at 7 30 p m Thursday to draft a petition for a merged multi county educational region. The petition will seek action from both county boards and a public hearing will be scheduled by the Illinois Office of Education. Committee members include Gerald White chair Lorraine Torkelson John Hauschild Herbert Weitz and Jack Satorius.
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Grundy
Kendall
Grundy County
Illinois Office of Education
Gerald White
Gardner
Lorraine Torkelson
Morris
John Hauschild
Mazon
Herbert Weitz
Jack Satorius
Minooka
Philadelphia Loses Arsenal Appeal Over Closure
The Supreme Court rejected Philadelphia’s bid to stop the Frankford Arsenal closure and the loss of 3,500 jobs. The ruling upheld lower court decisions backing the Army’s right to close the facility, with the court finding no legal pathway to challenge the decision.
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Army
Philadelphia
Arsenal
National Association of Government Employes
Frank
Voter Registration Up Eight Percent in Grundy County
Grundy County Clerk Lana Phillips reports an 8 percent rise in registered voters since the March primary, totaling 18 569 residents for Tuesday's election, up from 17 166 for the primary. Precinct Saratoga II shows the largest gain, while Maine and Morris VII declined slightly.
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Grundy County
Lana Phillips
Phillips
Maine
Morris VII
Highland
Saratoga II
Aux Sable I
Brienna
Morris II
Aux Sable II
Braceville I
Braceville II
Braceville III
Braceville IV
Felix
Garfield I
Garfield II
Goodfarm
Goose Lake
Greenfield
Greenfield II
Mazon
Morris I
Wauponsee I
Wauponsee II
Court debates when death penalty opponents can be excluded from juries
The Supreme Court divided over whether jurors opposed to capital punishment may be excluded in capital trials as it agreed to hear a Florida case on the issue. The Florida appeal by Willie Jasper Darden contends a fair trial was denied due to inflammatory closing arguments and improper evidence. The ruling remains unclear on which issues will be addressed.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Georgia
Florida
Willie Jasper Darden
Florida Electric Chair
Darden
Legal Defense Fund
The
NAACP
Boy Dies After Bicycle Crash in Oregon Ill
Jeffrey Thompson a 13 year old resident of Oregon Illinois died in Dixon Public Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle. The driver David Johnson 28 of Oregon was not charged in the incident.
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Luck
Crater
Berglund
Oregon, Ill
UPI
Jeffrey Thompson
Oregon
Dixon Public Hospital
David Johnson
Condemnation Award Totals 72750 for Maria's Pizza Site
Grundy County Circuit Court awarded Peter and Mrs. Janet Alfano 72750 for 18 932 square feet at 1204 Division St taken for Illinois 47 improvement. Frank Landicina and Simone Pedone named as interested parties while Beloit State Bank suit against Francis Barry and others was dismissed.
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Peter
Janet Alfano
Grundy County
Maria's Pizza
Illinois Department of Transportation
Division St
Illinois 47
Alfanos
Frank Landicina
Morris
Simone Pedone
Beloit State Bank
Francis
William Barry
Chevelle Inc
November Cold Across Regions With Snow and Rain
Light snow fluttered over northern New England while rain dampened the Pacific Northwest. Frosty air cooled much of the nation on the first day of November with temperatures from 20s in Hibbing Minnesota to 73 in Key West Florida. October’s persistent cool weather marked the coldest on record in San Angelo Texas, Baton Rouge Louisiana and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
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United Press International
New England
Pacific Northwest
Idaho
Minnesota
Upper
Michigan
San Angelo
Tex
Baton Rouge
Pittsburgh
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Dawn Knudson
Channahon
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Liberty
Rock Island, Ill
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