Community events include baseball sign-up and local talks
Final registration for Matteson Olympia Fields Baseball welcomes ages 6 to 14 from School Districts 159 or 162. Also a 5K walk at Apollo Park to benefit Irons Oaks Foundations, registration 7 30 a m, start 8 a m, min donation 10. Shanta storyteller at Matteson Public Library 2 p m. Rep Jerry Weller speaks for Rich Township Republicans 7 30 p m at Lady C's. Book discussion 10 15 a m at library on The Things They Carried. Book fair Forest Trail Junior High, Park Forest.
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Matteson/Olympia
Don Sala
The
National Parks and Conservation Association
Irons Oaks Foundations
Apollo Park
USS
Jerry Weller
Rich Township
Lady C’s
Crawford Ave
Country Club Hills
J. Ron McLeod
Matteson Public Library
S. School Ave
Tim O’brien
Vietnam
Book Fair Schedule Runs 8 A.M. to 2 30 P.M.
The book fair operates from 8 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. It will continue on Wednesday and Thursday, inviting readers to browse collections and engage in author signings and activities across the two day continuation.
Community Development Banking Lecture by John Houghton
John Houghton, an account executive in National Deposit Sales at South Shore Bank, will present An Update on Community Development Banking at 10:30 a.m. in the Park Forest Public Library Ringering Room. For more information call 748-3731 or TDD 505-7740.
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John Houghton
Park Forest Public Library
Ringering Room
Houghton
South Shore Bank
Time After Time at Rich Central Drama Club
The Rich Central Drama Club presents Time After Time at 7 30 p m with additional shows Friday and Saturday. The play imagines H G Wells and Jack the Ripper transported from 1893 London to 1996 San Francisco. Tickets cost 3 dollars.
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Rich Central Drama Club
H.G. Wells
Jack the Ripper
London
San Francisco
Martha's Second Annual Speakeasy Fundraiser at Cesar's Ragtime
Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center hosts its second annual Speakeasy fundraiser from 8 p.m. to midnight at Cesar's Ragtime venue. The event aims to raise funds for youth services with live entertainment and a lively period-inspired atmosphere.
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Martha
Cesar
Handel Haydn Hoe-down at Church of the Holy Family
The music department of the Church of the Holy Family in Park Forest hosts a Handel Haydn Hoe-down at 7:30 p.m. on Sauk Trail and Orchard. Tickets are available from choir members or at Sunday services. information at 748-1100.
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Church of the Holy Family
Park Forest
Sauk Trail
Orchard
Matteson Historical Society Rummage and Bake Sale
The Matteson Historical Society hosts a rummage and bake sale at the Community Center Gymnasium 4450 Oakwood Lane from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations can be arranged by calling 748-3033 and Fran Graham at 748-0987 for more details. Also a Rich Township 5K Run Walk is scheduled at Lincoln Mall in Matteson.
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Matteson Historical Society
Community Center
Oakwood Lane
Fran Graham
Rich Township
Lincoln Mall
Matteson
Long Grove trip offered by Richton Park parks dept
The Richton Park Recreation and Parks Department offers an $18 per person trip to Long Grove Village and David Adler Cultural Center. For details call 481-8950. Also, Auction St. Liborious School hosts a fund-raiser auction from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Crete campus on Kings Road.
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Long Grove
Richton Park
St. Liborious School
Crete
Kings Road
Flossmoor seeks more dignified Amoco McDonald complex
The Flossmoor Plan Commission approved a conceptual Amoco McDonald's site at Vollmer Road and Kedzie Avenue but only with a more dignified architectural plan. The two lots would host a gas station and a 30 seat McDonald’s, with traffic access tweaks and more land kept for future development. The project, in Flossmoor’s Tax Increment Financing District, requires Village Board review.
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Flossmoor
Patrick Finn
Amoco
McDonald’s
Joseph Oster
Vollmer Road
Roman
Finn
Lightning 828 Energy Product Sparks Swiss US Launch
Swiss researchers announce Lightning 828 after 25 years of study by Swiss Laboratories. Trials in Italy report boosted math and logic scores, memory and athletic performance. A Chicago beautician notes increased daytime energy, with product now sold at multiple Kmart Pharmacies in Illinois.
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Lugano
Switzerland
United States
Italy
Chicago
Kmart
Homewood
Halstead
Stegar
Chicago Rd
Tinley Park
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Shanta
Weller
Book Fair Forest Trail Junior High
Forest Trail Junior High Stars
Sears
Governors Highway
Pat Cline
Joanne McClelland
South Suburban Gang Initiative
Dave Faber
Samantha Mensah
Letrice Buckingham
Chicago Heights
Forest Trail Junior High School
Roadhouse
Cicero Ave
Nina Albrecht
Handel-Haydn
Beth Behland
the Star
Otto Blvd
Ill
By Barbara Dargis
Alan Roman
McDonald's
Regency Savings Bank
S. Kedzie
Joe Orr
Kedzie Ave
Mt. Greenwood
Munster
Indiana Wesleyan
Marion
Indiana
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
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