Graduation plan outlined for Grundy County special education
The Grundy County Special Education Committee met at Franklin School to set graduation requirements for special education students. Requirements include minimum daily periods, a cooperative work-study, on and off campus work experiences, driver education, and annual progress reporting to home schools.
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Grundy County Special Education Committee
Franklin School
Morris Community High School
Morris
Feshman
Art Jaun
Minooka
Doris Heine
Heine
Heino
Public meeting on school site development ordinance
A special public meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at Franklin School to discuss a proposed school site development ordinance. Attendees include Morris public school representatives, Saratoga Grade School, Lakewood Estates developers, Fred Burnham of Illinois School Consulting Service, school board attorneys, city council members, and other interested parties.
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Heine
Illinois
Sheraton-Blackstone
Chicago
Franklin School
Barbara Schoneber
Janet Sparks
William Johnson Jr
Morris
Saratoga Grade
Fred Burnham
The
Illinois School Consulting Service
Lakewood Estates
Cooling lake repair at Dresden plant to last over a month
Commonwealth Edison says the Dresden 1300 acre cooling lake repair will take more than one month to complete after a 50 foot dike breach last Friday. Dresden Unit No. 2 is down for planned maintenance for five to six weeks while Unit No. 3 remains in service using the spray cooling system.
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Commonwealth Edison Co
Dresden
Bob Downey
Commonwealth Edison
Downey
County Line Road
Edison
Herald
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Across Morris and Dresden Island
Forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and rising temperatures with a high in the lower 50s today. Tonight turns cloudy with rain and warmer lows in the lower 40s. Saturday remains cloudy and cool with likely rain and a high near 50. Dresden Island Locks and Dam reported Thursdays high 45 and low 23. At 7 am today the temperature was 24 in Morris, and downtown at 10 30 am it was 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
GOP caravan visits Grundy County candidates Oct 28
Seven GOP hopefuls including Congressman Leslie Arends State Senator Edward McBroom and three county officers will tour Grundy County in a day-long caravan on Saturday October 28. The route from Morris to Coal City includes coffee stops and open houses with a precise minute-by-minute timetable.
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Grundy County
Leslie Arends
Edward McBroom
James R. Washburn
George Ryan
Richard Wilder
Robert Williamson
W. Clark Davis
Tom Parks
Morris
Clyde Heap
Minooka
Shady Oaks
Gardner Legion Hall
South Wilmington Fire Station
Bookwalter Woods
Braceville Village Hall
Coal City
Small crowd attends Morris city hall meeting on 300000 referendum
Fourteen residents joined city officials at a formal meeting at the First National Bank of Morris to discuss a proposed $300,000 colonial city hall on Wauponsee and Washington Streets. Architect Roger Chamlin presented plans and a $300k cost breakdown including construction and demolition.
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First National Bank of
Don Davison
City Hall
Arthur Hornsby Jr
First National Bank
Grundy Motor Garage
del Linn
William Lumry
Grundy County
John Hendrickson
Fire destroys Bar 1 Plus 3 Tavern in Vienna Township
An early morning fire gutted the Bar 1 Plus 3 Tavern between Mazon and Verona in Vienna Township. Verona Fire Department responded at 3 10 a.m. with aid from Mazon. Owner Thomas Bruce III took over in August and reportedly lives nearby. officials suspect an electrical malfunction. Firefighters kept the scene until after 5 a.m.
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Grady’s Tap
Vienna Township
Mazon
Verona
Howard Hyslop
Hyslop
Thomas Bruce III
Driver Dies After Apparent Heart Attack on U S 6 near Channahon
Robert J. Lamping 55 of 409 Canal St Channahon died after an apparent heart attack while driving on U S 6 near Stage Rd. His car stopped near North St and he was pronounced dead on arrival at St Joseph Hospital Joliet. He worked in the blacktopping business in Channahon.
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Robert J. Lamping
Canal St
Channahon
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
U.S. 6
Lamping
Stage Rd
North St
Tri-County Ambulance of
Sanitarian Curry Resigns From Grundy County Roles
Dr Hilton A Curry resigns as rabies inspector county veterinarian and acting director of environmental health in Grundy County effective November 1 1972. He cites conflicts with dual board administration and staff shortages as reason. He began duties December 1 1971 and expected sanitarian certification in December 1972.
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Grundy County
Peter Cacello
Hilton A. Curry
Boards of Health
Curry
Grundy
Kendall
DuPage County
Halloween Trick or Treat Hours Set in Minooka
Minooka officials announce Halloween trick or treat hours from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday October 31 in the village. The schedule applies to all neighborhoods within Minooka.
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Minooka
Woman Seeks Speedy Help in Handling Fast Demands
A columnist wonders who can manage rapid tasks as pressures rise. The piece contrasts stubborn reform with urgent needs and calls for practical, decisive action.
Eight cases await grand jury in Morris burglary ring
State's Attorney Richard Wilder will present eight arrests for burglary and theft to the grand jury for indictments Monday. Four cases stem from burglaries at Lee's Shoe Store on Liberty Street in Morris on September 2 and 5. Indicted are Robert Cohen, Roger Edwards, Lawrence Wicks, and Daniel Daigger. Also charged are Kenneth Edison, Kathleen Edison, and Donna Fegert for burglaries at four Gardner modular homes June 14 tied to Gardner Development Corp. Wilder seeks added counts against Joseph Jeffries, already indicted on two burglary counts, with a new charge for stealing from a Continental Grain Co site trailer in Morris July 25.
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Richard Wilder
Lee’s Shoe
Liberty St
Morris
Robert P. Cohen
Lampland Apartments
Roger D. Edwards
Lawrence S. Wicks
Kenneth Edison
Kathleen Edison
Gardner
Donna Fegert
Calumet City
Illinois 129
Carbon Hill Road
The
Gardner Development Corp
Wilder
Joseph Jeffries
Jeffries
Posen
Continental Grain Co
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Fred Benson
Wauponsee Township
Benson
Knight
County Line
Cooling Lake
Liberty
Mobile Home Park
Republican
Hornsby’s
Henderson’s
Hornsby
Davidson
Richard Schweickert
Leslie
Madeline) Peterson
County Treasurer's Office
Thomas Parks
Fred C. Dames
Sanitarian Curry
Rte. 1
Daniel Daigger
Rte. 4
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