Regional RAP/2000 urges support for south metro goals
Editorial calls regional unity through RAP/2000 a major effort to shape the south metropolitan area over 15 years. Since 1994, 22 goals emerged from 200 plus participants and seven action teams led by Governors State University. The draft plan spans education, jobs, transportation, environment, health, and cross-border cooperation, seeking endorsements and involvement from diverse leaders to guide the region into the next century.
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Survugn United Enortons
Governors State University
Kankakee
Illinois-Indiana State Line
Joliet-Bolingbrook
DesPlaines River
87Th Street
Chicago
Women Together luncheon marks 75th vote anniversary
The annual Women Together luncheon drew about 800 attendees and raised tens of thousands for local women and children groups. Five winners were honored for long community service in housing, social service, domestic violence support, parent advocacy, and Jewish social programs. Speaker Willye White urged attendees to value their unique power to help.
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Women Together
M. Evanne
Tommy” Carolin
Dalton
South Suburban Housing Coalition
South Suburban Housing Center
Joan Coogan
Park Forest
Respond Now Social Service Agency
Hospice Suburban
South
Chicago Heights
Karla Osantowski
Willye White
Chicago
Abby Foundation
75th Anniversary of Women’s Vote Prompted by Didrickson
State Comptroller Loleta Didrickson spoke at Friday’s Women Together luncheon marking the 75th anniversary of women’s suffrage. She urged demonstrating enfranchisement and true equality for the next 75 years, saying the story will unfold in that era.
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Loleta Didrickson
Women Together
Judicious Views on the OJ Simpson Trial
A jurist argues the OJ Simpson trial is an impossible task for any judge amid media circus and moneyed defense. He notes Judge Ito’s firmer stance and predicts the defendant’s guilt beyond doubt based on DNA and forensic evidence, while warning the trial’s length may affect jurors.
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Lance Ito
Judge Ito
Simpem
Ito
O.J. Simpson
Letters to the Editor 40 the tantor
Readers blast Illinois property tax reform calls urging Gov Edgar and lawmakers to adopt fair funding. They warn against prohibitive government overreach and defend taxpayer rights while urging responsible civic action from officials.
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the Tantor
the Star
Aldo DeAngelis
Illinois
Jim
Edgar
James) Philip
Rep
Lee) Daniels
Tom) Hynes
DeAngelis
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