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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 2000
Page
12
Hollinger International announces publication schedule with Kenneth J. DePaola Jr. serving as president and publisher. The notice confirms the newspaper's biweekly cadence and leadership.
Gov. George Ryan faces a 20 item tollway reform menu from the Illinois Tollway Authority. Proposals range from higher tolls to phased elimination, booth restructuring, and expanded I-PASS use, with cost analyses and no clear path yet for new highways or debt refinancing this year.
Illinois media beware. The Illinois Press Association cites new Supreme Court rules curbing trial publicity and blocking routine police arrest data. Officials in downstate counties have halted daily arrest reports, prompting appeals to revise the rule and defend open records. The IPA backs a narrower scope, while newspapers push for uniform police blotter reporting under a 1999 law. Public advocates urge readers to contact legislators to protect information access.
State Senator Pat O Malley of Palos Park champions a bill defining chronic blocking by railroads and imposing fines with up to 30 days jail time for executives. The measure would create a Southwest Railroad Redevelopment Authority with 22 towns, funding via bonds and state sources, to relocate crossings and fund safety projects. The bill passed the Senate 58 0 and is in the House committee, seen as a tough path in a constrained session.
A reader extols The Star as a regional journal shaping South Suburbs life. The letter endorses local places, names businesses, and imagines funding a community investment while arguing for free drugs to help prostitutes and reduce crime. The piece blends praise with controversial policy ideas and personal reflections.
The piece argues a Chicago daily notes prostitutes often are drug addicts unable to control behavior and that paying them would only enable drug use. It contends Father Pflegger seeks to buy their time to convert them, a misguided effort in need of broader solutions.
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