Irons Oaks names Park Forest educator new director
Park Forest resident David Guritz 27 takes over Irons Oaks Environmental Learning Center at Vollmer Road and Western Avenue. He prioritizes educational outreach for teachers, plans spring construction of a two classroom headquarters, and aims to restore Butterfield Creek with student help while seeking grants and community support.
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Rich East High School
Guritz
Lawrence University
Appleton
Wis
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Tute of Technology
Chicago
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Rachael
Joeseph
Park Forest
Steven Amy & Associates
Hazel Crest
Western Avenue
Dundee
Judson College
Elgin
Illinois
Environmental Education Association of Illinois
Butterfield Creek
Paesel named interim chief of mayors group
Ed Paesel the Third Airport Clearinghouse director will serve as interim director of the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association starting in January. Beth Ruyle will resign effective Jan 1 after 21 years. A search committee begins work on a permanent replacement.
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Mayors Group
Ed Paesel
Beth Ruyle
Ruyle
Ehlers and Associates
House
Mayor and Managers Association
East Hazel Crest
Illinois law schooling funding amendment proposed by Scully
State Senator Scully introduced Constitutional Amendment 18 backed by the Chicago South Chamber of Commerce to require the state to fund at least 50 percent of public education. If approved, the change would empower districts to sue for underfunding and push lawmakers to define precise funding standards using existing Education Board statistics. Debbi Halvorson is likely Senate sponsor.
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Chicago South Chamber of Commerce
General Assembly
Debbie Halvorson
Crete
Senate
Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court
High Court
Illinois State Board of Education
Residency debate heats as village workers and residents clash
Matteson residents and village employees spar over a residency ordinance. Trustees Graham and Imoukhuede back a spoken vote while Stricker urges open minds, insisting on professional work over home location. Disciplinary discharge awaits those failing to prove residency.
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Pat Gericke
Matteson Fire Department
Ham
Imoukhuede
Mark Stricker
Stricker
Brick rule delays LakeShore town house project
After a board work session, advocates and skeptics debated brick frontage rules for the Iowa Regency Place project behind Burger King at Sauk Trail and Karlow. A straw vote showed 6-1 support to proceed, with ongoing concern over property ownership and prior developer bankruptcy. Trustee Reinbold urged keeping the brick standard, cautioning long term community impact, while Mabry faced criticism over his approach.
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Lake Shore
Iowa Regency Place
Burger King
Sauk Trail
Karlow Street
Richardson
John Murphey
Murphey
JoNa
Rudolph Banovich
Rick Reinbold
Reinbold
LakeShore
Planning Commission
Greenfield
John Hryn
Regency Place
Festival Chicago Celebrates Culture With Music And Reading
Festival Chicago blends dance and instruments and closes with a Worldwide Church choir led by minister Willard High performing Joy to the World Angels We Have Heard on High I Love the Lord and Order my Steps Denise Graham-Zahn reads Twas the Night Before Christmas. Residents sample ethnic dishes and children meet Santa as the event aims to foster cultural harmony and family unity.
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Worldwide Church of Chicago
Willard High
Denise Graham-Zahn
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