Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. The Monday, January 10, 2022, Morrison City Council meeting may have established a record for time-in-session, as the motion to adjourn was approved 22 minutes after the established start time. In the absence of Mayor Scott Vandermyde, Alderman Mick Welding was elected Mayor
On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, two northwest Illinois legislators who previously sponsored legislation to extend protections to DCFS and Adult Protective Services workers (following the heinous murder of DCFS Investigator Pam Knight in Carroll County, IL, in 2019) issued the following joint statement. They did so after learning of the
This Public Service Announcement is directed to Illinois motorists. Secretary of State Jesse White has a new, email contact address.
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. As the Morrison Main Street Renovation moves closer to completion, details demand City Council decisions. The Monday, November 8, 2021, meeting was headed with a presentation from Sand Prairie, to be considered for the installation of the fiber internet planned. Sand Prairie is
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White notified the City of Morrison, on Thursday, October 14, 2021, of Official Results of the 2020 Census. The number of inhabitants of the City of Morrison, IL, is 4085. Population counts from 150 years ago to the last Census in 2010 are listed. Percentage
The City of Morrison, IL, announces that Main Street line painting of parking spaces will begin Monday, November 1, 2021. By 7:00 a.m. that day, all vehicles must be removed from Main Street, so contractors can paint the parking lines. On Friday, October 29, City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen, ICMA-CM, added,
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos is accepting applications from High School students, for nominations to the United States Service Academies, for the class entering in the fall of 2022. Each year, Congresswoman Bustos has the honor of nominating up-to-ten qualified young people from Illinois’s 17th Congressional District, for attendance at the U.
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. If a citizen has never attended a City Council meeting but wondered what they discussed during their sessions, Tuesday evening, October 12, 2021, at the Morrison City Council meeting would not have been the ideal first exposure. The agenda included “how to surface
The City of Morrison is in search of someone to join our team. Do you want to serve your community? Join a team committed to working for the residents of Morrison, IL. The City is accepting applications for a Public Services Maintenance Worker. We are an equal opportunity employer. In
Illinois Representative Tony McCombie was appointed to the newly formed Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission, on Wednesday, September8, 2021, by House Republican Leader Jim Durkin. Rep. McCombie was a co-sponsor of the legislation creating the Commission, enacted as Public Act 102-520, which passed the Illinois House and Senate unanimously. It
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. At the Monday, September 27, 2021, City of Morrison Council meeting, citizen comments about the City’s lack of regulations on the housing of chickens within the City limits, have moved the Morrison City Council to put the clarification on the agenda for Monday,
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted the report. The Morrison City Council opened the Monday, September 13, 2021, session with a topic brought to the Council by Mayor Scott Vandermyde, from a suggestion by a citizen. It concerned creating an Ordinance regulating headstone height, in the northwest section of Grove Hill
On Thursday, September 16, 2021, Illinois State Representative Tony McCombie discussed her support for “transparency and accountability before school closures.” She described the need for House Bill 1785, which was co-sponsored by McCombie this Spring and signed into law by Governor J. B. Pritzker this Summer. McCombie made no bones
Hospitals and schools work to implement additional COVID-19 testing programs and accountability measures. On Friday, September 3, 2021, Governor J. B. Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike announced a two-week extension of vaccination requirements, for individuals in high-risk settings. All healthcare workers, including nursing
Whiteside County Board Chair James Duffy wants to make sure County residents are aware of two current programs, aimed to help those who need assistance with their utility and energy bill payments. The County has teamed up with the Tri-Counties Opportunities Council, to get information about the Assistance Programs out