Watch for deer as rut increases road risk in Illinois
Goose Lake Prairie State Park manager warns drivers to slow for deer crossing roads as whitetails surge statewide. By November peak breeding raises accidents. 1977 Grundy County recorded 13 deer-vehicle incidents with no fatalities. Bucks grow antlers annually, bucks during rut become aggressive, and deer behavior affects safety and farming activity.
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Joe Nyhoff
Goose Lake Prairie State Park
Jugtown Rd
Nyhoff
Dave Ambrose
Illinois Department of Conservation
Springfield
Illinois
Forrest Loomis
Grundy County
State Conservation Department
Sheriff's Department
Loomis
Conservation Department
Pittsfield
Return to Standard Time Marks Hour Restoration
The nation switches to standard time on the last Sunday in October, reclaiming the hour lost to daylight saving. Daylight time began as an idea championed to conserve energy and align schedules with daylight.
Time Change History and Safety Reminder
A summary of how clock changes began with Benjamin Franklin and evolved through World War I and II, leading to the Uniform Time Act of 1966 which sets clocks forward in spring and backward in fall. The piece cautions motorists about darkness after the change, urging slower speeds, longer following distances, pedestrian vigilance, and proper headlight and windshield cleaning.
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Franklin
Congress
Weather forecast fair and colder tonight then sunny Saturday
Tonight will be fair and colder in the evening with a mostly sunny, cooler Saturday. Lows near the mid 30s and highs in the low to mid 50s. Dresden Lock and Dam reported 55/35 Thursday with 7 am at 35. Downtown Morris was 49 at 10 17 am. No precipitation observed.
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Dresden Lock and Dam
Morris
Inflation at 9.6 percent as costs rise in September
UPI reports consumer prices climbed 0.8 percent in September led by food and tuition increases. The 9.6 percent annual inflation rate follows Carter's anti inflation push, with personal care costs up and buying power down 0.3 percent for September.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Labor Department
Department
Morris City to switch winter garbage routes for cost savings
Morris City Council approved a winter garbage pickup plan cutting twice weekly service to once a week beginning Nov. 6. Public Works Director Wilfred Dix outlined Monday through Friday routes for residential areas, with downtown and commercial pickups unchanged.
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Morris
Morris City
Public Works
Wilfred Dix
Division St
Illinois Ave
Waverly St
Nettle
Sadat and Begin Win 1978 Nobel Peace Prize
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin shared the Nobel Peace Prize for 1978 for their efforts toward Middle East peace The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the prize worth 172000 dollars The award was the final Nobel prize of the year with six Americans an Englishman a Swiss and a Russian winning the others
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Oslo
Norway
UPI
Anwar Sadat
Menachem Begin
Nobel Committee
Middle East
Revising Saratoga Township Tax Assessments by Board of Review
Grundy County Board of Review re examined and revised tax assessments on several Saratoga Township properties. Some values rose while others fell. Objections by township residents were reviewed and published in Morris Daily Herald legal notices.
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Saratoga Township
Grundy County Board of Review
Morris Daily Herald
Grundy County Tax Assessor
Women Vie For Grundy County Treasurer Post
Two candidates seek the Grundy County treasurer's seat in the November 7 election. Incumbent Betty Olson, 49, seeks reelection after 1974 victory. challenger Elaine Walsh, 56, a homemaker and former United Airlines employee, runs on the Republican ticket. Olson notes tax work growth from 12.3 million to about 20 million and a four plus two part time staff. Walsh emphasizes computer training and public service roles, with a background in airline accounting and local civic activities.
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Elaine Walsh
Pheasant Trail
Wilmington
Betty Olson
North St
Olson
Pauline Coleman
Grundy County
St. Angela’s Academy
Oslon
United Airlines
Downers Grove
National Safety Council
Patrick Walsh
Lockport
Downers Grove Community High School
DePaul University School of Nursing
Lewis University
Illinois Big Pay Day prize winner in Chicago retiree
In Waukegan Illinois winning numbers for the Big Pay Day 50 cent game were 638 94 6 0125 and in Touchdown 13 18 44 45. William D Corboy 70 of Chicago, a retired fireman, won the 50000 prize. New Orleans named football city of the week.
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Waukegan
Ill
UPI
New Orleans
William D. Corboy
Chicago
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