Consolidated Chamber Aims to Unite DuPage North
Proponents led by Harry Bendtsen of Wood Dale push for a regional chamber to represent north DuPage and parts of Cook County. The idea would expand the Bensenville Chamber into a Greater Bensenville O’Hare Chamber of Commerce and Industry with Itasca Wood Dale Elk Grove Roselle and other areas joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Bensenville
Roselle
Bendtsen
Itasca Businessman’s Association
Glenn Mensching
Consolidated Chamber
Cook-DuPage County
Itasca Association
Mensching
Ray Wallensack
Itasca Industrial Council
Jetius Fight Gains Support For 300000 Northwest Residents
The O'Hare Noise Abatement Council pledged a broad relief effort for over 300000 residents across 14 Northwest suburban communities at a Thursday night committee session. Des Plaines led with 60000 people followed by Elmhurst 40000 and Lombard 32000, Bloomingdale 2500 the smallest represented. The chair urged wider participation and urged neighboring areas like Mount Prospect to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’hare
George Franks
Des Plaines
Elmhurst
Lombard
Bloomingdale
Recovery sought from Keeling era embezzlement case in Bensenville
Village president says aim is to recover 55000 from defendants including Harold Keeling a former village treasurer in a Du Page County civil suit. Attorney Francis Riley asks to settle or try the case as Harris Trust fights proposed 11000 demand. Keeling pled guilty to 31741.55 embezzled funds in 1964 65 and was paroled in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bensenville
Harold Keeling
John Varble
Varble
Francis Riley
Keeling
DuPage County
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Riley
Harris
McLean St
State’s Attorney’s Office
Illinois State Penitentiary
Joliet
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of
Chicago
Fidelity and Casualty Co
New York
Raymond Blunt and Associates
Warble
Harris Trust
Richard Thomas
Fred Stging
Herbert Dierking
Harris Bank
First National Bank of Elgin
Seven Rose Queen contestants named for Roselle festival
Seven candidates filed for the Rose Queen contest of Roselle's Rose Festival. Honorees include Karen Lynn Smith and Judi Middendorf of Lake Park High School, with others from Roselle and Medinah. Winners receive gifts and a bracelet. the queen is crowned June 8 after the Rose Parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Lynn Smith
Pinecroft Drive
Roselle
Lake Park High School
Judi Middendorf
W. Maple
Lake Park
Carol Miceli
W. Bryn Mawr
Jo Anne Blessner
Acacia Lane
Medinah
Debbie Rybacki
Jana Sciortino
E. Walnut
Wood Dale
Trails to Suburbia Victor Runnels in Streamwood
Barry Sigale profiles Victor Runnels a Sioux man living in Streamwood with his wife and six children in a three bedroom ranch. After seven years away from the reservation he pursues suburbia while keeping forefathers values. He is among about 1000 American Indians in Northwest suburbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Runnels
Streamwood
Victor
Runnels
Barry Sigale
Paddock
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Chamber
By Richard Barton
O'Hare
Jetius
Betty Thompson
Glendale Terrace
Peet
Palatine
Park Ridge
Cook County
Don Coughlin
Federal Aviation Administration
Neal Callahan
FAA
Dan Vucurevich
O’hare Airport
Callahan
Vucurovich
Everett Dirksen
Charles Percy
Wood Dale Village Hall
West
Irving Park Road
Oak Park
Norridge
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