Local attorney chosen for new associate judge position
Frank Meekins a Homewood resident was elected Thursday to fill an associate judgeship vacancy in Cook county Circuit court. Meekins a partner in McGrane Perozzi Stelter Meekins Gerardi has served as prosecuting attorney for Glenwood Matteson Monee Richton Park and Sauk Village the last eight years. He is 35 and will serve a term expiring June 30 with eligibility for a full four-year term.
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Frank Meekins
Homewood
Cook County
Meekins
Chicago Heights
McGrane, Perozzi, Stelter, Meekins & Gerardi
West 10Th Street
Monce
East Main Street
Glenwood
Floyd
Floyd Meekins
St. Agnes
Mendel Catholic High School
St Mary's College of
Winona
Minn
DePaul University Law School
Matteson
Monee
Richton Park
Sauk Village
Margie
District 162 budget group to begin work for 1979 80
The Matteson School District 162 budget committee will start drafting the 1979 80 year budget after a May meeting. Reading remarks from business manager Clyde Vasey, the panel heard an expected $175 000 revenue boost from unusually high Cook County tax collections. The group set guidelines and a tentative schedule while noting factors like school closings Oakwood and Richton Square, potential staffing reductions, repairs, transport costs, and state tax relief prospects.
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Matteson
Clyde Vasey
Cook County
Max Stachura
General Board of Education
Oakwood
Richton Square
Illinois
Gale-force winds rattle town with damage and repairs
A gale whipped through the area causing limited damage to tar paper and insulation with steel roof decks remaining intact. Repairs were estimated at 5000 to 7000 dollars and completed Friday. Incidents included downed guide wires in Olympia Fields and a 23 foot evergreen uprooted near 22508 South Ridgeway Avenue Richton Park. Village engineers assess Sauk Village’s location beyond the Indiana state line and plan to restore it.
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Crete-Monee Education Association
Olympia Fields
203Rd Street
Kedzie Avenue
Philip Pagoda
South Ridgeway Avenue
Richton Park
Indiana State Line
RTA chief signals end of gas tax in deal
RTA Chairman Lewis Hill suggested a deal with the Illinois General Assembly could end the gas tax. He cited fairness concerns, noting a sales tax could fund transit for all residents and suburban workers with limited transit access. A six-county sales levy was rumored as the alternative, with the gas tax expiring October 1 if accepted.
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Lori Granger
Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
Lewis Hill
Illinois General Assembly
Hill
James R. Thompson
Ing
Holy Week Services Start Across Local Churches
Local churches in Matteson and Richton Park prepared for Easter with Palm Sunday services and a slate of Holy Week events. The Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity hosts a Maundy Thursday seder dinner from 7 to 8:30 p.m. with advance $3.50 adults and $2 children, followed by communion. Good Friday tenebrae at 7:30 p.m. features Ralph E. Dessen, Pat Minnick, and David Pridgen with Rev. Armin G. Wong officiating. Easter sunrise service at 7 a.m. precedes a youth Easter breakfast, advance reservations encouraged, $2 adults $1 children. Zion Lutheran’s Maundy Thursday service at 7:30 p.m. includes Deo Gloria choir and chanted communion. Good Friday tenebrae at 7:30 p.m. features Bach selections and soloist Elaine Featherston. Faith United Church of Christ offers Maundy Thursday communion at 8 p.m. and Good Friday worship at 8 p.m led by Rev. Walter Maass. Immanuel Lutheran Cicero Ave holds 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday service with five to eight graders singing, and Good Friday tenebrae at 7:30 p.m.
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Matteson
Richton Park
Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
Jesus
Ralph E. Dessen
Pat Minnick
David Pridgen
Armin G. Wong
Zion Lutheran Church
Zion
Randy Zielinski
Marilyn Jacob
Zielinski
Bach
Elaine Featherston
Faith United Church of Christ
Walter E. Maass
Maass
God of Caesar
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Cicero Avenue
Sauk Trail
John McKiness
Immanuel
Richton Park plans public hearing on block grant program
Richton Park planning commission sets 8 p m Tuesday village hall for a public meeting to discuss community development block grant funds. Topics include project status, village needs, eligible categories, and future funding, with a focus on Sauk Trail improvements, park land development, and housing rehabilitation. Final decision on grants rests with the village board of trustees.
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Richton Park Planning Commission
Commission
Cook County
Central Business District
Senior Citizens
Centers For the
Richton Park
Sauk Trail
Governors Highway
District 159 sets date for annual reorganizational meeting
District 159 board plans an April 23 reorganizational meeting at Neil Armstrong School at 7 39 p m electing president and secretary for the coming year. The board approves bids for landscaping 11310 and a portable scaffold 1477 and notes a 1097 53 snow removal claim.
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Board of Education
Neil Armstrong School
Thomas Scheel
Cunningham Care of
Homewood
Keith McRae
Upright
Itasca
Ill
Donald J. Tesmond
Woodgate
Lori Renaldi
Mildred Prendergast
Cherrywood Lane
Hazel Crest
Spelling Bee Winners Named in District 159 Finals
Winners were announced at Neil Armstrong School Richton Park with Scott Jarrette first in fourth to fifth grade. Christy Sebek and Mike Petro took runners up in their divisions, followed by Tonya Moore and Tracy Garfield in other grade groups. judges included Mary Jane Reilly and district teachers Zeleznak Rochon Blume.
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Neil Armstrong School
Richton Park
Scott Jarrette
Christy Sebek
Armstrong School
Mike Petro
Tonya Moore
Woodgate
Tracy Garfield
Debbie Earls
Woodgate School
Mary Jane Reilly
Laverne Zeleznak
Judith Rochon
Yvonne Blume
Neil A. Armstrong
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