Thefts Reported in Grundy County Over Weekend
Four thefts highlighted county crime including a 1972 Ford owned by Michael Christensen stolen from Marketti's Standard in Gardner. Denise Leasure lost items valued at 1055 from a car on Susan Circle. A CB radio was stolen from a Monza on Conley Road. A canoe vanished from Coal City Area Club.
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Grundy County
Sgt. Walker
Denise Leasure
Susan Circle
Frank Schmitt
Miss Leasure
Dave Cash
N. Illinois
William Sklut
Monza
Conley Rd
Sklut
James Ranger
LaGrange
Craig Williamson
Coal City Area Club
Pontiac warden fired in Illinois corrections shakeup
Illinois Corrections Director Charles Rowe fired Pontiac Prison Warden Thaddeus E. Pinkney 54 and named Donald Harvey 40 as acting warden, citing deteriorated communications with staff and Pinkney's withdrawal after the July 22 riot that left three guards dead. Harvey begins immediately. Pinkney cannot retire due to state time.
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Ill
UPD
Illinois Corrections
Charles Rowe
Pontiac
Thaddeus E. Pinkney
Donald Harvey
Rowe
Harvey
Pinkney
Pontiac Ward
Illinois Youth Commission
Investigation into Stateville violence in Joliet IL
Stateville Correctional Center faced three days of violence including a murder and a prison riot like stabbing. INMATE Richard Morgan, 31, was killed while Corrections Officer Nationale Romeo was assaulted by inmates with sticks and pipes. Warden Lou V. Brewer kept three cellhouses in deadlock as he weighs how long to enforce it.
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Joliet
Ill
UPI
Stateville Correctional Center
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Richard Morgan
Nationale Romeo
Stateville
Lou V. Brewer
Weather outlook and observed temps at Dresden Lock and Dam
Forecast calls for a chance of rain and mostly sunny skies with highs in the 50s and overnight lows in the 30s. Sunday highs near 75 at Dresden Lock and Dam with a 7 am reading of 46 and .53 inches precipitation reported. Downtown Morris measured 46 degrees at 10 45 am.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Two hospitalized after one car accident
Two people were admitted to the intensive care unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet after a single car crash at Rice and Storm Roads around 10:40 p.m. Saturday. Lisa Colclasure, 22, Braceville, was in good condition while Lynette Holmes, 17, South Wilmington, was in fair condition. Driver John Zilm, 21, Braceville, was not injured. The car left the road, traveled 150 feet in a ditch, and was towed. Damage was about 4000 dollars.
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St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Rice
Storm Rds
Lisa Colclasure
Braceville
Lynette Holmes
Oak St
Wilmington
John Zilm
Merrill St
Grundy County
Dennis Thompson
Rice Rd
Storm Rd
Gardner
Emmons
Morris council to discuss Lynes sick pay and bids
City treasurer John Enger will appear before Morris City Council at 7 30 p m today in the Morris Savings and Loan Association community room to discuss sick pay for Robert Lynes a former police investigator now on disability leave Mayor Donald Davidson Sr said he is checking with U S Fidelity Insurance about workers compensation with no reply yet. Discussion resumes on two Kiersted Street sewer bids opened Oct 10 delayed until finance committee consulted Grundy County Corn Festival button drawing offers 100 prize and a bicycle as prizes with numbers 1578 and 5572 eligible.
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Morris City Council
Robert Lynes
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Donald Davidson Sr
U.S. Fidelity Insurance Company
Kiersted St
Lincoln St
Grundy County
Morris teacher named 1979 Illinois Teacher of the Year
Joseph Corsello, a 46 year old art and ceramics teacher at Morris Community High School, was chosen as the 1979 Illinois Teacher of the Year after 19 years on staff. Nominated by the student council, he earned the honor following review by the Office of Education and the Springfield banquet.
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Morris Community High School
Joseph Corsello
Illinois
Holiday Inn East
Springfield
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Herald
MCHS
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Chicago
Office of Education
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Korea
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Sup
Inchon
South Korea
U.S
G.I
College of Fine Arts
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Blue Key
Phi Gamma Delta
Trinity Catholic School
University of Illinois
Clemson University
South Carolina
University of Notre Dame
Indiana
Alice Turner
E. Main St
Illinois Office of Education
Tom Turner
Tom
Joe
Stolen safe recovered in Coles County
A safe stolen from Morris resident Thomas Dunn on October 6 has been recovered in Coles County. Officials note the safe was forced open but contained Dunn's documents and items valued above two thousand dollars, including a coin collection bank stock insurance policies jewelry and silverware. Also reported is a 48 hour visit by Ugandan President Idi Amin to Cairo per Al Akhbar.
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Morris
Coles County
Charleston
Grundy County
Cairo
UPI
al Akhbar
Idi Amin
Uganda
Congressional Hall Corcoran rematch in Illinois 15th district
In north central Illinois the 15th district rematch pits Republican Tom Corcoran, incumbent since 1976, against Democrat Tim Hall. Both pledge limited government and tax relief while debating inflation, energy policy, agriculture, and nuclear issues as they vie for the seat created in 1972 redistricting and covering ten counties.
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Illinois
Tom Corcoran
Ottawa
Tim Hall
Dwight
Hall
U.S. House
Corcoran
Grundy
Kendall
Ford
DeKalb
LaSalle
Livingston
Putnam
Marshall
Woodford
Kane County
Aurora
LaSalle County
Notre Dame University
Les Arends
Clifford Carlson
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