Flood control aims pushed by Butterfield Creek committee
Flossmoor leaders and eight south suburban officials urged state heads to tighten flood-control rules and consider taxation powered drainage districts. They planned a Sept. 20 meeting to advance proposals, citing weaker regional standards and outdated rainfall data delaying urban flood mitigation.
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Butterfield Creek
State Department
Flossmoor
Marilynne Davis
State Department of Transportation
SDOT
Water Resources Division
Matteson
Mark Stricker
Loleta Didrickson
R-Flossmoor
Police wives: often isolated, always fearful
The article profiles police families facing unique stress as officers put duty first. It citeswives like Carol Mattes and Robin Roof, who describe constant public misperception, invasions of privacy, and harassment, yet defend their spouses while managing home life and safety.
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Myrander Guindon
Law
Star Publications
Police Training Institute
PTI
Champaign
Cliff van Meter
St. Louis
van Meter
Carol Mattes
Orland Park
Jack Mattes
Officer Friendly
Hazel Crest
Commission denies rezoning bid for amusement park site
Richton Park planning commission denied the petition to rezone two acres of Governors highway south of Sauk Trail from B-2 local business to B-3 regional business. Residents opposed the plan citing hazards on the hill and curve, lack of safe pedestrian access, and precedent concerns. The director noted the site fails B-3 size and urged separating the rezoning from the amusement park special use.
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Governors Highway
Sauk Trail
Richton Park
Cioni
Planning Commission
District 159 staff starts new year with orientation and tours
Donald J. Tesmond will welcome Elementary School District 159 staff at a Thursday workshop day at Marya Yates School in Matteson. New teachers will attend an orientation Monday at Yates, review district policies, and meet curriculum staff and veteran teachers to discuss the curriculum guide.
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Donald J. Tesmond
Marya Yates
Matteson
Yates School
Robert Madonna
Mediation Sought as Teacher Contracts Stall in Six Districts
In six south suburban districts talks over teacher contracts remain unsettled ahead of the new school year. Crete Monee and Rich Township 227 report impasse and possible strikes, with mediation and extended talks tied to financial terms, single out salary and work day definitions as sticking points. Flossmoor, Arbor Park, South Holland, and District 161 also report stalled talks on pay, layoffs, class size, and length of the school day, with mediator involvement anticipated to avert disruptions.
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Theresa Grimaldi
Crete-Monee
Lou Stanley
John Bevan
Rich Township High School
Dennis Koutouzos
Flossmoor School District
Greg Jurgenson
Jurgenson
Mardell Parker
Arbor Park
James Upchurch
Illinois Education Association
Tinley Park
Oak Forest
South Holland District 151
Berry Tusin
Chicago Architecture Foundation expands South of the City tour
Inside The Star reports that the Chicago Architecture Foundation has enlarged its tour schedule to include the south suburbs. The article highlights the foundation and its upcoming South of the City tour featured in Inside magazine.
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Chicago Architecture Foundation
Foundation
Inside Magazine
Racing duo shines as featured sports women in Chicago area press
Two young women headline the sports section. Liane Kuhel balances life as an entertainer and Balmoral Park track worker, while Shelly McBride, Crete Monee high school state champion runner, garners attention. Plus a feature on a billboard project calling the south suburbs the land of opportunity by FOCUS.
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Liane Kuhel
Balmoral Park Racetrack
Shelly McBride
Crete-Monee High School
Area Focus Organization
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Daniel Debruille
Debruille
Metropolitan Sanitary District
MSD
Carl Kupfer
Ms. Davis
Donald Vannami
IDOT
Melvin Allison
Department’s Bureau of Planning
Harry Casteen
State
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Olympia Fields
Rich and Bloom Townships
Homewood
Glenwood
Commission
Peter Cioni
Tesmond
Neil A. Armstrong
Sieden Prairie School
Woodgate
Marya Yates School
Peggy Gabrielse
Winnifred Nyhns
Marcie Makinen
Robin Chidester
Neil A. Armstrong School
Village Board of Trustees
Vernon Hattendorf
Cicero Avenue
Koutouzos
Robert Rabenow
Land
Opportunity
Page Magazine
Real Estate Guide Business Directory
Automotive Guide
Dimensions Spree Rohr
Aence
Travel
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