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Morris basketballs split doubleheader at home
Morris split a boys-girls varsity basketball doubleheader with Rochelle Friday night on its home floor, losing 49-36 in the girls game and w ...
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Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:11 pm
Minooka Community High School presents 17th annual Madrigal Dinner
MINOOKA – The MCHS Madrigal Singers, MCHS choirs and choir boosters are hosting the 17th annual Madrigal Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14 and 1 p ...
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Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:06 pm

Let's plan for the Bicentennial
Illinois observed its 195th birthday Tuesday. It was officially admitted to the union Dec. 3, 1818.How will Illinois celebrate the big 2-0-0 ...
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Dec. 6, 2013 - 10:49 pm

Operation St. Nick hosts its 31st annual radio auction
MORRIS – With the April flood and the tornado just last month, Operation St. Nick has put out more money in aid than originally planned for ...
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Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:03 pm

Taking holiday lights to the next level
MORRIS – Traffic driving down Meadors Circle was busy Tuesday night as many vehicles came to a stop in front of the Trammel home. At night, ...
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Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:03 pm
Breakfast from the microwave
With the busy holiday season here, now would be the perfect time to amaze your family with a breakfast you prepared in the microwave.This sc ...
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Student in inappropriate texting case hopes others will come forward
MORRIS – For months Andrew Koscik insisted nothing inappropriate occurred when his coach was texting him in the middle of the night.
Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:01 pm
SBA ready to assist Illinois residents affected by severe storms
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest loans to businesses, organizations, homeowners and renters affected by th ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - 10:35 pm
Internationally acclaimed trumpeter coming to Morris
An internationally known trumpeter will be playing in Morris on Dec. 15 as a guest artist at a free concert with the Morris Community High School band ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - 10:35 pm
Families gather for annual Angels of Hope vigil
COAL CITY – Patty and Jim Pack drove from Pontiac to Coal City on Friday night, braving freezing temperatures, so they could attend the annual Angels ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - 10:57 pm
Disaster SNAP applications available starting Dec. 11
Gov. Pat Quinn announced Friday that the Illinois Department of Human Services will offer immediate food assistance to 15 counties starting Dec. 11.
Dec. 6, 2013 - 10:35 pm
Local kids find ways to help tornado victims
COAL CITY – Seven-year-old Troy Creasy said goodbye to his Lightning McQueen cars, Buzz Lightyear action figures and at least 50 more of his toys this ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - 12:59 pm
Operation St. Nick hosts its 31st annual radio auction
MORRIS – With the April flood and the tornado just last month, Operation St. Nick has put out more money in aid than originally planned for this year.
Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:03 pm
Coal City School District may give students iPad, Chromebooks
COAL CITY – Coal City School District may equip every student with his or her own iPad or Chromebook within the next two years.
Dec. 5, 2013 - 9:52 pm
Country Financial: Nov. 17 tornado claims top $65 million
BLOOMINGTON – Country Financial expects to pay more than $65 million to policyholders to cover reported property and auto losses from the Nov. 17 torn ...
Dec. 5, 2013 - 9:52 pm
Taking holiday lights to the next level
MORRIS – Traffic driving down Meadors Circle was busy Tuesday night as many vehicles came to a stop in front of the Trammel home.
Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:03 pm

Once a struggling youth player, Taylor becomes MDH's football MVP
SENECA – Bo Taylor did not resemble a future Morris Daily Herald Player of the Year for the first several years he played football.
Dec. 6, 2013 - 10:38 pm
Tough competition for All-Area football team
The big story for the Morris Daily Herald area in terms of football this year was, of course, Seneca making the playoff for the first time in 12 years ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - 10:37 pm
Morris basketballs split doubleheader at home
Morris split a boys-girls varsity basketball doubleheader with Rochelle Friday night on its home floor, losing 49-36 in the girls game and winning 76- ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:11 pm
Morris girls bowlers beat Ottawa
Morris defeated Ottawa 3,147-2,463 in its first Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference girls bowling match of the season Tuesday at Echo Lanes.
Dec. 5, 2013 - 9:54 pm
New Browning A5s probably won't stack up to old
I was flipping through the pages of a sporting goods flier that came in the mail. It was full of Christmas specials, cute camo pajamas, toys for the k ...
Dec. 5, 2013 - 10:10 pm
Morris' Baldridge saves shutout at hands of Yorkville
In the third bout of the night for the Morris wrestling team, Redskins’ 132-pounder Kenny Baldridge recorded a win by fall in 3:08 over Nick Mohr of Y ...
Dec. 5, 2013 - 9:57 pm
Galloway, Ceballos earn MDH Runners of the Year
When you hear a cross country coach talk about kids benefiting from “putting in the miles in the offseason,” perhaps no two runners epitomize that tha ...
Dec. 4, 2013 - 9:57 pm
Minooka girls lead All-Area cross country team
Dwight High School runner Daly Galloway had a great freshman season running for the Gardner-South Wilmington cross country team. Her personal best tim ...
Dec. 5, 2013 - 10:04 pm
All-Area boys team will all return in 2014
Only two area boys cross country runners made it to state this past season. Seven of the eight harriers chosen for the Morris Daily Herald All-Area bo ...
Dec. 5, 2013 - 10:04 pm
Being thankful for the Blackhawks, and for only the Blackhawks
This is a week late, I know, but I’m thankful – more thankful now than I’ve maybe ever been before – for the Blackhawks.
Dec. 3, 2013 - 10:06 pm

