Crete Monee SD at 3 million budget squeeze prompts tough talks
Editorial discusses superintendent Steve Humphrey weighing cuts to close a looming 3 million shortfall in Crete Monee Unit District 2010. Possible actions include consolidations, a four day week, longer daily periods, fewer activities, and even dropping athletics, with board and community uncertainty ahead.
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Tinley Park marshals support for new convention center bid
Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau chief Jim Garrett told Tinley Park Village Board the bureau will market a center if the village proceeds. Plans envision a six story Holiday Inn with a 35,000 square foot exhibit center expandable to 100,000, plus shops and housing. Local officials estimate a $5 million village stake paid over time from property tax receipts. Other suburbs like Orland Park and Matteson pursue similar centers along I 80 and I 57 corridors.
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Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau
Tinley Park
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Ile Garrett
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Gerald Stillman
Key Park
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Edgar urges patience on rate relief until 1998
Gov. Jim Edgar told reporters not to sensationalize demand for Christmas rate cuts. He urged the media to remind the public that relief from the new electrical reregulation law will not take effect until August 1998.
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Year ends with jokes, nostalgia, and a sports sendoff
A reflective Christmas poem blends pop culture, politics, and sports notes. It salutes the 1996 season, mocks media excess, and wishes readers cheer, peace, and success for teams and fans in the coming year. It mentions Hale-Bopp, cloning musings, fertility talk, and golf legends, all in a newspaper card style.
Reader Letters Praise Local Coverage and Cable Debates
Readers praise the Star for covering a Homewood Village Hall show and discuss ongoing cable franchise debates in nearby communities. They cite quotes from Bert Docter on competition and note District 206 board dynamics as reported by Carmi Napoleon and editor remarks regarding board leadership and integrity.
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