Kennedy to visit Joliet amid large crowd plans
Joliet prepares for a possible crowd of 25 000 to 50 000 as Sen John F Kennedy arrives by motorcade from Aurora for a campaign stop. Otto Kerner and U S Senator Paul Douglas accompany him while Dorothy OBrien also speaks. Police will manage traffic and staff the event from city and state agencies.
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Joliet
John F. Kennedy
the United States
Arives
J.eo J. Meehan
Will County
Democratic Central Committee
Sen
Kennedy
Otto Kerner
Alas
U. S
Paul Duglas
Kerner
Douglas Bul
Dorothy O’brien
Joliet Council Rejects Cherry Hill Detachment Move
Joliet council rejects detach from mass annexation process. Petition with 216 names seeks Cherry Hill area action, triggering curtailment of services including disconnection of Phoenix Co. hydrants serving Industry Ave. and new perimeters seeking sanitary districts and court action against state boards over sewage controls.
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Joliet
William Penn
Cherry Hill
Dings
Cherry Mill Home Owners Association
Phoenix Manufacturing Co
Industry Ave
Phoenix Co
Union Tank Co
State Sanitary Water Board
Will County Health Department
James P. Hennessy
George L. Comerford
Joliet ARS Aids Halloween Patrol Across 10 Districts
Joliet Amateur Radio Society joins Joliet Police for Halloween vandalism control. Mobile JAR patrols, two radio cars per district, cover Oct 29 30 31 with Capt. Belfield briefing the team. Red Cross partners plan disaster communications drill during Nov 3 meeting at the county courthouse.
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Joiet Police
Palloween
JAR
Ylay
Orville Belfield
Will County
American Red Cross
Ilinois
Indiana
First Snow Fans Arrives in Will County
Winter arrives as temperatures fall to freezing in Will County with the area's first snowflakes. Brandon Locks readings show a drop from 62/45 to 31 degrees overnight, then 28 degrees in some areas before noon.
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Will County
Brandon Locks
Joliet Area
First official snow of season hits McHenry and lake counties
The first official snow of the season began at 9 a.m. with no precipitation elsewhere on Wednesday as a Canadian cold front moved through. Snow fell heaviest in McHenry and Lake counties while areas west and southeast of Chicago saw rain, marking Chicago’s earliest measurable snow in recent years.
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McHenry
Lake Counties
Chicago
Cage
Cook County
Chica
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