Country Financial: Nov. 17 tornado claims top $65 million
BLOOMINGTON – Country Financial expects to pay more than $65 million to policyholders to cover reported property and auto losses from the Nov. 17 torn ...
Dec. 5, 2013 - 9:52 pm
Chicagoans at forefront of White House holiday decor
WASHINGTON (MCT) — First lady Michelle Obama opened the holiday season at the White House on Wednesday, importing Chicago talent to style the world's ...
Dec. 5, 2013 - 9:46 am
State lawmakers pass pension fix in landmark vote
A controversial fix for Illinois’ ailing state-run pension systems is on its way to Gov. Pat Quinn after barely squeaking through both houses of the G ...
Dec. 4, 2013 - 10:04 am
Department faulted in firefighter's death
CHICAGO (MCT) — Chicago firefighters failed to properly coordinate and communicate their strategy for extinguishing a blaze that killed a 32-year vete ...
Dec. 3, 2013 - 9:56 am
Jackson Jr.'s ex-treasurer fined over failure to file report
WASHINGTON (MCT) — Chicago attorney Vickie Pasley, who was treasurer of Jesse Jackson Jr.'s campaign committee, has been fined $7,150 by the Federal E ...
Dec. 2, 2013 - 2:42 pm
GOP candidates split on Illinois pension reform plan
SPRINGFIELD (MCT) — Republican candidates for governor are split on whether a government worker pension overhaul backed by Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn s ...
Dec. 3, 2013 - 5:18 pm
CTA ending hiring program for ex-offenders
(MCT) — A program that helps ex-offenders gain work experience cleaning rail cars and buses for the Chicago Transit Authority will end on Dec. 31, acc ...
Dec. 2, 2013 - 2:35 pm
Good Samaritans pull driver from burning SUV: 'You do what you have to do'
(MCT) — One's a suburban police officer, the other a retired officer and the third wants to be a cop.
Dec. 2, 2013 - 2:32 pm
No bail for neighbor in killing of 88-year-old WWII vet in Elgin
(MCT) — When someone came knocking one night last week, John Poyer opened the door. And in the next 10 minutes the 88-year-old longtime Elgin resident ...
Nov. 29, 2013 - 1:48 pm
New approach to remedial math
(MCT) — Unlike a lot of people her age, 20-year-old Kelsey Pearsall-Brandon of Lake in the Hills has a clear career goal. She wants to be a police off ...
Nov. 29, 2013 - 1:46 pm

Let's plan for the Bicentennial
Illinois observed its 195th birthday Tuesday. It was officially admitted to the union Dec. 3, 1818.H ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - 10:49 pm
Why voters are finished believing Obamacare promises
In April, the Real Clear Politics average of polls showed that 47 percent of Americans opposed Obamacare, while 41 percent supported it – a 6-percenta ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:07 pm
It's OK to start new traditions
I spent Thanksgiving alone this year. It was by my own choice, more or less.It was my first major ho ...
Dec. 5, 2013 - 9:58 pm
Prepare for winter’s worst
Winter weather already has brushed our area with minor snowfalls.Temperatures in the 50s this week b ...
Dec. 5, 2013 - 9:54 pm
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Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:03 pm
TV or not TV, that is the question
We were a Nielsen family last week. We received little diaries to fill out, marking when and what we watched on TV for a week. If we recorded a show a ...
Dec. 4, 2013 - 10:06 pm
Reform bill a mixed bag
If the pension reform bill passed Tuesday by the Illinois General Assembly was a first step in a series of reform measures still to come, we’d hail it ...
Dec. 4, 2013 - 9:56 pm
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Dec. 4, 2013 - 9:56 pm
Term limits should make ballot
Term limits have always been a populist sentiment, even though they haven’t been implemented in Illinois government.
Dec. 3, 2013 - 9:57 pm
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Dec. 4, 2013 - 10:01 pm

