Flossmoor couple settles Lotto winnings divorce
Susan Wagner and Alvin Wagner Jr reach a settlement over an $8 million Lotto prize won in year 1996. Susan receives $260000 per year for 19 years, amounting to 65 percent of the winnings, while Alvin gets $140000 annually and $1.2 million in other assets including real estate and a condominium. The dispute centered on whether the prize was marital property since the ticket was bought with a gift. Attorneys call it a fair, win win settlement and plan to share some funds with their two adult children.
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Flossmoor
Susan Wagner
Wagner
Alvin Jr
Alvin Wagner, Jr
Alvin Wagner Jr
California
South Carolina
Howard Levine
Paul Braun
Illinois
Braun
Levine
Wagners
Cook County
Buddies visit Matteson kindergartners for reading program
Sixth grade students from Huth Middle School visit Matteson School District 162 kindergarteners to read aloud, share memories, and dictate funny Thanksgiving recipes. The buddy program, created by Matteson teachers, supports reading, writing, and oral language while boosting self esteem. The pair plan to continue the project with Santa letters as the next assignment.
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Huth Middle School
Matteson School
Jennifer Berlongieri
Matteson
Jennifer
Chris Lawson
Tina Mazurkiewicz
Gail Lang
Kim LaPointe
Bowie
Bowie and
Mazurkiewicz
Santa Claus
Mary Compton Huth
Amanda Adams
Danielle
District 227 narrows search for two superintendent finalists
The Rich Township High School District 227 Board has narrowed its search to two external candidates after screening 90 applicants. Interviews occur this week with panels including citizens, parents, teachers, students, and administrators, with evening sessions after daytime interviews. The board aims to pick before the Dec 23 holiday. the new superintendent starts July 1, 1995, succeeding retiring DuWayne D. Carnes, who has led since Jan 1, 1989.
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Rich Township
Board of Education
Tony Brunson
DuWayne D. Carnes
Carnes
Keep the Wreaths Red Fire safety campaign at Matteson stations
The Matteson Fire Department displays a holiday wreath at each fire station with red bulbs as a constant reminder to practice safer decorating during the season. A red bulb flips to white if a fire occurs due to holiday decorations, a program praised by Firefighter Roy Brady for increasing public awareness of Christmas tree and decoration hazards. Call the fire station with questions about safety.
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Matteson Fire Department
Roy Brady
Rotary honors area women through club leadership
The Matteson Rotary Club in Ili nois praised women in Rotary by appointing them to local club offices. Present and past leaders include Shirley Green a retired Rich Township Assessor and 1993 president. Sandra Lynne Schmutzler superintendent of Matteson Elementary District 162. Deborah OConnell vice president at LaSalle Bank and 1994 president. and Andrea Spessard Lincoln Mall manager and 1994 treasurer.
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Cers
Shirley Green
Rich Township
Sandra Lynne Schmutzler
Matteson
Indiana students sharpen math skills stock market project
Fifth grade students at Matteson School District 162 in Indiana use imaginary $10,000 bank accounts to track the market from daily newspapers. They buy and sell stocks, maintain portfolios, and learn graphing language arts and social studies with help from a stock broker. A prize awaits the top portfolio at year end.
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Matteson
Indiana School
Joann Padalino
United States
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Loleta Didrickson
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Didrickson
Chris
Anna Bowie
Matteson Rotary
Matteson Rotary Club
Ilinois
Rotary
Indiana
Padalino
Star
Paula Anderson
First National
First National Bank
Chicago Heights
Olympia Fields
A Great Banc Company
First National Plaza
East 16Th Street
GreatBanc, Inc
FDIC
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