Ethnic vote shapes Illinois GOP hopes in 1980 bid
South suburb GOP leaders back an ethnic strategy to boost Reagan in November. Henry Pawlik and David Smith say ethnic voters will swing the Third district alongside traditional Republican strength for a Reagan victory. Some Illinois officials fear Percy may struggle against Paul Simon after 18 years in office.
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San Francisco
Henry A. Pawlik
Bremen Township
David Smith
Country Club Hills
Reagan
Illinois
Aqua center slides spark potential revenue plan
Barclay told trustees slides offer a long term use unlike fad wave machines. The study estimates first year revenue between 116 581 and 155 411 with growth by year six. A water slide could boost attendance 15 to 50 percent and help finance planned Aqua center improvements over three to five years.
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Parks and Recreation Department
Park Forest board debates Taco Bell sign feud
Trustees joked of a civil war over two Taco Bell franchises on opposite sides of Park Forest. Sauk Trail site is Taco Bell South with a drive up request, while Western Avenue Norwood Square plans Taco Bell North needing a free standing sign for traffic.
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Taco Bell
Sauk Trail
Western Avenue
Norwood Square
Taco Bell North
Taco Bell South
E. Patrick Duffy
Dale Zahn
Village Plan Commission
Zahn
Rudolph Lachmann
Janet Muchnik
Three Chicago Heights youths charged with stabbing and robbery
Three youths aged 15 and 16 from Chicago Heights are charged with aggravated battery and armed robbery of a Park Forest teen. The victim was stabbed in the back during a dispute over a portable radio and received hospital care. One suspect was arrested nearby, with others later identified.
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Chicago Heights
Park Forest
Audy
Chicago
St. James Hospital
26Th Street
Western Avenue
Centel Cable Marketing Crete Residents In West End
Centel Cable Television pushes service to Crete residents in the west end with five remaining phases to be powered by Commonwealth Edison. The system will be swept and balanced, with six months of free installation after service starts in each neighborhood. Information is available from University Park 534-3390 or Matteson 748-8800. A Europe wine surplus would flood Brussels to about six inches if poured there.
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Centel Cable Television Company
Crete
Commonwealth Edison
University Park
Matteson
Brussels
Belgium
Murder suspect held in county jail
A 34 year old Chicago man named Melvin Wilson is jailed in Will County without bond after waiving extradition from Kenosha Wisconsin. He is charged with the August 21 1983 murders of Ralph Dixon and Crystal Knight in their Park Forest condominium. Police say the year long probe led to Kenosha and that the couple were found bound with tape over eyes and mouths.
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Chicago
Park Forest
Will County
Melvin Wilson
Kenosha
Wis
Illinois
Ted Peck
Ralph Dixon
Crystal Knight
Wilson
Dixon
Ms. Knight
Park Forest Tot Drowns Off Kentucky Houseboat
A three year old Park Forest boy Mathieu Tyke drowned while vacationing with his family on a houseboat at Sugar Bay on Kentucky Lake near Paducah. He fell or jumped into the water while fishing at about 4 p.m. Wednesday. his body was recovered Thursday morning. Police said the child was with his parents Mr and Mrs Donald Tyke at the time of the accident.
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Park Forest
Kentucky
Mathieu Tyk
Donald Tyke
Sugar Bay
Kentucky Lake
Paducah
Illinois Republicans eye 1988 convention as victory catalyst
The Illinois GOP foresees a Reagan landslide aiding the Percy-Simon race and anticipates a peak in 1988 conventions. Don Adams, state party chair, urges delegates to return to work after a Dallas gathering seen as the century’s flagship GOP event.
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Illinois
GOP
Route 30 widening planned despite local concerns
IDOT plans a five lane expansion from Western Avenue to Chicago road in Chicago Heights to ease heavy traffic and accidents. Bids are due in December with land acquisition required before start. residents fear loss of homes and lack of city consultation, while some delays were trimmed from an earlier scope.
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IDOT
Western Avenue
Chicago Road
Chicago Heights
Valente
Lincoln Highway
Cicero Avenue
Matteson
Olympia Fields
Park Forest
Doggett
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