Birth announcement
Shea James Callahan was born to Brennan and Laney Callahan of Newark on Nov. 12, 2013, at Morris Hospital in Morris. He weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces, an ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:06 pm
Minooka Community High School presents 17th annual Madrigal Dinner
MINOOKA – The MCHS Madrigal Singers, MCHS choirs and choir boosters are hosting the 17th annual Madrigal Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 14 and 1 p.m. Dec. 1 ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:06 pm
Local events
Diamond tree-lighting ceremony set for SundayDIAMOND – The Village of Diamond will host a tree-light ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:07 pm
Prairie Singers to hold several Christmas concerts
The Prairie Singers will be holding its Christmas season, entitled “What Cheer,” at several locations throughout the area.
Dec. 4, 2013 - 10:05 pm
Morris high school grad earns scholarship to SIU Carbondale
CARBONDALE – Kellen Bernickus of Morris is the recipient of a Dean’s Scholarship at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for the fall 2014 semester ...
Dec. 4, 2013 - 10:06 pm
Two Rivers having gift drive at Big R
The mission of the Two Rivers Head Start Agency is to alleviate the effects of poverty by providing education, support services and opportunities for ...
Dec. 4, 2013 - 10:06 pm
Seneca students selected for leadership seminar
SENECA – Seneca High School sophomores Crystal Carlos and Kaylyn Groth have been selected to represent Seneca Township High School at the 2014 HOBY Le ...
Dec. 4, 2013 - 10:08 pm
Bake sale turned into community-wide event in
SENECA – An event that started as a bake sale by the seventh- and eighth-grade Lady Raider basketball teams became a community wide effort Nov. 21.
Dec. 4, 2013 - 10:06 pm
Morris Theatre Guild to perform 'Candy Cane Chaos'
MORRIS — The Morris Theatre Guild will be performing “Candy Cane Chaos” starting this weekend.The sh ...
Dec. 4, 2013 - 10:07 pm
Early learning screenings scheduled in Grundy
The Grundy County Early Learning Screening team, which serves all school districts in Grundy County, will be conducting Early Learning Screenings for ...
Nov. 28, 2013 - 9:16 pm

New Community Christian Church fills We Care’s pantry
MORRIS – On Nov. 22, members of New Community Christian Church helped We Care buy more than 7,974 pounds of food from Northern Illinois Food Bank and ...
Dec. 5, 2013 - 10:00 pm
Jehovah's Witenesses hosted demonstrations
ROMEOVILLE – On Nov. 24, the Romeoville Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses hosted a daylong series of Bible-based, spiritually-upbuilding talks and ...
Dec. 5, 2013 - 10:00 pm
Church bulletins
Lenten Service added at Friends in Christ MORRIS – Friends in Christ Lutheran LCMS, 180 E. Waverly, ...
Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:05 pm
Church bulletins
Pecan halves for sale MAZON – The Sisters in Action of the Park Street UCC Church of Mazon are selli ...
Nov. 29, 2013 - 9:44 pm
Church bulletins
Pecan halves for sale at Park Street UCC ChurchMAZON – The Sisters in Action of the Park Street UCC ...
Nov. 21, 2013 - 9:43 pm
Church bulletins
Jewish Congregation’s potluck 7 p.m. todayJOLIET – The Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N. Midland Av ...
Nov. 20, 2013 - 4:46 pm

Morris Hospital joins affiliation with gynecology specialists
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers and Toussaint Obstetrics have completed an affiliation agreement that has resulted in the creation of Morris Hosp ...
Nov. 20, 2013 - 4:44 pm
Morris hospital hires six new physicians
The Board of Directors at Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers has approved the appointment of six new physicians to the Morris Hospital medical staff ...
Nov. 21, 2013 - 11:46 am

Breakfast from the microwave
With the busy holiday season here, now would be the perfect time to amaze your family with a breakfast you prepared in the microwave.
Dec. 6, 2013 - 11:05 pm
Delicious history: The American story told in cookbook series
The American story is usually told through battles, ballots and bravado, not the biscuits, briskets and beans cooked up by generations of cooks. That ...
Dec. 4, 2013 - 9:58 pm
And that's how you make a real cookie
We’re in the holiday season, which means cooking and sharing, of course, with smiling family members gathered in warm kitchens to lovingly re-create t ...
Dec. 3, 2013 - 10:08 pm
Pot pie perfection with Thanksgiving turkey leftovers
Leftover Thanksgiving turkey needn’t be an afterthought. In a creamy pot pie, bolstered with root vegetables, it might actually taste better than the ...
Dec. 2, 2013 - 9:58 am
Sweet history: Early American desserts connect us deliciously with tradition
Desserts are the sweet stuff of which memories are made, particularly in a holiday season, a time typically so rich with recollections. Salute that sp ...
Nov. 23, 2013 - 8:27 am
Time for a comforting winter meal
Isn’t it time to get out the slow cooker and start making some hearty meals for our families?My moth ...
Nov. 21, 2013 - 8:14 am
A stew to warm you up
With cooler temperatures in the air, it's time to make soups and stews.My grandma knew how to make c ...
Nov. 20, 2013 - 4:42 pm
Cakes! Made in a coffee cup
When the cookbook “Mug Cakes: 100 Speedy Microwave Treats to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth” by Leslie Bilderback landed on my desk, I knew I had a gold min ...
Nov. 20, 2013 - 4:42 pm

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