Morris News

Born Oct. 2, 1932, in West Haverstraw, N.Y., Mike was a son of the late Michael and Mary Rose Zarriello-Delloro. He was raised and educated in New York, and graduated from Pratt Institute in New York City with a degree in Chemical Engineering.

According to Morris Police Department Deputy Chief Harvey Van Cleave, the incident was reported at 4:30 p.m. Monday at a home in the 2000 block of Oak Forest Drive.

The Citizens Utility Board will give Morris consumers tips on cutting energy costs and educate them on how their community's decision to pursue municipal aggregation has impacted their electric bills.

This summer, the City of Morris will be starting up the Morris Young Musicians Mentor Band.

The 10th annual Gus Macker Morris 3-on-3 basketball tournament will arrive in downtown Morris this weekend, bringing street closings and parking restrictions that will be in place for the event.

MBL's fifth annual free community shred day is Saturday, June 23 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the MBL parking lot in Morris The community shred day will be in the MBL parking lot on Saturday, June 23 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Community members are encouraged to bring boxes of papers to be shredded in a large on-site destruction truck right before their ... (more)

George Gordon and the former Nancy Hoffman were married on June 2, 1962 in the First United Methodist Church in Morris.

According to the department release, at about 4:30 p.m. Monday, a man reported that his boat, a 21-foot boat with a closed cabin, was on a trailer in the parking lot at 300 Griggs Drive in Morris for a few hours during the day, unattended.

Aaron Richard Wolen recently received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Human and Molecular Genetics from Virginian Commonwealth University.

According to a Morris Police Department release, the crash occurred when a 1995 Honda Civic Del Sol driven by Jeran Z. Suksdorf , 19, of 1700 Carol Anne Dr., was traveling on U.S. 6 and struck the rear of a 2004 Cadillac Escalade driven by Betty J. Binder , 56, of 1389 Heritage Drive.

Village of Minooka Trustee Rudy Martin tees up at the Marshmallow Drive Contest as part of a past Chamber Not-So-Classic Golf Classic.

Megan Glerup , age 4, a Morris resident and granddaughter of President Debbie Clark, joined Lusia Wozniak Throughout the summer, members tend to them by weeding, picking up trash, dead heading and watering.

Mr. Richard Perry Taylor, 88, of Golden, Colo., died peacefully Monday, May 14, 2012, at home with his wife, Sara, and family by his side.

The Morris Area Public Library will take a trip to the Starved Rock Lodge to see “A Tribute to… Frank Sinatra” on July 9, 2012.

Dawn Gossman runs Painted Daisies Greenhouse, 10609 Schlapp Rd. in Minooka, with her daughters, Kaitlyn and Courtney.

Brandon Cook of Mazon and Perry Harlow of Kinsman, 2012 graduates of Seneca High School, will each receive a $1,000 scholarship for next school year.

Joan M. Bannon , 33, of Morris, was arrested by Morris police Friday, May 11 for possession of cannabis less than 2.5 grams at Chapin Street and Liberty Street, Morris.

Seven minors from Chicago were arrested Sunday, May 20, as result of an underage drinking party in a rented villa at Grand Bear Lodge in Utica, Ill.

The Morris City Council approved donating $110,500 from the Hotel Motel Fund to local organizations, plus a a few more thousand from other funds.

Superintendent Dr. Pat Halloran went over the amended budget with the Morris Community High School Board of Education at its regular meeting Monday.