Matteson Board Approves Building License Fee and Inspections
The Matteson village board adopted an ordinance requiring contractors to be licensed to operate within the village with a $25 annual fee, exempting homeowners. They tabled the conditional occupancy certificate ordinance for February 26 and denied seven bond reduction requests for Kaufman and Broad Homes. The board approved hiring a full time building inspector and a part time plumbing inspector, with job applications due February 28. Water quality study led to tank draining and cleaning. three year tank inspection discussed. Oakwood school lease considered with parks department interest.
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Matteson Village Board of Trustees
Joseph Perozzi
Kaufman and Broad Homes, Inc
Thomas Sloat
Sloat
Roy Jung
Public Works
Glenridge
Aqua Services, Inc
Flossmoor
Jung
Mark Stricker
Oakwood School
Matteson
Village Parks and Recreation Department
Richton Park Trustees Review Third Drainage Proposal
Lioncrest homeowners received a third drainage plan from village engineer John Minder during a Monday work session. It calls for a straight open ditch from the sanitary sewer to the ComEd service road, with a pipe under the road directing water north. The plan includes two storm sewers near Appleby and Euclid lanes connecting to the sanitary sewer. Action is slated for the next board meeting.
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Lioncrest
Richton Park
Appleby
Euclid Lanes
Richton Square School
Mickey Koenicki
Parks and Recreation
Couple's Murderers Get Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment
Two East Chicago Heights men were sentenced after a Harvey courtroom heard the case of the kidnapping murder of Lawrence Lionberg and Carol Schmal. Dennis Williams received the death penalty and Willie Rainge faces life without parole plus a rape conviction sentence. The victims were abducted May 11, 1978, at a Clark gas station near Homewood. their bodies were found the next day in East Chicago Heights. Williams’ death sentence includes an execution date set for May 1, with a stay pending Illinois Supreme Court review. Williams and Rainge will be transferred to Stateville Prison in Joliet after custody at Cook County Jail. Williams maintains innocence, accusing prosecutors of fabrication and witness coercion.
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Chicago Heights
Harvey
Cook County Circuit Court
Dennis Williams
Willie Rainge
Cook County
Stateville
Joliet
Lawrence Lionberg
Carol Schmal
Glenwood
Miss Schmal
Clark
Homewood
McKay
Williams
Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois
Weston
Dwight McKay
East Chicago Heights
Rainge
Star Publications
al Seib
Richton Park to Retain Village Hall for Library Use
Richton Park trustees vote to keep the village hall ownership and likely lease it to the public library rather than sell. They argue the library gains high visibility and better serve residents, while a future referendum could fund a separate library facility. Voices weigh three year leases against long term plans.
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Richton Park
Parks and Recreation Commission
Jane Morgan
Richton Park Public Library Board
Harold Altemus
Frank Amerino
Frank Farrell
Parks and Recreation
Farrell
Marilynne Davis
Oakwood and Richton Square Not for Sale
The Matteson Elementary School District 162 board stated it does not intend to sell the Oakwood school in Matteson or the Richton Square school in Richton Park. Two schools are slated for closure next September after a prior March decision, with potential leasing talks by two handicapped-educational co operatives and the Matteson parks department.
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Matteson Elementary
District 162 Board of Education
Oakwood
Matte
Matteson Parks and Recreation Department
Clyde Vasey
Vasey
Board of Education
Richton
Estimated Bills Out Next Week for Matteson Residents
Water bills will be mailed to Matteson residents next week. Acting village clerk Lois Butler says bills will be estimates due to weather preventing meters from being read.
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Matteson
Lois Butler
Susie Simpkins Stars in The Miracle Worker
Susie Simpkins a 14 year old from Park Forest headlines Chicago Heights Drama Group weekend production profiling her as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker. The piece notes the demanding dual challenge of portraying Helen Keller’s deaf blind and mute state and her breakthrough moments.
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Helen Keller
Susie Simpkins
Park Forest
Chicago Heights
Wrestling Fever District Meets Hit Rich South and Bradley
The high school wrestling season heats up as area athletes compete in district meets at Rich South and Bradley this weekend. Tomorrow's prep basketball action is previewed in the Sports section on page 59.
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Rich South
Bradley
Get Set for Camping
A guide to area camper and recreational vehicle dealers appears in today’s Classifieds on page 73, offering summer planning ideas to beat winter doldrums and help readers plan camping trips.
Matteson forms human relations commission with seven members
Six residents received unanimous approval from the village board for the new human relations commission. Rangel named chairman with Woodruff as vice chair. Terms set for two and one year to stagger into three year terms. secretary and legal counsel sought. interviews via village hall for Lincoln Terrace Cricket Hill Applewood Oakwood Manor reps.
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Matteson
Village Board of Trustees
Keith Marks
Larry Matheny
Commission
Lincoln Terrace
Cricket Hill
Applewood
Oakwood Manor
Virginia Witt
West 217Th Street
John Rangel
Timberlane Road
Judith Woodruff
Beaver Dam Road
Edward Weaver
Streamwood Lane
William Harris
Huntingwood Road
Gerri Dunham
Maple Street
Rangel
Woodruff
Village Hall
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Matteson Board
Archie Weston
Clifford Johnson
Pat) Pastirik
Pastirik
Governors Highway
The
Richton Federal Savings and Loan Association
Sauk Trail
Latonia Street
Oakwood and
Richton Square
Today In the Star
Helen
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