Beauty in bloom and Spring Showing of Homes
The piece highlights trees as symbols of grace and value for homes and property. It notes how tree presence enhances curb appeal and market perception while promoting a sense of serenity. A Spring Showing of Homes is ongoing, inviting buyers to tour listings and envision living with mature landscaping.
Hanging out What Teens Do With Their Spare Time
A compact study of teen behavior detailing how youths spend leisure time and what actions shape their coming of age. It weighs constructive pursuits against risky trends, offering insight into daily choices and social influences affecting adolescence.
May TV Close-Up presents a month of programming
The May issue of TV Close-Up previews a full month of television offerings. It outlines scheduled programs, notable series, and featured air times, giving readers a compact guide to what to watch this month.
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Reflection: fifty years after liberation
A south suburban woman recalls being freed by U.S. troops from a Nazi death train fifty years later. The feature appears on Page A-13 with contact numbers for area paper departments and circulation.
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Matteson Realtors Clash Over Referrals Plan Change
The Matteson Housing and Human Relations Committee backs a village referrals program named Realtors Committed to Matteson to attract home buyers as part of Quality of Life Task Force goals. Critics allege discrimination and tie the plan to racial housing practices worsening white decline and black growth since the 1980s.
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Matteson Housing and Human Relations Committee
Quality of Life Task Force
Matteson
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Residents urge IDOT to cancel third regional airport
Over 100 area residents urged Illinois Department of Transportation to stop plans for a third regional airport at meetings in Crete University Park and Beecher. Attendees criticized noise and economic impact while some praised Mayor Daley's bi state airport alliance with Gary and pledged political support.
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Illinois Department of Transportation
Crete
University Park
Beecher
Chicago
Richard Daley
Gary
Daley
Dewey Lang
DeAngelis backs Edgar plan to curb O'Hare expansion
Senate sponsor hopeful DeAngelis endorses Gov Edgar's airport authority framework to oversee a South Suburban airport and cap O'Hare growth while preserving operations. Edgar calls the plan a fair framework addressing O'Hare expansion and noise, with cross party support expected.
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Aldo DeAngelis
Jim Edgar
Chicago
O’hare
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Midway
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Public hearing on Richton Park park land use decision
Richton Park residents will voice views at a 7 p.m. public hearing at Seventh Day Adventist Church on Richton Square Road about Falcon Crest Estates park land. The meeting weighs whether the donated site becomes a passive park with trails and shelters or an active park with sports facilities. Developer Emil Marske recently won approval with stipulations to finalize the subdivision plat, after delays tied to the recreation site issue.
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Kathy Damon
Parks and Recreation Commission
Marske
Board of Trustees
First South Suburbs Home Auction By New Cities
Harvey based New Cities Community Development Corporation plans a Saturday sale of 50 to 60 new and renovated single family homes across Harvey Markham Country Club Hills Chicago Heights Sauk Village and University Park. The auction by Asset Property Disposition Inc requires bidders to take home ownership classes and be pre qualified.
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Harvey
Markham
Country Club Hills
Chicago Heights
Sauk Village
University Park
Asset Property Disposition Inc
Mark Larson
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Riverdale
Larson
Empty gun bill clears House vote in Illinois
Illinois lawmakers edged the approval of an empty version of a gun preemption bill by 63 to 51 as proponents aim to strip local gun control measures. Sponsors Weinlund and Brunsvold want to pre empt home rule while keeping state regulation, with Senate rewrites to shrink vote thresholds. The measure targets cities like Morton Grove and Chicago suburbs, drawing broad debate and a note that more action could come on A4.
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Larry Weinlund
Joel Brunsvold
House
Weinlund
Brunsvold
Senate
Jim Edgar
New Lenox
D-Milan
Feds
California
New York
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