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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1989
Page
1
A page feature on the state fair presents a photo essay capturing scenes of festivities, crowds, rides, and exhibits. The piece highlights everyday moments, color, and energy from the event, offering a vivid snapshot of fair week mood.
In an emotional courthouse scene the 46 year old victim identified her alleged attacker Flynt Lee 22 of Chicago as he faces charges of attempted murder aggravated battery and attempted criminal sexual assault. The assault at a Matteson model home on December 2 1987 left the victim with a broken collarbone serious lacerations and lengthy emergency room care.
Lakewood residents in Richton Park seek action after years of outages and surges. Edison executives faced angry voters at Village Hall as residents cite 18 years of problems, threaten class actions with Citizens Utility Board, and demand resolution for eight hour outages and recurring equipment damage. The Lakewood subdivision sits between Saul Trail and Steger Road, Cicero Avenue and I-57, with about 1100 homes.
Candidates for election to Prairie State College and local school boards file nominating petitions for the November 7 election. Incumbent James Griffith, Prescott Fletcher, and Robert Hirsch filed for Prairie State College. Other filings include W A Brunson Edwin Burnette and Burdell Chapman for Rich Township 227, Alice Hale Dearborn for Elementary District 159, Brenda Moore Williams and Joseph Jarzabkowski for District 159 four-year terms, Joy Rogers and Thys VanderVelde for District 162, and Gary Burnett for Park Forest District 163.
Park Forest Village Trustees will file formal opposition to a Sauk Trail and Interstate 57 interchange in Richton Park. They demand governor intervention and public meetings, citing added traffic on Sauk Trail and delayed action by IDOT engineer Glen Van Alkemade says traffic would reroute west of the highway.
Matteson Village Board unanimously places two library funding questions on November ballot. If approved, $2.6 million in bonds to build and equip a new library and a tax levy increase from 15 to 25 cents per hundred would finance operations. Location debated between village green and 207th and School streets. Governor's Trail Park shelter contract set at 7,797 and 8,265 for construction and installation.
Richton Park officials warn that surcharges cut county fines for traffic violations, with six deductions plus a proposed $10 prison construction surcharge reducing revenues. Villages may need higher penalties or local courts, as state law controls the charges and Gov Thompson enacts bills.
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