Spring Showing of Homes Signals Builder Optimism
Builders show strong confidence as housing sales activity starts with the Spring Showing of Homes. Optimism centers on demand and market rebound, with contractors projecting steady buyer turnout and continued price stability amid a recovering market.
Long Distance Romance Tested by Time and Distance
Dimensions columnist Tom Houlihan reveals a hidden facet beyond his normal bureau persona. Business writer Bill Spellering outlines unconventional approaches to the IRS filing countdown and tax season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Houlihan
Bill Spellering
IRS
Personal peccadilloes in گفتگو reveal tiny truths
A fragment notes an innocent chat that leads to a revelation about quirks and behavior. It mentions contact numbers 755-6161 755-3344 and 755-3993 for circulation and classifieds. The snippet implies local paper vibe and informal curiosity about daily life.
Teamsters strike turns tense with arrests at Sauk Village
About 150 Teamsters picketed Roadway Services in Sauk Village blocking Lincoln Highway. Four people were arrested for disorderly conduct and for throwing nails as tensions rose. Police said there were no major incidents and that trucks resumed entry under negotiated terms.
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Sauk Village
Rick Crafton
Crafton
Teamster
Roadway Services, Inc
Lincoln Highway
Lee G. Cox
Chesterton
Ind
Debra K. Love
Gordon Ave
Calumet City
Steve W. Coates
Brookwood Court
Valparaiso
David Cherry
Wolf Road
Berkeley
Cherry
Teamsters
Mayors weigh action to curb Section 8 housing in south suburbs
The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association may sue to slow Section 8 certificate holders moving into the south suburbs. A Thursday meeting will decide whether to pursue legal action, with Mayor Dwight Welch noting attorneys are involved. The issue follows a report by the South Suburban Housing Center noting the program is 91 percent African American and that Cook County will issue 500 new vouchers.
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South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
Association
Dwight Welch
Country Club Hills
SSMMA
South Suburbs
Housing Authority of
Cook County
HACC
Chicago
South Suburban
Homewood
Richton Park diabetic hopes double transplant will lengthen life
Bernard Lulkowski, 52, of Richton Park, awaits a pancreas kidney transplant to treat diabetes related kidney failure nerve damage and vision loss. He has survived diabetes 40 years and fears losing more sight or being blinded without surgery. If successful he could reduce insulin use though may require many pills to prevent rejection.
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Richton Park
Bernard
Bernie” Lulkowski
Lulkowski
University of Chicago
Lul
Aunt Martha's proposes a Park Forest group home
Aunt Martha's Youth Center seeks to convert its 224 Blackhawk Drive facility into an eight-bed group home for abused and neglected teenage boys in Park Forest. The Plan Commission will hold a public hearing April 19 at Village Hall to decide zoning and permit issues before remodeling by August.
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Aunt Martha’s Youth Center
Blackhawk Drive
Park Forest
Village Plan Commission
Aunt Martha’s
Tower Shopping Center
Indianwood Boulevard
St. Irenaeus Church
Monce
Chicago Heights
Martha
Blackhawk
Garza
Plan Commission
Village Hall
Martha’s
Mangialardi accused of thwarting federal agents in Chicago Heights
Testimony in a federal racketeering case alleges Deputy Chief Sam Mangialardi ordered officers to pull over FBI and IRS agents in 1987 and 1988 to disrupt investigations while he and Otis Moore Jr. faced government scrutiny. Jury hearers heard motives cited as protecting residents when outsiders arrived unannounced.
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Chicago Heights
Sam Mangialardi
Otis Moore Jr
Mangialardi
Chicago
Dirksen Federal Building
U.S
Wayne R. Andersen
Dep
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Allen T. Wehrs
Vehrs
Ser
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