Appellate Court Rules Joint Tenants Not Liable for Estate Taxes
The Third District Appellate Court in Ottawa reversed a Grundy County decision on who pays federal estate taxes and attorney fees for a deceased estate. Justice Barry held joint tenancy assets are insulated from probate costs and should not be apportioned. Justice Alley dissented, urging Illinois Supreme Court guidance on apportioning federal estate taxes.
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Third District Appellate Court
Ottawa
Grundy County
Tobias Barry
Allan Stouder
Barry
Jay J. Alley
Illinois Supreme Court
Morris
John Black
James Peacock
Irene Farrell
Marian Farrell
Leonard Hoffman
Margaret Farrell
Irene
Marian
Miss Farrell
Eileen P. Roe
Hoffman
Justice Barry
Illinois
Circuit Court of
Ford campaign train rolls through Grundy County
President Gerald Ford's whistle stop tour rolled Joliet to Alton with seven Illinois stops. sheriff deputies and fire crews backed security at every overpass while crowds gathered, some 5 000 to 15 000, to hear Ford speak from the Amtrak train Honest Abe.
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Jan Sutter
Grundy County
Gerald Ford
Joliet
Alton
Illinois
William Button
Fire Department
Braceville
Gardner
Coal City
GM & O
Santa Fe
Sheraton
Betty
Mrs. Ford
Morris
United States
Amtrak
Ford
Carter
Trucker Injured in Four Vehicle I-80 Crash
A Nebraska truck driver was injured in a four vehicle crash on Interstate 80 near the Illinois 47 exit. The incident involved a U Haul with trees, a camper pickup, and two semis. No other injuries were reported and damage totaled at several thousand dollars.
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Nebraska
Illinois 47
Albert Manson
Bellvue
Neb
Morris Hospital
David Clark
Saulh Village
Raymond Martin
Woodridge
Manson
Morris Ambulance
Kenworth
the Universe Co
Omaha
Newark
N.J
Merle Morris
Joliet
Streator murder suspect charged in LA area death
La Salle County authorities charged Craig Reynolds, 23, Streator, with murder in the shooting death of James Lurz, 35, also of Streator. Lurz was found Sunday on a rural road near Streator with multiple gunshot wounds. Reynolds, a former Los Angeles resident, is to be arraigned on murder and possibly manslaughter charges.
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Ottawa, Ill
UPI
la Salle County
Craig Reynolds
Streator
James Lurz
Frank Yackley
Reynolds
Lurz
Los Angeles
Hall
Marianne Heller
Plano
Bret Tim
Jon Jason
Congress Hall
Corcoran
Congress
Weather summary for Morris and Dresden area
Cloudy conditions with rain likely, cooler Tuesday with highs around the 40s. Weekend highs reached 50 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam, with lows in the mid 20s. Morning readings showed 30 in Morris at 7 am and 43 at 10:20 am, with ESDA reporting 26 in Morris at 6 am. Yesterday’s high was 53 with winds near 10 mph and barometer 30.42 and rising.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
ESDA
ThompsonCampaign Brunch Draws Local GOP Support
In Grundy County a 25 year old Oak Park attorney Karen Thompson stood in for her exhausted brother James R Thompson at a Morris Holiday Inn fund raising brunch attended by about 200 people. She noted each new contact fuels his enthusiasm while plans shifted due to President Ford’s Illinois visit.
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter
United States
Pontiac
Bloomington
Lincoln
Springfield
Carlinville
Alton
St. Louis
Washington
D.C
Sheraton Motor Inn
Karen Thompson
Oak Park
William Scott
James Washburn
Morris
Morris Holiday Inn
James Thompson
Joliet
Washburn
Herald
Atty
James R. Thompson
Grundy County
Miss Thompson
Thompson
Gerald Ford
Illinois
Corcoran and Hall vie for Illinois 15th District seat
Republican Tom Corcoran challenges incumbent Democrat Tim Hall in the Illinois 15th District race for the U S House. The contest features Corcoran’s critique of federal spending and regulation versus Hall’s voting record and positions on energy and education.
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Tim Hall
Dwight
Tom Corcoran
Ottawa
United States
House of Representatives
Illinois
Grundy
Kendall
LaSalle
Livingston
Marshall
Putnam
DeKalb
Woodford
Kane County
Hall
Congress
Clifford Carlson
Geneva
West Frankfort
Iowa Wesleyan College
Southern Illinois University
National Education Association
Gerald Ford
Corcoran
Rte. 2
House
James
Bud) Washburn
Chicago & North Western Transportation Co
State of Illinois
Washington, D. C
Notre Dame University
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Alley
Supreme Court
Union Station
Herbert Hoover
Guard County
President Ford
Peter Graves
Hugh O’brien
Chuck Connors
Morris Library
Morris Public Library
Bill Bramlett
el Dorado
Illinois Department of Transportation
Texaco
North and
Division Sts
Ernest and
William Wunderlich
Minnie Wunderlich
Texaco Inc
Jim Davis
Mike Davis
Clark
Martin
Duane Olson
Sunoco
GYROS
Colonial House
Liberty
Morris Daily Herald
Sister
U.S. Congress
Defense Appropriations
CIA
Postal Service
University of Illinois
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Helen Marie Anderson
Camilla
Matthew Evan
Phillip
Steven
Monica G. Corcoran
United States Army
Germany
Washington, DC
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