Autumnfest 78 at St Lawrence O'Toole Church
Autumnfest 78 sponsored by St Lawrence O'Toole Church at 214th and Governors Highway Matteson runs September 22 to 24. Events start 6 p.m. Fri and Sat and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sun with an all weather tent and free parking. Activities include live music, dancing, foods, a mostaccioli dinner Friday, a children’s fun fair with pony rides and games, a jail exhibit, and an art and craft show featuring local artists. Over 4,000 prizes will be awarded at the fun fair. admission is $2 in advance or $2.50 at the door for Fri/Sat, free Sunday. Advance tickets available at Convenient Food Mart.
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Jackie Danalewich
Mary Lou Pongress
St. Lawrence O’toole
Governors Highway
214Th
Matteson
Good News Group
Mom
Dad
Convenient Food Mart
Illinois
Park Forest
Rich Township votes on joining IMRF retirement fund
A special town meeting in Rich township was approved to let registered voters decide if the township should participate in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. If approved, IMRF adds about 15 percent of salaries in benefits and costs roughly $25,000 yearly, with details on retroactive pay to be studied.
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Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
IMRF
Rich Township
Richton Park
Dewey Helmick
Bette Lasher
Richton Park Observes Labor Day Closures and Meeting Cancelation
Richton Park village hall will observe Labor Day by closing Saturday through Monday. Regular hours resume Tuesday. The regular rules session of the Richton Park village board of trustees scheduled for Monday evening has been canceled.
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Richton Park Village
Richton Park
Deed Delay Ties Richton Park Public Safety Site
Richton Park faces a four year delay securing a deed for the land beneath its $500,000 public safety building. Terracom Development Group still owns the 4.5 acre site tax records show, with village officials planning a $300,000 office addition and tax-exempt status pending after deed revision and recording.
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Richton Park
Terracom Development Group, Inc
Public Safety
Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Terracom Group
Terracom
Marilynne Davis
Frank Farrell
Leland Rayson
John Minder
Rayson
Richton Park Board Paving Ultimatum Issued
Richton Park trustees threaten to halt the $7.5 million William E. Berger housing project on Richton Square road if Lee street repaving is not completed soon. The sewer work ended in June, but resurfacing is not planned until late fall, prompting calls to finish or explain delays within 30 days.
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Richton Park
William E. Berger
Richton Square Road
Lee Street
Berger
Richton Square
Rudolph Banovich
Frank Annerino
Annerino
Stauffer Probes Health Impact of Chicago Heights Explosion
Stauffer Chemical asks NIOSH to evaluate potential health effects from the August 18 explosion at the Chicago Heights plant. The blast killed two employees and injured many, with debates over long term effects of EPN pesticide. NIOSH may take one to two months to complete an independent environmental and medical assessment, with follow-up testing possible.
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National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH
Stauffer Chemical Company
Chicago Heights
Stauffer
Allen Noe
Connecticut
EPN
Cecil Lue Hing
Greater
Chicago
CBE
Versical Chemical Corporation
Cincinnati
Herbert Northrop
Jerry Flesch
Flesch
Zion Centennial Dinner Tickets Now Available
Tickets for the Zion Lutheran church Centennial dinner on October 1 are $4.50 and can be bought Sundays in September after worship. The dinner, at St. Pauls Lutheran on Vollmer Road, Matte son, begins at 5 p.m. with Dr. Martin Marty of the University of Chicago as guest speaker.
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Zion Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Vollmer Road
Matteson
Zion
Martin Marty
University of Chicago
John Vesey
Randy Zielinski
Summerfest On Saturday starts noon at Glaeser Park
The Richton Park Jaycees and village parks and recreation department sponsor “Farewell to Summer” with skydivers games cartoons music and refreshments. The event runs from noon to midnight at Glaeser Park and is open to all ages.
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Richton Park
Varner wins junior-senior division at Star Golf Classic
Golf champion Mark Varner watches his ball as he closes with a 74 to capture the junior-senior title at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park. Story and photos run on Sports page 61.
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Mark Varner
Star Publications
Silver Lake Country Club
Orland Park
Varner
Aunt Martha's seeks more area foster families
Help for troubled teens in the south suburbs centers on Aunt Martha's, an agency that can place a teen in a home for a night, a week, or longer. The piece notes area foster parents and teens sharing stories on page 21 about problems and gratifications.
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Aunt Martha’s
Aunt Martha's
1 200 Miles on Bikes
Two 15 year old Park Forest youths biked around Lake Michigan this summer. The 1200 mile journey lasted 18 days with the pair navigating the lakeside route and completing the trek as a local feature.
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Park Forest
Lake Michigan
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