PAEC Expands With New Pod At Proviso Township Center
Proviso Area Exceptional Children PAEC plans a new pod at 1000 Van Buren Maywood to expand services for severely handicapped children. Seven districts 87 88 89 92 92 1 2 93 and 209 fund and staff PAEC, with 1 600 children served and 100 teachers. The domestic training center will add a lunch room and classroom space, with 70 to 120 students expected after fall completion.
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Proviso Area Exceptional Children
PAEC
Proviso Township
van Buren
Maywood
Proviso Township High School
Illinois
Bernice Davis
Triton plans $350000 synthetic turf field at North Ave site
Triton board approves bids for a multi purpose synthetic turf athletic field despite faculty objections about neglecting books and desks. Officials cite lower maintenance, better drainage and a longer life, with the project part of a three year plan including track tennis courts seating and lighting.
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Triton College
Triton
North Ave
Clyde Chisum
Ed Francetli
Francetic
Playboy policy splits Forest Park officials over library control
The Forest Park Library Board approved a policy limiting Playboy magazine circulation to patrons who request it at the desk. The six member board split with two dissenters after an impromptu council meeting led by Mayor Howard R. Mohr, who pressed for removal. Board chair Orrin Thorson and others defended librarian authority, saying materials selection is the librarian’s province while noting theft and vandalism as motivations.
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Library Board of
Forest Park
Playboy Magazine
Forest Park Village
Howard R. Mohr
Playboy
Library Board
Orrin Thorson
Cleis Jensen
Robert Sullivan
Jensen
Thorson
Howard Mohr
The
Health Board
Traffic Safety Committee of
River Forest
Lathrop
Madison
Ferdinand Ave
Forest Park trustees spar over 27 thousand dollar water main bill
Forest Park trustees refuse to pay a $27 652.60 bill for a water main that Oak Park moved for a storm sewer project. The village will have its attorney and Hancock Engineering’s Bill Bucha discuss the charge with Oak Park.
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Forest Park
Police link two White Hen robberies to same suspect
Forest Park police solve three armed robberies including two at White Hen Pantry on Roosevelt Road. May 24 cash taken, July 4 $47.65 taken, with a suspect named Robert P. Smith of Cicero arrested in Worth for the first White Hen robbery. A third incident at Golden Drug Store on August 10 led to the arrest of Anthony Austin of Maywood.
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Forest Park
Roosevelt Rd
Robert P. Smith
S. 52Nd Ave
Cicero
Worth
Cook County
Golden Drug Store
Anthony Austin
Maywood
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