Demands Grow for School Diversity Policy at Homiewood Flossmoor
African-American parents urge the Board of Education to adopt a diversity policy to ensure full inclusion in activities. Their plan, drawn up with teachers and administrators, will be reviewed by committees before board consideration. The latest flare came after freshman cheerleader tryouts with 27 applicants and 10 African-American contestants, none making the final squad.
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Homiewood- Flossmoor High School
Board of Education
Laura Murray
SSC Extends Aviation Mechanics Program Off Campus
South Suburban College will offer an off campus Aviation Mechanics Program through a cooperative agreement with Lincoln Land Community College enabling SSC students to enroll there and pay in district tuition. The move shifts coursework from Chicago area colleges to University of Illinois related options, reducing taxpayer surcharges and lowering costs.
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South Suburban College
University of Line
Champaign
Board of Trustees
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield
SSC
Lincoln Land
Richard Fonte
Chicago City Colleges
Fonte
University of Illinois
Unwelcome surprise on Tinley Park truck tied to grenade
Police say a yellow World War II pineapple grenade was found attached to a couple’s pickup in Tinley Park Tuesday night. The pin was wired to a device but not pulled. The couple alerted police in the 8100 block of West 168th Place and investigators from the Cook County Bomb and Arson Squad were called.
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Tinley Park
James Wade
Wade
West 168Th Place
Cook County
Ciambrone enters crowded Chicago Heights mayoral race
Angelo A. Sam Ciambrone announced his bid for Chicago Heights mayor saying he has the ability and desire and pledging honesty integrity fairness and justice. He expects his Renaissance Party ticket to be announced after the December 19 filing deadline and will face Park Board President Jim Farest Plan Commissioner David Zerante and Tony Mathis.
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Chicago Heights
Angelo A
Sam” Ciambrone
Ciambrone
Renaissance Party of
Park Board
Jim Farest
United Citizens Ticket
Plan
David Zerante
Tony Mathis
Matteson Village Hall Faces Tightening Walls
Matteson officials review a looming constraint as village employees feel pressure while walls close in on the new village hall. A special board meeting is set for Monday to discuss the situation.
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Matteson Village
Veto Reversed as Trustees Hire Ancel Glink on As Needed Basis
Village mayor vetoed an ordinance allowing on call legal services after an executive session. Trustees, by a 4-3 vote, overridden the veto and approved hiring Ancel Glink Diamond & Cope as a supplementary firm to support the regular attorney Mark Sterk of Odell son & Sterk.
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Orland Hanis
Kyle Hastings
Hastings
Ancel Glink Diamond & Cope
Mark Sterk
Evergreen Park
Frankfort Officials Oppose Gateway Mobile Home Park Plan
Township officials rejected the proposed 176-unit Gateway Mobile Home Park on a 36.5 acre site at Route 45 north of Steger Road. The Will County Board could still approve. Village Planning Director Paula Wallrich cited narrow streets and small lots not aligning with Frankfort codes.
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Frankfort
Gateway Mobile Home Park
Route 45
Steger Road
Will County Board
Township Board
Village of
Paula Wallrich
Village eyes new hall as departments move out
Village President Mark Stricker warns that relocating village departments from the municipal building is a Band-Aid solution. If the board approves the move, plans for a new village hall may follow, reflecting a need to address crowded offices.
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Mark Stricker
Delinquent tax sale dates announced for Cook County
Cook County Treasurer Edward J. Rosewell announced the annual delinquent real estate tax sale will run January 9 through March 8 covering about 97,253 properties valued at $174.66 million in 1993 taxes. The sale, at 118 N. Clark St, starts bids at 18 percent, with two years to redeem. Purchasers gain a lien, not property rights, and must register with bonds or equivalent security 10 days before bidding. Satellite offices are in Markham and Bridgeview.
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Cook County
Edward J. Rosewell
Rosewell
Aorleea
Parena
N. Clark St
Fell Urgen
Chicago
S. Kedzie
Markham
S. 76Th Ave
Bridgeview
Prince McLemore Retires From Governors State University
Dr William Prince McLemore retires after 23 years in the Governors State University College of Education joining in 1971 after Northwestern PhD. He taught elementary education and led a field based teacher preparation program while coordinating off campus sites. Dean Leon Zalewski praised his leadership aiding faculty recruitment and his geography through music method.
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William “Prince” McLemore
College of Education
Governors State University
McLemore
Northwestern University
Leon Zalewski
Prince
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