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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1996
Page
11
District residents and students at four year colleges say Prairie State College attracts reverse transfers and recent high school graduates. The college reports about 1,000 summer admissions in recent years, with the spokesman estimating at least half are reverse transfers taking general education courses to transfer elsewhere.
Crete village trustees heard three design proposals for the new police station with bids near a $500,000 budget. Trustee Larry Johnston questioned costs and potential extra design fees while Chief Dave Wallace welcomed variety and a practical, community compatible building.
Living World Outreach Full Gospel Church in Chicago Heights held Sunday services at 400 Lincoln Highway despite a city warning to stop. Attorney Donald Rubin said worship continued unless a court order was issued. Officials may cite the church if services resume next Sunday.
The Park Forest Village Board accepted a proposal from Joseph A. Schudt and Associates to survey the Centre property. The survey will reconfigure the tax increment financing district and identify parcels to be sold or demolished, with parking areas removed from the tax rolls and roadways to be dedicated. The cost is 25,800 dollars and the work will take six to eight weeks.
Olympia Fields Country Club seeks village approval for a temporary parking lot on Tolentino Center open space on Governors Highway to handle expected crowds of 25 000 to 35 000 spectators daily. The plan involves turning corn ground into alfalfa this spring to establish a root structure for heavy vehicle movement next June 1997.
In letters to the editor readers weigh in on funding education and community efforts. One writer praises student and staff fundraising for scholarships and questions criticism of levity at school events. Another calls for humane trapping and safer handling of stray cats in South Chicago Heights, urging police involvement to protect residents and wildlife.
A South Chicago Heights resident reports four stray cats in the yard daily near Fairview and Sauk Trail. Concern centers on potential kittens and impact on local wildlife. Last year two cats. this year four. The note ends abruptly.
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