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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1998
Page
12
The Norman based Star announces key leadership: Rosinski appointed president and publisher with Neill as editor in chief and Peter Neill as senior vice president editor in chief. Franklin Shuftan and James Meide hold editorial and production senior posts. Additional staff details follow.
Editorial weighs Tinley Park plan to build a hotel and 30000 square feet of exhibition space against Illinois House action to create a Southland Civic Center Authority. The bill would allow debt and revenue bonds while preserving Tinley Park’s control. Chamber and village officials seek balance and regional planning.
U S Sen Carol Moseley Braun and Rep Jerry Weller backed naming the Joliet national veterans cemetery after Abraham Lincoln. An executive order by acting VA secretary Togo West Jr made the designation official. Lincoln National Cemetery will be the second largest in the country and open next year, with up to 200000 veterans resting there.
The Homewood Flossmoor High School drama group, led by coach Don Calgaro and English teacher Tom Sweeney, earned first place at the IHSA Drama and Group Interpretation state finals for their entry A Fair Country. The nine cast members and 22 technical crew delivered the 13th state trophy after a decade long drought, ending with a celebratory community-wide salute.
Dennis R Wheeler reports on a heated napalm disposal controversy linking California storage bans, PCI in East Chicago, and naval plans. Politicians Lipinski Weller Jackson Braun Durbin push to reroute shipments away from populated Illinois towns as trains head toward Joliet and Chicago Heights, prompting public outcry and calls for action.
The letter urges voters to elect Peter Fitzgerald as a pro life senator and criticizes Illinois Senators Mosely Braun and other Democrats for supporting abortions. It also condemns overreach in tax increment financing SB 1566, calling for reform without weakening protections and noting extended deadlines amid lobbying pressures.
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