District 205 Hears Plan to End Voluntary Busing
Thornton Thornridge and Thornwood high schools in Thorn ton Township High School District 205 face boundary reviews. The district serves Lansing Calumet City Har vey Markham South Holland Dalton Thornton Riverdale. A 1970 voluntary busing plan for racial integration may end to restore neighborhood school attendance due to integration and funding limits.
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Thornton Township
Lansing
Calumet City
Harvey
Markham
South Holland
Dalton
Riverdale
Richard Taylor
Board of Education
Dolton Adopts Graffiti Curfew on Youth Tools
Dolton village officials passed an ordinance prohibiting possession of non water soluble spray paint or markers with surfaces at least three-eights of an inch by anyone under 18. Exemptions apply when used under supervision by a parent, guardian, teacher, or employer.
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Dolton Village
Six indicted in illegal lottery operation case
Six people from the South Suburbs and Hammond Indiana were indicted for involvement in an illegal lottery network tied to Illinois Lottery Pick-3 and Pick-4 drawings. Three Chicago associates are also named in the U S DOJ statement issued Thursday.
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Hammond
Ind
U.S. Department of Justice
Chicago
Crete Township to appeal ruling on Amoco gas station
Crete Township filed an appeal to overturn a Circuit Court judge Thomas Ewert ruling that allowed Amoco to build a gas station at the Ex change and Michael streets intersection east of Crete. The decision cited the county’s comprehensive plan and sparked local debate over rapid commercialization. Proponents and opponents also gathered at Flossmoor Community Church to discuss PADS homeless shelter concerns, with residents voicing unease about its neighborhood site.
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Amoco
Exchange
Michael
Thomas Ewert
Crete-area
Flossmoor Community Church
Church Board
Lindstrom
Robbins incinerator plans face community opposition at church meeting
About 60 attendees debated the proposed Robbins incinerator at Kedzie Avenue and 135th Street. Reading Energy Co says first bricks could still be laid this summer, but funding hinges on at least 10 communities signing trash contracts. Only Ford Heights Richton Park and Country Club Hills have joined the $3 million project so far.
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South Suburban Solid Waste Agency
Reading Energy Co
Kedzie Avenue
135Th Street
Waste Agency
Ford Heights
Richton Park
Country Club Hills
Police seek man after two sexual assaults in Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn Police Chief Frank Gilbert urged women to take special precautions as investigators search for a suspect linked to two sexual assaults on Nov 20 and Oct 27. A third woman was assaulted on Nov 27. police say the first two likely share one attacker, with the third possibly separate.
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Oak Lawn
Frank Gilbert
Gilbert
Rail museum near Orland Park moves toward reality
Orland Park trustees near securing two 40-foot boxcars and a caboose to create a permanent railroad museum at the Centennial Park area by the Metro rail station. William Vogel says strong corporate and community support brings the project close to fruition. The cars, dating to 1923 and 1937, were saved from scrapping after Norfolk Southern agreed to transfer them from Landers Yard.
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Orland Park
Centennial Park
William Vogel
153Rd Street
104Th Avenue
Vogel
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Chicago
79Th Street
Norfolk Southern
Landers Yard
Moraine Valley to Dedicate $15 Million Arts Center
Moraine Valley Community College will dedicate its Fine and Performing Arts Center on January 9. President Vernon Crawley said construction is essentially complete and final inspections are underway to ensure building acceptability.
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Moraine Valley Community College
Vernon Crawley
Crawley
Metra Offers Holiday Gift Certificate for Commuters
Metra reminds gift givers of its Holiday Gift Certificate available year round at 20 dollars. The certificate covers 10 ride weekly or monthly passes on all lines except South Shore and lasts one year from purchase. Redeemable at any Metra ticket office, order forms available by phone.
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Metra
South Shore
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