23 Dec 1993
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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1993
Page
1
Prime Time Weekend Cur photographers gather in the South Suburbs to document youngsters with a jovial adult companion as Dimension High School teams travel to holiday basketball tournaments for seasonal play and competition.
Judge Henry X. Dietch questions why disaster victims receive care while others face disdain. The It Pays column contemplates when a so called special gift goes wrong, including color size or duplication. Circulation 755-3344 Classified 755-3993.
The Matteson village board moved toward approving a 14.8 million incentive package to attract a major national department store to the Lincoln Mall site. An unnamed national full service retailer asked for 2.8 million in tax incentives to finalize a purchase while delaying naming the store until the deal closes.
Richton Park may expand parent liability for minor offenses by adding battery disorderly conduct trespass truancy loitering and possession of spray paint or drugs to the list of acts for which parents can be fined and held responsible. The measure mirrors Calumet City Hanover Park models and targets parents not supervising their children.
Michael Randy, 52, faces 13 counts of mail fraud and money laundering in Chicago federal court. Prosecutors allege a paper bank on Monserrat and Grenada sold fake investments with up to 14 percent interest, bought art with investor funds, and funded a Wisconsin home purchase. Randy, a former Chicago police officer with the Red Squad, contends the bank was legal and tax compliant.
Church choirs across Dalton Homewood and Mokena express that singing is a divine gift. Walter Bochman of St Paul Lutheran Church Dalton has sung there for 61 years saying God gives talents and singing glorifies him. Ausema of Homewood Reform Church and Fran Kleinhoffer of St Mary Catholic Church in Mokena describe choir singing during holidays as uplifting and community building.
The Prairie State College Board unanimously approved a 1993 tax levy of 7,659,587 an increase of about 9.1 percent over 1992. Homeowners with 100,000 value homes may see a 5 to 10 rise in their tax bills as levies fund heating ventilation and air conditioning upgrades insurance costs and security personnel.
David Pollack, 21, held in Cook County Jail on a $200,000 bond since December 9 in protective custody after a prison fight. Lawyer Lawrence Stein argues misidentification with Brett Dorsett as aliases appear in 12 traffic warrants. Judge Tim Szwed denied reduction, noting the warrants and alleged link to DUI and resisting arrest. Stein claims Dorsett used Pollack’s name, citing the two men’ s similar height and build as supporting evidence.
Matteson trustees approve an eight screen movie complex to be called Matteson 8 Theatres on a five acre site at Wick Drive near Cicerca Avenue and Lincoln Highway. Southwest Properties to operate. aim to open this summer with parking planned at one space per three and a half patrons, supported by independent study and developer figures.
Mayor Frank Maher asked two polarized factions to form a special purpose committee to explore the adequacy of existing village codes for providing refuge to destitute people. He cited health questions raised by new information and aims to unite factions on shelter policy.
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