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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1995
Page
1
An interview with the real LouAnne Johnson, the subject of the film Dangerous Minds, with actor Michelle Pfeiffer discussing how her life inspired the portrayal and what it is like to teach the toughest students.
A national organization extends its support to a weeklong camping program for youthful cancer patients here. The message contrasts this charity effort with back-to-school shopping noise and highlights the It Pays column in Business for saving tips.
Health Quarterly reports rising interest in alternative medicine as consumers seek new options in health care. Includes contact numbers for circulation and classifieds.
Sparse OCR fragment lists sections such as Education Around Town Classifieds Editorials Health Watch Movies Prime Time Neighborhoods News in Religion Obituaries and Police Beat with page references 2 10 A11 A-14 2.66 AS.
District 162 approved a $550000 five year technology plan to fund 22 future classrooms while District 159 moves to fulfill a two year old promise with a $1250000 state of the art program. By Aug 30 kindergartners to eighth graders will see two new 1pm computers and a printer in every classroom plus updated IBM compatible labs. Training for teachers runs this week with a three day institute planned. See FUTURE Page A.
Steven Pfiel will plead guilty to first degree murder for killing his older brother in Will County. A natural life sentence will keep him from a death penalty and dismiss two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. In Cook County, Pfiel will plead guilty to murdering 13 year old Hillary Norskog in Palos Township, with a 100 year term to be imposed and parole eligibility later.
Matteson police seek arrest warrants for two men from Richton Park and Park Forest over a July 22 brawl at Tubilou's 500 Towne Center that left a Chicago Heights man hospitalized two weeks and on a ventilator. Victim released August 5 from St. Francis Blue Island.
South suburban leaders at Bloom High School Chicago Heights pressed legislators Monday to find new revenue for schools hit by declining state aid and rising costs. They rejected relying on forums alone and urged tax reforms including sales income or mixed taxes while calling for a revamped school funding formula for equity. State lawmakers heard about proposed options and emphasized action without relying solely on property taxes.
U S Representative Mel Reynolds faced prosecutors as he continued testifying in his own defense on sex abuse and obstruction charges. He described alleged “fantasies” during calls with Beverly Heard in 1992 while denying any sexual acts, while prosecutors pressed details of phone records and contacts with Heard’s circle in 1994.
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