01 Feb 1996
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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1996
Page
1
The Star unveils a redesigned guide covering entertainment recreation and dining with listings features. It highlights comedy clubs, culture trends like dreadlocks going mainstream, and advice including cautious weight loss tips. The note also previews a business section on prep athletics and postseason sports.
Village officials plan to seek bids next week for Phase 1 of the Preservation Path a 10 foot wide asphalt trail with landscaped shoulders linking the Old Plank Road Trail to Vollmer Road and near Go and Cicero Avenue construction could start in April funded by a 50 percent Illinois Bike Path Grant up to 110 000 as planners aim for a spring start and a broader circular trail around Matteson amid property acquisition delays and options for continuation.
Rich South High School in Richton Park held a multicultural assembly themed Silence the Violence. Over 140 students participated in skits, speeches, poems, song and dance promoting peace and unity under Assistant Principal Margarite Martin. The event featured a parade of flags and references to Rabin and King Jr as examples of peacemaking.
Mary Paleologos reports a Housing Choice Partners briefing where 22 new Section 8 recipients express a shared dream of homeownership. The program offers mobility counseling and relocation help to areas with stronger job markets, aiming to reduce south suburban concentration while expanding housing possibilities across Cook County.
About two dozen districts in the southern and southwestern suburbs plan March 19 referenda to raise money as growth pushes needs higher and property values drop. Local officials cite state tax caps, saying increases require voter approval, with districts like Frankfort Public Library and Dalton School District 148 seeking support.
Richton Park village officials and department heads met to review the first year of their five year goals plan and set objectives for year end. Parks chair Kathy Damon said more recreational programs are planned though outcomes depend on a new parks director. Former director Patrick Ryan departed last month and village planner Chris Limas updated on RAP 2000 and Interstate 57 corridor planning efforts.
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