Homewood outlines viaduct repairs and sewer study plan
Homewood Village Manager Larry Lowery announced final federal and state design approval for the 183rd Street viaduct project and described delays with the Illinois Central Gulf railroad works. A separate sanitary sewer evaluation study aims to reduce backups, funded 75 percent by a federal EPA grant and 25 percent by the village.
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Homewood
Larry Lowery
183Rd Street
ICG
Lowery
SSES
Butterfield Creek
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Re election plans announced by School District 227 board
School District 227 outlines re election plans with first filing day August 22 and petition deadline August 29. Candidates must be US citizens 18 or older, registered voters, and residents of the high school district for at least a year. Board approves two full-time teachers and 14 part-time instructors. Ruth Rich to teach Spanish at South campus. David Danckwart named regular vocal music instructor at Rich South.
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Rich East High School
South Campus
Ruth Rich
Rich Central
Bloom Township High School
Chicago Heights
David Danckwart
Rich South
Richton Park Flea Market and Crafts Fair Opens Saturday
The fourth annual open air flea market and crafts fair will run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Governors Plaza Sauk Trail and Governors Highway sponsored by Richton Park Recreation Department. A 10 by 10 booth costs residents 3 and non residents 5 with registration. Friends of the Richton Park Library will sell 10 cent paperbacks baked goods and helium balloons and accept donations at the library through Friday.
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Richton Park
Governors Plaza
Sauk Trail
Governors Highway
Friends of the
Correction corrects child identity in Star photograph
The Matteson-Richton Park Star regrets an error from last Thursday naming a different child. The photograph’s subject in the chase for a soccer ball was Micah Urban, not the person previously identified.
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Matteson-Richton Park
Nicholas Williams
Micah Urban
New Paramedic Program Stimulates Volunteer Fire Crews
New personnel policies are in place as sign-up for August shifts fills quickly. About 90 percent of more than 30 volunteers have joined paramedic and engineer classes since the program began. All-call responses have improved with volunteers more often needed. Last July 49 of 92 fire calls were all calls, while most required only a few volunteers. In the past month nine of 95 calls needed paid-on-call help.
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Wilkens
Blood Drive At Matteson Hall Today
Blood drive for the American Red Cross runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at American Legion hall 3539 West 214th Street. Walk in donors accepted. Dorothy Kaminski chairs. Paramedics and registered nurses assist. refreshments provided by Matteson Civic Association.
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American Red Cross
American Legion Hall
West 214Th Street
Dorothy Kaminski
Matteson Civic Association
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