Family decorates with record holiday light display across yards
The Vietstra and Hentsch households showcase sprawling light displays with thousands of bulbs, wooden silhouettes, and new features each year. They added extra circuits, faced power challenges, and store displays in a shared effort that inspires neighbors and passersby during the holidays.
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Laura
Joe
Haliday
Sharon
Cedric
Hentach
Orland Park
Hentsch
Vietstra
Santa
River Oaks Honda
St. Ann's School
Viietstra
McDonald
McDonald Viietstra
Lousdpeaker
Vlietstra
Funding Mistakes Shadow Southern Cook School Aid
Illinois districts face altered state funding after revised attendance and property tax figures, with southern Cook County districts most affected. Officials say hurried legislation and unclear input produced overestimates, while districts like Lansing 158 and Tinley Park 146 anticipate gains but seek long term sustainability.
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Cook County
Cook
Hinrichs
Gerald Hill
Community Consolidated
Tinley Park
Veranda Cottle
Lansing
Hill
Goitie
Ilinois
Ray Costa
Park Fore
Chicago Heights
Costa
Summit Hill
Will County
Julian Rogus
Rogus
District 161
Bogussa
Woman rescues dogs from icy Lake George incident
Bukowski waded through ice at Lake George corner Sauk Trail and Cicero Avenue to reach two dogs clinging to the ice. She used a neighbor's canoe and a life preserver to break through to open water, then brought the soaked animals to shore for warming. Veterinarian Sopiarz and staff treated the dogs at Richton Park Animal Hospital.
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Lake George
Sauk Trail
Cicero Avenue
Scott Allen
Richton Park
Bukowski
Solick
Kara Richard Sopiarz
Sopiare
Judy Bonke
Animal Hospital
Sopiarz
Richton Park to launch resident greeter program
Village leaders plan a contracted greeter to welcome new residents, collect signed water agreements, and conduct monthly entrance interviews. The program mirrors Welcome Wagon methods, aims to boost community warmth, and addresses about 300 move ins with growth projected from new developments.
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Gormala
Mike Conley
Conley
Richton Park
Rich South Cheer Coed Squad Seeks State Finals
Rich South High School adds a coed cheer squad under Coleman with 20 members 14 girls six boys. They train 18 hours weekly and aim to reach the state finals by meeting an 85 percent score at regionals. The team hosts a Dec 26 basketball tournament with 16 area schools and NCA judges.
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Junges
Coleman
Rich South
Gone
ICCA
Lockport High School
Thornwood High School
Illinois State University
National Cheerleading Association
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Gener Assembly
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