Joliet gasoline price war widens as drivers strike looms
A Joliet area price war in gasoline hits most service stations with Ethyl down to 26 cents and Regular at 18 cents while workers in eight Teamsters locals threaten strike. Consumers cheer while motorists shop around and traffic rises. Union says 4,000 drivers seek a 10 cent hourly raise and may withhold a contract.
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Joliet
Chicago
Richard F. Martin
Greater
Martin
Greater Joliet
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
A. Ray Pelley
Joliet Parking Commission Hears Meter Fee Hike Plan
George R. Clare chairs Joliet parking meeting as city planner Ladilas Segoe & Associates recommends nickel per half hour meters and aggressive enforcement. Matthews cites 20 000 downtown daily traffic with 2 000 loop users and 360 loop spaces amid proposals for two-way Joliet Street and future multi story parking downtown.
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Joliet
Henetarey
Charles W. Matthews
Ladilas Segoe & Associates
Matthews
Loop
Cass-Joliet-Scott-Jefferson
Ists
Joliet Street
George R. Clare
Parking Commission
Ingalls Park seeks annexation to Joliet amid petition drive
Ingalls Park activists push to annex to Joliet with 248 residents signing a petition to hand to Corporation Counsel Paul Brumund before the August 18 council meeting. The signers hail from Oak Highlands and Siegmund subdivision, with a August 15 deadline. a rival group has filed petitions opposing the annexation.
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Irvin van Duyke
Ingalls Park
Joliet
Paul Brumund
van Dyke
Oak Highlands
Siegmund
Joliet Forecast: Heat and Humidity Return
The Weather expects hot humid conditions around Joliet with 90 degree highs. Tonight showers are likely followed by continued warm weather for the next two days.
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Joliet
Ingalls Park Residents Demand Sewage Dump Ban
Residents in Ingalls Park press for state order enforcing a ban on dumping raw sewage into open ditches and nearby streams. State action can be taken against property owners who fail to comply with the order.
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Ingalls Park
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