Marshall NewsLocal news for Marshall, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Bond referendum could have long-lasting consequences- April 21, 2008 "I don't believe the city should borrow money unless there's a disaster. I don't believe in borrowing money. I've never borrowed money. "The people should have the right to say if we should spend that much." The city could lose millions of dollars in state aid and assessments if voters deny the city's proposed $7.155 million bond issue in a referendum, according to officials. via Manitowoc Herald Times Reporterhttp://www.topix.net/city/marshall-il/2008/04/bond-referendum-could-have-long-lasting-cons... Forgetting Sarah Marshall- April 19, 2008 Distraught over his breakup with TV actress Sarah Marshall , composer Peter escapes to Hawaii to clear his head. via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/marshall-il/2008/04/forgetting-sarah-marshall?fromrss=1 Blagojevich withholds fundings - UPDATE- April 17, 2008 "We're looking at all that being wiped out" In a News 10 follow up on Wednesday people lined up at the statehouse to voice their concerns. via WTHI-TV Terre Hautehttp://www.topix.net/city/marshall-il/2008/04/blagojevich-withholds-fundings-update?fromrs... Community renovation project uncovers Marshall building's original look- April 15, 2008 "It's probably on a shelf somewhere" Damian Macey guided a visitor up the stairs leading to the upper floor of Harlan Hall. via Tribune-Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/marshall-il/2008/04/community-renovation-project-uncovers-marsha... Rooms With Memories- April 13, 2008 "And it was great going into the Blackstone because it was like stepping into another time." Go with the flow: the restored and updated Blackstone lobby O ne afternoon last fall, two men were walking through the 23-story Blackstone, a historic hotel on South Michigan Avenue, checking out the progress ... via Chicago Magazinehttp://www.topix.net/city/marshall-il/2008/04/rooms-with-memories?fromrss=1 Leanna Morris retires from Marshall library; celebration set- April 11, 2008 The public is invited to an open-house retirement celebration to honor Leanna Morris' 22 years of service to the Marshall, Ill., library and community. via Tribune-Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/marshall-il/2008/04/leanna-morris-retires-from-marshall-library-... Escape Roads: 1949 Diamond T 201: Truck for the boss- April 9, 2008 "They bore the Diamond T's distinctive gold-bordered trademark--a green diamond with a T beside it. The trademark had been in the family since Tilt's father was a shoemaker." Charles A. Tilt did not believe trucks had to be homely. Tilt borrowed liberally from styling concepts of the most eye-catching automobiles of the 1920s and 1930s, enabling his Diamond T Truck Co. via AutoWeekhttp://www.topix.net/city/marshall-il/2008/04/escape-roads-1949-diamond-t-201-truck-for-th... Down and Dirty- April 7, 2008 April is Earth month, which means the onslaught of green talk has just begun. But don't turn a deaf ear yet; amid the lip service and Al Gore sightings comes a truly inventive show examining society's ... via Chicago Magazinehttp://www.topix.net/city/marshall-il/2008/04/down-and-dirty?fromrss=1 Inspectors find no problem at MJHS- April 5, 2008 "They had had a few roaches there when school first opened up after the summer, but it was clean when I went." City inspectors were called to Marshall Junior High School earlier this week after a caller reported that rodents had been seen at the school. via Marshall News Messengerhttp://www.topix.net/city/marshall-il/2008/04/inspectors-find-no-problem-at-mjhs?fromrss=1 |