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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: April 18, 1974 And still another tragic fire… “White Family Left Homeless by Fire” “The Roy White family suddenly was left homeless last week when fire destroyed their trailer home north of Beecher. Fire officials said they were delayed in responding to the scene because the first caller failed…
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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: April 12, 1974 “Tree Trimmers in Peotone” “Mayor Howard Scrivens told the village board Tuesday night he was not happy with the kind of work being done by Nelson Tree Service, the company that has been trimming trees for Commonwealth Edison where the trees interfere with utility wires. He…
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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: April 4, 1974 “Storm Water in Sanitary Sewers Still a Problem” “The problem of storm water draining into the sanitary sewers continues to pose a problem for the Village of Beecher, and the subject was brought up again at the village board meeting Monday night. “It was decided to…
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By Arline Adamsick We’ve missed some Manteno history reflections in the past few months, but I hope to rectify that with this edition. Today’s Looking Back will only feature Manteno, so here’s what was happening 50 years ago – beginning with the January 3, 1974, edition… “Ho, Ho! Look What Santa Left Behind” “Christmas has…
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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: March 22, 1974 “Will County Voters Fought Losing Battle Against RTA” “Although Will County voters turned thumbs down on the Regional Transit Authority in Tuesday’s election, as did all the other ‘collar counties,’ the RTA appears to have squeaked through to passage by way of a three-to-two majority vote…
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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: March 15, 1974 “Let More Bids for Hall Improvement” “Convening in the Firemen’s Hall, because the meeting room was torn up with carpentry work, the Peotone Village Board Tuesday night awarded three more contracts on bids in connection with village hall remodeling. The bid of $1,738 for lumber and…
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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: March 7, 1974 “School Board Seeks Village Aid on Pre-Annexation Pact” “Ms. Betty Johnson, member of the Board of Education of District 200-U, attended the Beecher Village Board meeting Monday night to present a resolution passed by the school board concerning a recommendation for pre-annexation agreements with developers. “The…
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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: February 28, 1974 From the police department… Not really a title you would wish to hold… “Beecher Schools Have Lowest Base Salary in County” “A recent Illinois teacher’s salary study conducted by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction has revealed Beecher School District 200-U and Wilmington District…
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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: February 22, 1974 “School Board Debates Early Graduation Policy” “The subject of policy regarding early graduation from high school was discussed at length by the Peotone School Board Monday night, but no conclusions were reached. In a report to the school board, Supt. Jack Pierce said that during the…
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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: February 15, 1974 Jumped ahead a week, as this pic was in next week’s edition… “Community to Honor Dr. Jessen Wednesday” “Dr. Lloyd Jessen will be honored by the Peotone Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, February 20, for his 25 years of outstanding medical service to the community, at…
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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: February 7, 1974 “Knuth’s Kountry Korner Destroyed by Fire Tuesday” “Approximately 45 firemen from Steger and Steger Estates waged a losing battle against the flames that destroyed one of Beecher’s landmarks – Knuth’s Kountry Korner, Tuesday afternoon. “The alarm sounded at approximately 1 p.m., when one of the clerks…
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By Arline Adamsick The Crete Record: January 31, 1974 Here were some of the headlines as the community approached February 1974… “County Buys Building for More Office Space,” “Nominating Petitions Ready for School Board Election,” “Overrides Committee: County Board Acts to Replace Pomeroy,” and “Village Board Mulls Revised Building Code.” Wonder how this course at…
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By Arline Adamsick The Crete Record: January 24, 1974 “Dairy Farms Refuses 201-U Terms for Milk Price Hike” “The terms under which the Crete-Monee 201-U School Board is willing to pay a higher price for milk were refused by the supplier, Les Batterman of Dairy Farms, Inc., it was announced at the regular school board…
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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: January 17, 1974 I guess the “fat lady had not yet sung,” as apparently the junior college issue for Beecher was still very much alive… “PSC to Push for Beecher Annexation” “By Roger Schoenwald” “At the Prairie State College Board of Trustees meeting last week, a resolution by Board…
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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: January 10, 1974 “Propose Sewage Disposal Plant for Development” “Village board members spent considerable time Monday night listening to Herman Triezenberg explain in detail the proposals of Triemco Development Corporation, of South Holland, concerning sewer and water facilities for the proposed development of 430 acres east of Beecher. “Density…
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Dear Readers: Looking Back is a bit different this week, and it’s largely because Russell Papers, 50 years ago, were published 51 weeks each year – the week between Christmas and New Year’s was the one week the paper did not make the newsstands. Many years ago as a child, I always looked forward to…
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By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: December 20, 1973 It was time to “Look Back” during Christmas of 1973, as the paper featured the front page of the first Christmas edition of the paper, which was not named “The Manteno News,” but rather “The Manteno Independent.” From that first edition comes the following: “Greetings: And…
