Morris News

The city of Morris' position in regard to the Save-A-Lot property at Franklin and Washington streets will be discussed when the city council's Finance Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15.

The driver of a Corvette that went off Lisbon Road Feb. 6, causing the death of passenger, pleaded guilty in circuit court Wednesday to an aggravated DUI charge.

It seems that our county board members have forgotten who voted them into office.

Revisions in the layout plan at the Morris Municipal Airport were approved during the Morris City Council meeting Monday.

Volunteers from New Community Christian Church provided funds and the manpower necessary to stock the shelves of We Care of Grundy County's Food Pantry with the latest shipment from the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Stewart of Morris are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Abigail Elizabeth, to Ryan Michael Wilkinson, son of Diane Wilkinson of Shorewood and Michael Wilkinson of Wilmington.

Amber McNelis of Morris receives her sash from Carissa Schumaker of Seneca after being named the 2009 Grundy County Fair Queen following the pageant Thursday evening at the Grundy County Fairgrounds in Morris.

You are invited to a free seminar for families of wartime veterans and surviving spouses on Tuesday, July 7, at 7 p.m. at the Morris Senior Living Center located at 1221 Edgewater Dr., Morris.

Mr. Richard D. Warren, 51, of Morris, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at St.

The Morris Water Department wants to remind residents that slightly elevated levels of lead have been found in the water and some steps should be taken to reduce the chance of excess exposure.

Lee Roupas of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission helps a Babe's Tap employee determine whether the ID she is holding is legitimate during a training session in Diamond.

Sarah Prehn and Brian Colon exchanged marriage vows at 4:30 p.m. on June 6, 2009.

We Care of Grundy County, Inc., at 520 W. Illinois Ave., Morris, is in need of used rubber stamps and stamp pad donations.

Among Nick Marcoux's photo available for purchase during the French Country Market will some of his favorites, including this picture of a girl named Lupe weaving in Zapote.

To what services do Morris residents give the highest ratings? Fire protection, Kurtz Ambulance, the police department, the public library and garbage collection.

Future land uses from Interstate 80 north to Kendall County will be discussed during the Morris Planning Commission's meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 29.

A request to extend to 2 a.m. the time taverns can stay open on weekends was not voted upon Monday.

This year on Feb. 18, when I woke up, I realized I was a 24-year breast cancer survivor.

An Oak Lawn man faces charges in connection with a local crash that killed a St.

Shelly Hanson, daughter of Richard and Deborah Hanson of Morris, was awarded the Eastern Illinois University Isabel McKinney Undergraduate Scholarship.