Municipal league urges automatic fringe area annexation
The Illinois Municipal League asked the General Assembly to set standards for automatic annexation of fringe areas, based on contiguity and other factors, while maintaining resident initiative. It also urged that municipal employees lobby on their own time and not mix official duties with private political activity.
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Illinois Municipal League
Illinois General Assembly
James P. Hennessy
League
General Assembly
Altho
Senate
House
A. L. Sargent
Sargent
Justice Holmes
Illinois
Hopes Dim For Illini Branch In Joliet Area
Councilman James C. Bell urged the city to intensify efforts to locate the proposed University of Illinois branch in Joliet. Other sites named include southern Cook County as possible locations.
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James C. Bell
University of Illinois
Joliet Area
Cook County
Community Chest drive reports halfway mark toward goal
The Joliet-Will County Community Chest shows $147,426 raised, about 47 percent of the goal, with five days left to complete the drive. City Teams workers meet at the Woodruff hotel as enthusiasm and determination are urged to push over the top.
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Joliet-Will County
J. W. McCarthy
Tain
Clarence Lenz
Vance Cummins
W.franklin Barrett
Sears Roebuck and Co
Weber Dairy
General Electric Corp
Beatrice Foods
Public Service Co
Silver Cross Hospital
Jay’s Gift Shop
Peterson Printing Craftsmen, Inc
Olin Mathieson Forest Products Division
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Ugland Construction Co
Joliet Garbage Service
Woodruff Hotel
Joliet Bell Official Seeks University Site for Joliet Branch
Wilson G Rowbotham Joliet manager Illinois Bell says Joliet area may not meet university transport standards for a branch. City Clerk Ann Ulrich reads letters from Sen Lottie Holman ONeill and State Rep Louis Bottino urging UI location inquiry. Bell hopes a meeting with Rep Warren Wood and Illinois Central president Wayne Johnson, site committee chair, will advance the plan.
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Garfield Park
Chicago
Wilson G. Rowbotham
Joliet
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Ann Ulrich
Lottie Holman O'Neill
DuPage County
Louis F. Bottino
University of Illinois
Bell
Rowbotham
Warren L. Wood
Wayne Johnson
The
Illinois Central Railroad
Four new planes for speeders in Minois Highway police
Chief William Morris announced Springfield commissioned four new aircraft for speed enforcement. One plane will serve Joliet district 5 coordinating with patrol cars to pursue speeders and wanted persons.
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Minois
Springfield
William Morris
Joliet District 5
Marines and community rally for Christmas toys
Marines at the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center in Rockdale lead a year long Toys for Tots effort as donors collect and repair toys for under privileged children. Major Wayde J. Sebby says YMCA joins as a pickup site and local studios, fire stations, Shell stations, parochial schools, and firms donate. Inmates repair toys at the old Collins Street prison with Joliet Rotary support.
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David Plat
Ralph Vidmar
Karen Lynn Smolje
Mary Ellen Anzele
St. Joseph’s School
Richard G. Dirks
John F. Scully
Naval and
Marine Corps Reserve Training Center
Rockdale
Wayde J. Sebby
YMCA
Will County
Professional Photographers Guild
Lebby
Sebby
Reserve Training Center
Collins Street
Joliet Rotary Club
Councilmen vote down license hike
The Joliet city council deferred acting on Acting City Manager Jack Rohlf’s plan to double vehicle tag fees for cars, trucks, and Joliet City Lines buses to raise about $60,000 for street maintenance and street signs. Mayor James P. Hennessy said current funds suffice and motorists should not bear extra burden.
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Jack Rohlf
Joliet
James P. Hennessy
Rohlf
Joliet residents seek utility refund dispute over sewer line fees
A Joliet housewife says the city owes refunds to 131 residents who paid $56.76 per 481 foot lot for sewer and water installation six years ago. City records show project costs between 42 000 and 45 000 dollars while an audit examines how refunds were calculated.
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Joliet
Chaney
James Scriber
Highland St
Michael Batuzich
Clement St
Comerford
Scriber
Spec 1959 Edition Notice
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