Editor’s note: Republican Neil Anderson is running against Mike Jacobs. The Tri-City Building & Construction Trades Council and its 19 Quad City-area labor unions are proud to announce their support of Mike Jacobs’s reelection for Illinois State Senate. “Mike Jacobs’s experience and persistence are proven assets for the 36th District,”
Morrison, IL, City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen supplied this factual data regarding the City’s proposed local sales tax increase. Illinois has 1018 cities, counties, and special districts that collect a local sales tax, in addition to the Illinois State sales tax. “Morrison is not one of them,” he noted. Morrison’s current
Morrison Historic Preservation Commission will meet on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Meeting Room. The agenda follows. Call to Order Roll Call/Attendance Approval of September 2, 2014, minutes New Business Request for
Editor’s note: On Monday, September 29, 2014, City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen anticipated public questions about the proposed Morrison, IL, 1% Sales Tax Referendum, which will be presented to voters at the Tuesday, November 4, General Election. Whatever questions you find unanswered, know that he is available to discuss them in
Precincts, Polling Places with addresses, and Elective Offices are listed for the November General Election. Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at the following places to wit: Fulton 1 & 2–Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 N. 9th Street, FultonFulton 3 & 4–Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 N. 9th
Dana Nelson, Whiteside County Clerk, wishes to remind all County residents that the last day for voter registration and change of address for the November 4, General Election is Tuesday, October 7, 2014, Register at all Deputy Registrar locations and at the County Clerk’s office, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison,
With the General Election a little more than a month away, Whiteside County Clerk Dana Nelson said that it is time to turn attention to voting–more specifically, absentee voting. Illinois election law provides that 40 days before an election, qualified voters can request an application for an absentee ballot from
The Morrison Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC) has applied to nominate an appropriate portion of the community’s commercial district to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. With the assistance of our consultants, the MHPC has spent months researching and writing the substance of our application. In the hopes
On Monday, September 22, 2014, the City of Morrison Council Meeting convened in comfort at 7:00 p.m., in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The entire room was served by new black vinyl chairs. This meeting was even more brisk than the one on September
On Monday, September 22, 2014, the 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. Call To Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Public Comment Reports of City Officers Reports of Department Heads City Engineer
The Morrison Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC) has announced that the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, has recognized and listed the community’s “Main Street Historic District” on the National Register of Historic Places. Shown at left is the 100 block of E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, looking
Letter to the Editor: I received written notification today [Monday, September 15, 2014,] that Morrison’s “Main Street Historic District” has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Special thanks to Morrison Historic Preservation Commission, chaired by Tim Slavin, for all their work in bringing this significant recognition to
We want you to join the Morrison Cash Mob, for the upcoming hit on Saturday, September 13, 2014. Show up at headquarters–Morrison Chamber of Commerce, 221 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL,–at 11:00 a.m., to find out which unsuspecting business will be mobbed. Dark glasses are optional. The Cash Mob members
The Morrison Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC) has applied to nominate an appropriate portion of the comunity’s commercial district to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. With the assistance of our consultants, the MHPC has spent months researching and writing the substance of our application. In the hopes
During a brisk meeting on Monday, September 8, 2014, the City of Morrison Council convened at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned at 7:35, in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. Attending were Mayor Everett Pannier; City Clerk Melanie Schroeder; City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen; Treasurer Evan Haag;