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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1981
Page
1
Michael Walsh surveys 1981 in the south suburbs, highlighting a troubled RTA year with fare hikes and a DIY rival transport plan, Park Forest South casino ambitions, Genstar waste plans, and notable crime cases. The piece notes mob activity, police incidents, a deer rampage, a vandal snake, and flood impacts shaping a volatile year.
Richton Park residents voiced opposition to extending liquor license closing hours at a village board meeting. A resolution to push closing times to 2 a.m. weekdays and 3 a.m. weekends was tabled two weeks for public input. Former president Frank Farrell warned the plan could raise costs to the budget and require an extra officer, urging caution and budget offset considerations.
Twenty south suburban communities face an average 11 percent tax increase in 1982 unless they file abatement requests by 5 p m tonight. The Star survey found elementary districts seeking about 3 percent and high school districts about 1 percent increases. County Clerk Kusper urged timely filings as 12 of 36 districts had abated levies by Tuesday 5 p m with notable reductions in Chicago Heights Dalton Flossmoor Lansing Matteson Oak Forest Orland Park Park Forest and Thornton. Some districts noted they will keep levies in check while others blamed state and federal factors for rising costs.
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