Matteson hires two new female officers boosting diversity
Matteson Police Department adds Melissa Garcus and Jill Flores to its roster, joining Tonya Eskridge and the existing female officer after completing the Field Training Officer Program. Commander Bob Park notes growing diversity under the Police and Fire Commission.
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Matteson Police Department
Melissa Garcus
Jill Flores
Bob Park
Police and Fire Commission
Chang
Park
Community Service
Tonya Eskridge
Michelle Geier
Lee
Woodgate Fathers Mentors Help Woodgate Students
About seven years earlier a group of men in Matteson formed the Woodgate Fathers in 1993 to show local children life success is possible. The 50 to 80 member group mentored Woodgate Elementary students and volunteered to support struggling learners, earning praise from Woodgate Principal Otis Watkins and Elementary School District 159 assistant superintendent Joseph Dubec.
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Matteson
Woodgate Fathers
Otis Watkins
Joseph Dubec
Easter Colors At Plicher Park Show In Will County
The annual spring Trower show runs daily through May 14 at Plicher Park grounds in Will County. Heliotrope gardens glow at night among fragrant annuals as chief horticulturist Kevin Eberhard tends a task. Dimensions provides an inside look.
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Plicher Park
Will County
Kevin Eberhard
Travel plaza decision set for Monday
The Richton Park board will vote Monday on annexing 34 acres at Central Avenue and Sauk Trail for a Flying J Travel Plaza. A special work session last week allowed more public input. If approved, zoning will switch to B-3 Regional Business District and a five‑lot plat will be created including future retail lots, a water tower parcel, and an 80 foot dedication along Central Avenue.
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Richton Park
John Murphey
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Murphey
Chris Limas
Flying J Travel Plaza
Limas
Air travel report fuels third airport plans near Peotone
An influential Chicago business group backs a 15 year surge in regional air travel demand and favors a new third airport near Peotone. The Commercial Club of Chicago also urges expanding O'Hare with a new runway, arguing O'Hare is the region's economic engine and must be upgraded for the 21st century. The report cautions a third hub could undermine Chicago's status as a mid continent stopover. Gov. George Ryan proposes a small starter airport in Will County near Peotone that could expand later.
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Chicago
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O’hare International Airport
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O’hare
Freidheim
O'Hare
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Chicago Midway Airport
George Ryan
Will County
Montreal
Paris
Educators Learn Bomb Threat Response At Moraine Valley
About 100 school administrators and emergency responders attended a four hour seminar at Moraine Valley Community College sponsored by the Cook County Sheriffs Institute for Law Enforcement Education and Training. The session covered threat preparation assessment and response including handling initial calls and coordinating first responders.
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Columbine High School
Cook County
Cook County Sheriffs Institute For Law Enforcement Education and Training
Moraine Valley Community College
Sheriff's Office
Gerald O’sullivan
Institute
Sheriff's Police
Kenneth Bowers
Florence Balachowski
Chicago Ridge
Palos Hills
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