Whiteside County, as Trustee, has completed their tax deed proceedings on real estate properties that were delinquent for 2014 and prior real estate taxes. The County, as Trustee, will now offer for sale the real estate obtained to the public. They will offer approximately 24 items through a sealed bid
Morrison Historic Preservation Commission will meet on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, beginning at 5:30 p.m., in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Room of City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call/Attendance III. Approval of May
Editor’s note: Hazel Road was finished Thursday, June 14, 2018, at 8:00 a.m., because the crew had run out of asphalt on Wednesday. Below, Thursday’s crew applies steaming asphalt at the intersection with Greenland Drive. Men and machinery then proceeded to Bishop Road. On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, road improvements
On Tuesday, May 5, 2018, I interviewed two members of a survey crew from Willett Hofmann & Associates, Inc. The local office is in Dixon, IL. The men were positioned at opposite ends of the 200 block of W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. Their task was preliminary survey work, driven
CITY OF MORRISON COUNCIL MEETINGWhiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry St., Morrison, IL June 11, 2018♦ 7 p.m.AGENDAI.CALL TO ORDERII.ROLL CALLIII.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEIV.PUBLIC COMMENTV.BOARD &COMMISSION REPORTS1.Planning & Zoning Board of Appeals (att)2.Historic Preservation Commission (att)VI.REPORT OF CITY OFFICERS/REPORT OF DEPARTMENT HEADS1.May Water System Report (att)VII.CONSENT AGENDA (FOR ACTION)1.May 29,
On Thursday, June 7, 2018, the U. S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons announced that Administrative United States Penitentiary (AUSP) in Thomson, IL, will begin the final phase of activation. The institution will house High Security inmates in general population and inmates requiring Special Management programs. Inmates are
The following summer 2018 street repairs will begin in Morrison, IL. Police Chief Brian Melton advised, “As with all road construction work, please be patient, and slow down for workers.” Starting the week of Monday, June 11, road improvements will made to the Hazel Road and Ridgewood/Greenland Drives area. Starting
Morrison Historic Preservation Commission will meet on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, beginning at 5:00 p.m., in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Room of City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call/Attendance III. Approval of April
Illinois State Representative Tony McCombie released the following statement after voting in favor of the first truly balanced State budget since 2001. The legislation passed with broad bipartisan support. The Senate approved the budget Wednesday, May 30, 2018, and the House passed the budget Thursday, May 31. This Fiscal Year
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s legislation strengthening the law on texting while driving moves to Governor Bruce Rauner’s desk. This follows the Illinois Senate’s approval of House Bill 4846, which cracks down on texting while driving, by classifying first-time offenses as moving violations. Under the current law, which took
On Thursday, May, 31, 2018, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos issued the following statement, in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to impose aluminum and steel tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. Earlier in the month, news broke that China, in response to President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs against
The City of Morrison, IL, is accepting applications for a Public Works General Maintenance/Laborer Position. This is an excellent career opportunity. The City of Morrison is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The ideal applicant has at least two-to-three years of municipal work history or comparable private sector experience, with a focus
The Tuesday, May 29, 2018, City of Morrison Council Meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING–CLOSE-OUT OF CDBG GRANT, SEWER LINING
State Rep. Tony McCombie released the following statement, on Thursday, May 24, 2018, after the passing of HB 4290 by a bipartisan vote of 90 to ten. This bill finally gives American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) $63 million in back pay from 2011, for money they
Whiteside County’s Prairie Hill Landfill will soon be home to a solar farm. The County Board unanimously approved a land lease to IPS Energy for development of a solar farm, on the cap of the landfill’s closed portion. The solar farm could develop into a ten mega-watt facility. Over the