Prairie habitat seeks balance forBirds and grazing on Joliet Arsenal
Illinois prairie experts outline how large scale grazing and habitat management could support diverse birds like upland sandpiper and bobolink while accommodating raptors. Plans call for removing non native grasses, shrubs, and shaping land use with public input and volunteer tours. Bremer notes bison and revenue options alongside grazing leases, as two year Forest Service planning unfolds.
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Bremer
Illinois
Joliet Arsenal
Forest Service
Prairies
Neill
Stritch
Lota
Lote
Township halts trolley service leaving seniors stranded
Park Forest and nearby communities faced sudden service cuts as the township closed Jolly Trolley for Friday and Saturday without notice. Ledesma blamed lack of village notification while drivers assisted seniors at Juniper Towers Garden Place and Cedar Ridge. Boarded riders wait at shops for returns. the village seeks new bids as Breeze contract nears renewal deadline.
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Kevin Conlon
Park Forest
Jolly Trolley
Ledesma
Juniper Towers
Garden Place
Cedar Ridge
Richton Park
Garden House
Jewel Food
Jordan
Breeze
Pace
Cedar Ridge crime rise blights fixed income residents
Residents report five property damage incidents in eight days and two suspicious person sightings on the 19th. Police note 42 Cedar Ridge calls since Nov 1, with seniors facing costly losses as management plans more lighting and heightened patrols while stressing limited resources.
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Labus
Wayne Buttice
Cedar Ridge
Falk
Tragic DUI crash remembered by survivor on Kedzie Avenue
A first person account recalls the August 1993 Oak Lawn crash that killed Patricia Stoops when a drunk driver veered into oncoming traffic. The narrator describes the midnight sequence, emergency response, and the driver’s reckless homicide charge, highlighting how one night reshaped a life.
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Patricia Stoops
Hoffman Estates
Oak Lawn
Evergreen Park
Kedzie Avenue
111Th Street
Reilly
Stoops
Police tighten New Year DUI watch across Illinois
Police plan intensified patrols on New Year's Eve across Illinois. Cook County and Orland Park report few DUI arrests, with officials citing better enforcement and higher conviction rates. Statewide, 200 to 250 extra troopers will patrol and two dozen roadside checks, aided by RAID officers.
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Orland Park
McCarthy
Chicago
Don Miller
Miller
Cook County
Penny Mateck
Mateck
Sheriffs Department
Illinois
Mark McDonald
Illinois State
McDonald
Obituary Details Thornhill Tragedy And Park Forest Family Ties
Thornhill, a Sears Warehouse security guard in Manteno from August, who worked nights from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., also served as an auxiliary University Park police officer. She was described by trainer Darryl Stroud as reliable, caring, and a team player. Survived by parents Patricia and Michael Ostrander, sisters Andrea Lupo and Chrissy Hoy, and grandmother Arlene Ostrander. an obituary appears on Page B-2.
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Thornhill
Sears
Manteno
University Park
Dan Thornhill
Darryl Stroud
Stroud
Patricia Ostrander
Park Forest
Michael Ostrander
Andrea Lupo
Chicago Heights
Chrissy Hoy
Steger
Arlene Ostrander
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Arsenal
Paula Carlson
Warren Skalski
Kieshan Dingle
Hickory School
By Rex Robinson
Rex Robinson
the Starark Forest
Star Publications
Otto Boulevard
P.O
Norman A. Rosinski
James S. Meidell
Lester G. Sons
Demko Chiropractic Services
Emergenci
Flossmoor
Aereday
Can Publishing Co
Audit Bureau of Circulations
U.S
U.S.P.S
George M. L. Chireerectic
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