Guilty Verdict in Brutal Matteson Attack Details
Evidence placed Lee at the scene of a brutal assault on a 46 year old woman an employee of RWS Developers at 6 Wedgewood. Jurors heard that Lee's fingerprints were found on lightbulbs and the lamp base used to batter the victim. The victim described being grabbed punched and knocked to the floor and later unconscious. Fingerprint matching via AFIS identified Lee as a suspect from a prior Chicago arrest. She survived two weeks in hospital with over 80 stitches. Sentencing set for October.
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Matteson
Lee
RWS Developers
Woodgate
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center
Matteson Police Department
O'Connor
Ezell
Chicago Police Crime Laboratory
AFIS
O’connor
Chicago
Olympia Fields votes to end village property tax plan
Olympia Fields Finance Committee approved a plan to eliminate the village real estate tax, cutting residents total taxes by about 6 percent or roughly $252 on a $4,200 bill. Mayor Richard Halpin cited tight operations and state income tax funds as the reasons and expected state aid of $125,000 this year. If approved by the Village Board, the tax cut would apply next year.
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Ruth Thomas
Olympia Fields
Finance Committee
James & Thomas, Inc
E. Erie St
Chicago
Richard Halpin
Halpin
Jacoby Dickens
Henry Flock
Mary Fate
Thomas Hall
John Kelly
Claire Hansen
Cook County
Oak Brook
Anita Healey
Airport study weighs Gary site against others for region
State Sen. Aldo DeAngelis questioned neutrality as the Airport Clearing House outlines a $5.7 million FAA funded study of O'Hare Midway and Milwaukee airports. The plan weighs air traffic ground access and environmental factors including wetlands and farmland, with public input planned and a December meeting scheduled.
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Aldo DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
O’bannon
Gary
DeAngelis
Sauk
Ed Paesel
Airport Clearing House
Pulling
O'Hare
Midway
Milwaukee
Federal Aviation Administration
District 159 School Board adds three candidates
Two more filings join District 159 Board of Education race. George Gingras of Matteson seeks a four year term, Henry Swan and Alice Hale-Dearborn file for two year terms. Brenda Moore-Williams and Joseph Jarzabkowski, both from Matteson, vie for the four year seats. Filing deadline looms Monday. election set for November 7.
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Board of Education
George Gingras
Purdue Lane
Matteson
Henry Swan
Oakhurst Road
Alice Hale-Dearborn
White Oaks Road
Brenda Moore-Williams
Old Meadow Road
Joseph F. Jarzabkowski
Blackthorn Road
Prairie State College Board
District 159 Schools Start Half Day Monday
Elementary District 159 begins classes for kindergarten through eighth grade with an 8:30 a.m. start and 11:30 a.m. dismissal on Monday. Students receive hot lunch menus optional insurance information free lunch applications and parent handbooks. The hot lunch program begins Tuesday. District covers Sieden Prairie Woodgate Marya Yates schools in Matteson and Neil Armstrong in Richton Park.
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Sieden Prairie
Woodgate
Marya Yates
Matteson
Neil Armstrong
Richton Park
FBI hunts two for robbery of Park Forest Family Bank
Two men with handguns robbed the Family Bank at 410 Norwood Square Park Forest Friday afternoon taking about 7700 dollars. FBI and Illinois State Police Crime Laboratory assisted Park Forest police. No injuries reported and customers were not present. Police link to a similar Lynwood robbery, noting similar MO and seeking a black male suspect.
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FBI
Park Forest Family Bank
Phil Rockrohr
Park Forest
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Norwood Square
Western Avenue
Norwood Boulevard
26Th Street
Chicago Heights
Robert Deacetis
Family Bank
Deacetis
Illinois State Police Crime Laboratory
University Parkway
University Park
Carl Kester
Kester
Mike McNamara
Rob
M.O
McNamara
Lynwood
Asbestos compliance drives school district plans in 1986
In August 1986 AHERA spurred compliance as districts sought extensions for plan submissions. Illinois DPH reviews plans for frail and non friable asbestos, ensuring meeting requirements. Rich Township District 227 begins a five year abatement costing millions, with removals at Rich East and planned work at Rich Central next summer. District 162 received extensions. nonfriable asbestos will be contained, friable pipe insulation removed over two years. District 159 reports no asbestos. Park Forest Chicago Heights District 163 sites remain contained. Barry Gantenbein contributed to this story.
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Federal Environmental Protection Agency
DPA
Tom Shafer
Rich Township
Craig Schilling
Rich East High School
Park Forest
Schilling
Rich Central High School
Olympia Fields
Matteson
David Holm
Holm
Tom Mullins
Chicago Heights
Barry Gantenbein
Flossmoor hears concerns on new cable system testing
At a village meeting Krause urged regular testing of the new cable system and for the company to report results to the village with a possible fine for noncompliance. The hearing drew only a few residents.
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167Th & LaGrange
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