Morris to hold public hearing on Illinois 47 railroad crossing
Morris residents will vote at a Nov 15 public hearing on preferred railroad crossing plan for Illinois 47. Illinois Division of Highways official Robert Blasius outlined three alternates including at grade, overhead, and subway options with cost estimates and land relocations, and noted a Morris office will answer questions.
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Morris
Robert Blasius
Illinois Division of Highways District 3
Ottawa
First National Bank of Morris
Cellini
Blasius
William F. Cellini
Illinois Department of Transportation
Waverly St
Morris City
Illinois River Bridge
James Giordano
Chamlin & Associates
Grundy County
Division of Highways
North Sts
Illinois 47
Armstrong St
Kiersted St
Benton
Interstate 80
Benton St
Rock Island
High St
U.S. 6
Bedford Road
U.S. 6 West
High
North
Washington
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Hornsby
Robert Gilbertson
Jim Crupi
Chamber Board
Springfield
Hendrickson
Rolf Demoll
State Division of Highways Engineers
Kiersted
Benton Sts
Low income housing plan edges forward in Grundy County
Grundy County Housing Authority plans 50 low income units with National Homes at 1.161 million dollars. HUD funding steps require two more meetings and a third FHA appraisal before construction. easements and street dedication with neighboring landowners are under negotiation.
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Department of Housing and Urban Develoment
National Homee
Tracy Adcock
Grundy County
Hi- Park
RWR Properties
DuPont St
RWR
Housing Authority
Adcock
National Homes
HUD
Gallace Burroughs
James Stine
Pilch
Burroughs
Atty
John Zerboglio
Vernon DeGrush
Weather outlook and past temps for Morris and Dresden
Cloudy this afternoon with a chance of showers and a high mid to upper 70s. Tonight partly cloudy and cooler with a low 50s. Wednesday should be sunny and pleasant with a high in the lower 70s. Monday recorded a high of 80 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam and a low of 44. Morning temp was 54 at 7 a.m. and 67 downtown Morris at 10:45 a.m.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Clerk Extends Voter Registration Hours in County Courthouse
The County Clerk Tom Parks office will stay open until 8 p.m. today Thursday and Friday to permit extra voters to register for the November general election. The deadline moved from Monday to Tuesday Oct 10 due to Columbus Day. Friday evening registrations brought the total to 155 in last week’s countywide drive.
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Tom Parks
Parks’ Office
Salvation Army collection in Morris next week
The Salvation Army truck will collect donations of clothing and furniture in Morris next week. Earl Kay, Morris unit chairman, asks residents to place items at the front of houses and attach notes if needed. Schedule covers Illinois Avenue North Street and rail line areas with a general cleanup planned for Thursday and Friday. Matrimony comment appears as unrelated filler.
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Salvation Army
Morris
Earl Kay
Illinois Avenue
North Street
Liberty Street
North Avenue
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Richard Schweickert
Chamlin and Associates
Buchanan St
Streator
University of Illinois
al Pilch
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Charles Percy
Clifford Carlson
Dan D. Halpin Jr
Jack Wooley
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