Coal City NewsLocal news for Coal City, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Worker survives big fall on barge- June 29, 2008 A man fell headfirst 25 feet onto a barge floor late Thursday morning without any visible injuries, said Morris fire Chief Bob Coleman.http://www.topix.net/city/coal-city-il/2008/06/worker-survives-big-fall-on-barge?fromrss=1 Board dubs day in honor of deputy chief- June 27, 2008 Deputy Chief Frank Schmitt, today is your day -- literally. In honor of Schmitt retiring from the Grundy County Sheriff's department after 35 years of service, the county board designated today Frank Schmitt ...http://www.topix.net/city/coal-city-il/2008/06/board-dubs-day-in-honor-of-deputy-chief?fro... Night Life- June 22, 2008 DANCING Dance Connection: Ballroom dance club in St. Charles. Singles and couples welcome from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoons at St.http://www.topix.net/city/coal-city-il/2008/06/night-life?fromrss=1 Past comes to life at tractor event- June 18, 2008 There's something about an old tractor rumbling down a street that can make a grown man cry.http://www.topix.net/city/coal-city-il/2008/06/past-comes-to-life-at-tractor-event?fromrss... New dispatch center in development- June 15, 2008 Six months after the Grundy County Highway Department building caught fire, the county is well on its way to recovery and using the disaster to better other departments.http://www.topix.net/city/coal-city-il/2008/06/new-dispatch-center-in-development?fromrss=... Garbage rate going up ... a little- June 13, 2008 Householders are finding the cost of disposing their garbage is on the rise. Not by much, though, as the increase is less than $5 a year on the basic rate.http://www.topix.net/city/coal-city-il/2008/06/garbage-rate-going-up-a-little?fromrss=1 WillGrundy Genealogical Society- June 11, 2008 The Will-Grundy Genealogical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Coal City Public Library, 85 N. Garfield St.http://www.topix.net/city/coal-city-il/2008/06/will-grundy-genealogical-society?fromrss=1 Gotta Do It- June 9, 2008 A tribute to people of Lidice, Czechoslovakia, who lost their lives when the town was destroyed by the Nazis during World War II.http://www.topix.net/city/coal-city-il/2008/06/gotta-do-it-4?fromrss=1 Gotta Do It- June 7, 2008 Church garage sale: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 7, Immanuel United Church of Christ Women's Fellowship, 311 W. Corning Ave., Peotone.http://www.topix.net/city/coal-city-il/2008/06/gotta-do-it-3?fromrss=1 Gotta Do It- June 5, 2008 Fish fry: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays, American Legion Post 1080, 2625 Ingalls Ave., Joliet.http://www.topix.net/city/coal-city-il/2008/06/gotta-do-it-2?fromrss=1 |