Village volunteers repair homes in Richton Park program
Richton Park officials seek residents for the Christmas in April effort aiding elderly and disabled low income homeowners. On Monday the Board announced professional volunteers will supervise teams to perform one day repairs on three houses April 25 including painting and major rehab. Eligibility requires home ownership, age 55 plus or disabled resident, insurance, tax and utility dues current, and low income status.
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Richton Park
Village Board of Trustees
Rudolph Banovich
Banovich
Mary ‘Aldarchi
Village i
Will
Mary
Pierce
Dissection goes early in schools map nature's mysteries
In Matteson schools first graders join sixth graders for dissection of sheep hearts and brains. Teachers prepare students with lessons, quizzes, and videos as hands-on work accelerates learning. Eighth graders use virtual dissection instead of real frogs.
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Matteson’s
Huth Middle School
Matteson Elementary
John Bunrass
Bunrasi
Church role mulled for village fest at Richton Park
Discussion at a Human Relations Commission meeting covered a proposed ecumenical ending for the Village Family Fest with themes of community unity and celebration. Some commissioners favored a religious closer, others preferred no church services, while a minority floated an inclusive sing along with all churches represented. Proposals included a community sing and symbolic releases like butterflies, balloons, and bubbles to cap the event.
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Richton Park
Human Relations Commission
Karen Gromala
Gromala
Prairie State College marks 40th anniversary bash
Prairie State College celebrates four decades of growth from Bloom Township Community College of 1958 to today. The district spans 123 acres at the Chicago Heights campus with additional classes at Lincoln Mall, Hickory Hills Learning Center in Park Forest and Ford Stamping and Assembly sites.
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Chrissy Moch
Prairie State College
Bloom Township Community College
Chicago Heights
Lincoln Mall
Hickory Hills
Park Forest
Ford Stamping and Assembly See
Students mine Chicago Fire history in class newspaper project
Seventh and eighth grade students in Matteson School District 159 research Chicago for a historical newspaper. The 27 pupils in Program Challenge from Armstrong Yates Leiden Prairie and Woodgate schools toured the city, attended council meetings and university visits to gather facts about the 1871 fire and Peshtigo blaze.
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Chicago
DeKoven Street
South Loop
Lincoln Park
Peshtigo
Wisc
Aaa
Matteson
Chal
Judy Wilhelm
Yates
Leiden Prairie
Wilhelm
Rich South teen Megan Casey shines on radio in speech team
South suburban Rich South High School student Megan Casey stands out as a radio focused standout on the school speech team. Principal Kenneth Reczkiewicz, teachers, and her father James Casey hail her as a bright, articulate leader who dominates Illinois high school speech events with multiple awards and ongoing improvement through rounds and practice.
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Ee Casey
Rich South High School
Megan Casey
Kenneth Reczkiewicz
Reczkiewicz
Casey
South
Downstate Lake College
Cate
James Casey
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Tom Larney
Oak Forest
Russ Miller
Tinley Park
Governors State University
Jo Winter
Annie Ware
Daniel Diers
James Dudlice
Alberta
H. Leak
PSC
Chicago Fire
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