Roadside Safety Check Planned by Richton Park and Matteson
Police say a five hour roadside safety check will occur next week in Richton Park and Matteson as part of the South Suburban Regional Traffic Safety Program. Officers will stop vehicles at a designated site to inspect for Illinois Vehicle Code violations including DUI and seat belt rules, while warnings or citations may be issued for defective equipment and missing licenses or proof of insurance. The effort is one of 30 checks through Sept 30, funded at 1.2 million dollars to support a three-year program supervised by the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association.
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Richton Park
Matteson
Richton Park and
Illinois
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Illinois Department of Transportation
South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association
Audit continues as ESDA restructures following scrutiny
The Star reports an ongoing ESDA audit and policy overhaul with officials acknowledging past lapses. New procedures limit approvals to administrator George Falaney and set a $250 spending threshold requiring prior consent, while appointing Mark Mehochko and George Tamez as temporary co coordinators and maintaining deputy chief salaries at 800 dollars.
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ESDA
Hausmann
Conlon
Knowles
Mark Mehochko
George Tamez
Falaney
Mehochko
Tamer
Security Seminar Offered by Matteson Police Department
The Matteson Police Department hosts open-house sessions at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the training room at 20500 S. Cicero Ave. One hour seminars aim to boost merchant safety with topics on personal and business security, suspicious person identification, lighting, interior controls, hiring practices, and changing bank drop-off hours.
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Matteson Police Department
Cicero Ave
Lawrence C. Burnson
Burnson
Compost hearing on license before approval of dump
Richton Park faces a composting dump on unincorporated land within its planning district stretching to Harlem Avenue. Cook County Board must grant the special use permit, after denying Suburban Composting three years ago. Matteson plans letters of opposition and a village resolution ahead of February 16 board meeting. Local officials, residents, and state representatives oppose the dump.
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Richton Park
Harlem Avenue
Cook County
Marquart
Matteson
Dale Graham
IEPA
Frankfort
Rich Township Board
Larry Weinlund
New Lenox
John Ostenburg
Park Forest
Craft Town invites youths to weekly art projects
Matteson Parks and Recreation offers Craft Town for ages 9 to 14 with six projects including heart of hearts cake deco bows and barrettes and dye tying. Classes run Wednesdays through April 21 with fees 4.60 to 7 per class for residents. Registration closes one week before each class at 4450 W. Oakwood Lane. Call 748-1080 for details.
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Matteson Parks and Recreation Department
Heart of Hearts
Matteson
W. Oakwood Lane
Knowledge Masters honors earned by Matteson fifth graders
Eighteen fifth graders from Matteson School District 162 and the Indiana and Sauk schools earned a fifth place among 15 fifth grade teams in the Knowledge Master Open and ranked 57th of 357 groups nationwide and abroad. The Open includes 100 curriculum questions, judged on speed and accuracy, with one hour to answer.
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Matteson
Indiana
Sauk
United States
Matteson and Richton Park candidates clash in April vote
In Matteson voters pick a village president clerk and three trustees with Mark Stricker seeking mayoral reelection against Michael Perry and B D Tindall. Newcomers vie for trustees Alphonso Robinson Nancy Dominik and Henry Junge. At Richton Park six candidates file for four posts including Village President Rudolph Banovich unopposed and three trustee hopefuls. Election petitions due by 5 p m Monday.
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Matteson
Mark Stricker
Amherst Place
Michael Perry
Wedgewood Road
B.D
Dutch” Tindall
Woodgate Drive
Alphonso
al” Robinson
Nancy Dominik
Princeton Ave
Henry Junge
Marilyn Hearns
Robin Story
Robert Vance
John Sepulveda
Arthur Wasik
Barbara Zandi
Richton Park
Rudolph Banovich
Mallard
Mary Pierce
Mary Anne Eddie
Robert Farrell
Bretz Drive
B. Franklin Hughes
Steve Figlewicz
Greenbriar Lane
Anne Rock
Imperial Drive
William Pugh
East Drive
Frank Farrell
Citizens Ad Hoc Committee discusses perceptions at Rich Central
Rich Township citizens on an ad hoc committee questioned racial balance perceptions at Rich Central High. They urged continued investigation of concerns about African American enrollment in lower tracks and underrepresentation in honors and AP courses. The panel plans to meet again at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Rich Central Media Center.
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Central
Burnette
Concensus
Lou Patras
Citizens Ad Hoc Committee
David Blood
Patras
Judith Lohr
Blood
Park Forest
William Simpson
Star
Simpson
Citizens
Rich Central Media Center
Richton Park Debates Regulating Door to Door Solicitors
Richton Park considers ordinances to require solicitor identification and restrict hours for door to door sales. Board weighs free speech concerns and safety, with village attorney to propose enforceable language after dusk and whether after dark signs can be used.
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Rudolph Banovich
John Marquart
Marquart
Matteson Budget Clears For New Police Cars And Bike Path
Trustees approved about 65000 for five 1993 Chevrolet Caprice cars and one 1993 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 after trading in six patrol units. Current squads average 78000 miles. K-9 car at 75000 miles. New cars will have Matteson emergency gear and higher visibility. The village may seek state grant funds covering 50 percent of a 10 foot wide bike path linking the forest preserve trail to Oakwood Park and Kostner Avenue Lincoln Highway intersection, enabling a circular route for pedestrians and cyclists. The fourth annual teen talent show is set for 6:30 p.m. March 26 at Marya Yates School.
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Matteson
Larry Burnson
Lage
Forest Preserve
Oakwood Park
Matteson Parks and Recreation Department
Marya Yates School
Allemong Drive
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Sumter Drive
Emmanuel Imokhenede
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