Public forum weighs Morris area airport expansion
Illinois official Roger Barcus and about 50 Grundy County residents met to discuss building a large public airport near Morris. officials outlined state and federal funds, required maintenance, and land needs while residents raised space and facility concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Smith
Morris
Roger Barcus
Illinois Department of Aviation
Grundy County
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Barcus
Robert Wagner
Wagner Aviation Service
Morris Airport
Holiday Inn
David Root
County Planning Commission
Midway
DuPage County
Two Kankakee jail escapees arrested in Dubuque
Everett Helm Jr and Mark Hipp, both 25, were nabbed in a stolen car during a routine Dubuque police stop. The men escaped Kankakee County Jail after an accomplice cut through a cell screen and handed them a pistol.
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Dubuque, Iowa
Kankakee County
Kankakee
Ill
Everett Helm Jr
Mark Hipp
Dubuque
Chicago
Joliet Man Drowns at Dresden Lakes
A 42 year old Joliet man Harry Wilfong drowned Wednesday while swimming at Dresden Lakes Fishing Area on Pine Bluff Road. A companion recovered the body after about 15 minutes in the water. Coroner and emergency crews responded. funeral arrangements pending.
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Joliet
Dresden Lakes
Pine Bluff Road
Grundy County
James Davis
Harry Wilfong
Chicago St
Davis
Wilfong
Coal City
Minooka Woman Dead in Suspected Foul Play Investigation
An 83 year old Minooka resident, Emma C. Miles, was found dead at her home under suspicious circumstances. Illinois State Police crime lab and Grundy County deputies led the probe with coroner Clark Davis and Sheriff Marvin Olson on site. Authorities say the investigation continues as detectives inspect the residence and surrounding area. Buckley and Inter state 57 report notes add a separate trucking accident involving Audrey Ashby, who escaped serious injury after a crash with an Illinois Central train.
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Henry
Emma) Miles
Minooka
Clark Davis
William Button
Davis
Herald
Illinois State Police Crime Laboratory
Grundy County
Emma C. Miles
Massassat St
Miles
Marvin Olson
Charles Marketti
Richard Wilder
Massasoit St
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Henry Miles
Santa Fe Railroad
Evergreen Funeral Home
Haley Funeral Home
Center St
State's Attorney Sheriff's Office
Illinois Crime Laboratory
Buckley
Ill
Aubrey Ashby
Crete
Illinois Central
Dresden Island weather warms to the mid sixties
Partly sunny today with a high in the mid 60s and a cool night in the mid 40s. Wednesday’s 67 degree high and 37 low at the Dresden Island Locks and Dam were reported. 7 am temperature stood at 38 degrees. Friday expects partly sunny warmth into the 70s.
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Dresden Island
Giant bean grows in Mazon garden astonishes hometown
The Heren family reports a green bean about 3.5 feet tall and seven pounds growing in their Mazon yard. Seeds came from Bernard Brooks of Aux Sable. the vine continues to yield oversized beans while the family weighs options for use.
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Scott Heren
Herald
Linda Ospalik
Scott
Duane Herens
Mazon
Herens
Bernard Brooks
Aux Sable Township
Seventh St. Heren
Associated Press
California
Burglars Ransack Rural Illinois Residence
Five suspects used a stolen station wagon to raid the Carl Harmon home on Illinois 47 across from Morris Airport. Items stolen included two televisions, appliances, silverware, and bed linens. Deputies chased leads along U.S. 6 but found no suspects. license check tied the vehicle to a Lombard theft earlier that day.
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Carl Harmon
Illinois 47
Morris Airport
George Haas
Church Road
Morris
Harmon
Saratoga School
Haas
U.S
Grundy County
Olson
U.S. 6
Channahon
Stateville escapee captured. others at large in Chicago
William Bracy, 30, surrendered after police surrounded a South Side apartment following a tip. Three sawed off shotguns were seized. George Sanders and John Holmes Jr. remain at large. Bracy and Sanders were jailed for armed robbery. Holmes for murder. Six guards were suspended for dereliction of duty. Shelma Dillon, 23, a former art instructor at Stateville, was arrested in connection with the escape.
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Chicago
Stateville Penitentiary
Joliet
William Bracy
George Sanders
John Holmes, Jr
Bracy
Sanders
Holmes
Stateville
Sand
Ers
Shelma Dillon
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Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Tom Moss
Helm
Riverside
Hipp
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
W. Clark Davis
Dorothy Wilfong
Rachel Callas
William Wilfong
Chester
Martin Wilfong
Visi Y
Bowman Shoe
Liberty St
Wauponsee Handy Anns Club
Knight
Sanitary Barber Shop
W. Washington
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