Joliet raceway plan prompts traffic, boundary concerns
Neighbors in Manhattan Joliet Frankfort and New Lenox raise traffic and boundary worries over a proposed 930 acre Motorsports Alliance racetrack in Joliet Township near Illinois 53. Officials seek shared planning road improvements tax breaks and boundary alignment while forecasts claim a $107 million annual regional economic boost and 75 000 seat stadium potential.
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Joliet
Manhattan
Matt Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Frankfort
Howard Sloan
Laraway Road
Sloan
New Lenox
Will County Board Public Works Committee
Joliet Township
Manhattan Township
Laraway
Schweitzer Roads
Will County
Motorsports Alliance
Sheldon Latz
Paul Green
Institute For Public Policy
Governors State University
Green
Peter Creticos
Latz
Brendan Ward
County Board
Public Works Committee
Schweitzer
Ward
James Moustis
Mokena
Moustis
Regional Economic Applications Laboratory
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Chicago Bulls
Catherine Dodge
Obituaries from Crete to Liberyville area
Obituaries note Richard M Knoll of Crete died Feb 8 with services at Homewood Reformed Church. interment Chapel Hill Gardens South. Survived by wife Marilyn and children Pam, Richard, Randy. siblings and 12 grandchildren. Also memorials for Evangelist Gwendolyn Man son and Bernice Ann Craig. burial at Burr Oak Cemetery. Charles E Lundberg, Park Forest resident, died Feb 9. service at Lincolnway Matteson. interment Assumption Cemetery. Anna M McCabe of Libertyville Momence died Feb 8. service Feb 14 at Momence. burial St Patrick Cemetery. Marianne Finlay Liberyville, James Finlay’s family noted. James died Aug 30, 1993. seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Anna M. McCabe
Libertyville
Momence
Winchester House
Cotter Funeral Home
Denis White
St. Patrick Cemetery
Anna McCabe
Chicago
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Marianne
James) Finlay
James
Yildiz
Flossmoor
Evely longtime Hazel Crest resident dies at 82
Robert L Evely a lifelong Hazel Crest resident died Monday. Services are Friday with 10 am prayers at Ryan Funeral Home Homewood and 11 am service at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Chicago Heights officiated by Bishop C Guyman. Interment at Homewood Memorial Gardens. Visitation today 3 to 9 pm. Born April 25 1933 in Harvey he drove for the US Postal Service and led local postal unions. Survived by wife Camille two daughters Lynda Kern and Beth Barling three sons Richard Robert II and William a sister Audrey Simpson two brothers and 10 grandchildren Memorials to the American Diabetes Association or American Heart Association.
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Robert L. Evely
Hazel Crest
South Suburban Hospital
Ryan Funeral Home
Homewood
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Chicago Heights
C. Guyman
Homewood Memorial Gardens
Evely
Harvey
United States Postal Service
American Legion
Camille
Nee Grippando
Lynda
Richard) Kern
Gurnee
Beth
Bruce) Barling
Danvers
Richard
Beth Anne
Jackson, Miss
Robert II
Deborah
Peachtree
William
Lyons
Audrey Simpson
Antioch
David
Manteno
Douglas
Park Forest
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
Farmer Lester L Heldt 1912 died in Illinois funeral set
Lester L Heldt a Beecher resident and former Dyer Indiana farmer died February 9 at St James Hospital Chicago Heights Visitation at Hack Funeral Home Beecher from 2 to 9 pm Interment in Zion Lutheran Cemetery Grant Park He was born November 27 1912 in Grant Park Survived by Esther wife Judy daughter in law Leon and Ralph two sons Elmer brother and seven others
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Lester L. Heldt
Beecher
Dyer
Ind
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Zion Lutheran Church
Grant Park
Fred Beck
Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Hack Funeral Home
Mr. Heldt
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Grace Lutheran Church
Esther
Nee Piepenbrink
Judy Heldt
Crete
Leon
Donna
Ralph
Maria
Elmer
Laurence B Laven Dies in Bullhead City After Illness
Laurence B Laven, 59, a Bullhead City resident and former Park Forest and Glenwood resident, died December 17 1998 in Bullhead City after a period of illness. Born November 12 1939 in Chicago he was a dealer for Edgewater Casino in Laughlin. He is survived by his wife Paula nee Pavichevich a daughter Stacey Laven of Lansing his father Sidney of University Park a sister Barbara Denton Hazel Crest a brother Harvey Littleton Colo and one grandchild.
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Laurence B. Laven
Bullhead City
Ariz
Park Forest
Glenwood
Mr. Laven
Chicago
Edgewater Casino
Laughlin
Paula
Nee Pavichevich
Stacey Laven
Lansing
Sidney
University Park
Barbara Denton
Hazel Crest
Harvey
Littleton, Colo
Richard Natelborg, longtime Roseland custodian, dies at 80
Richard J Natelborg of South Holland died Monday Feb 8 at Rest Haven South Convalescent Home. A service was held Wednesday at Smits DeYoung Vroegh Funeral Home with Rev Lester Van Essen officiating. Interment in Oak Ridge Cemetery Lansing. Born Jan 7 1905 in Chicago he worked as custodian for Roseland Christian School. Survived by daughters Dolores Medema and Karen Dannenvik a son Ronald 13 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Wife Sadie died in 1986.
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Richard J. Natelborg
South Holland
Rest Haven South
Smits-DeYoung-Vroegh
Lester van Essen
First Christian Reformed Church
Lansing
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Natelberg
Chicago
Roseland Christian School
Dolores
John) Medema
Hammond
Ind
Karen
Peter) Dannevik
Beecher
Ronald
Geraldine
Highland
John
Mae
Denver
Colo
Clarence
Marian
Englewood
Sadie
Genevieve Piattoni dies. longtime Chicago Heights resident
Genevieve Piattoni nee Gabriel a lifelong Chicago Heights resident died Feb 7 at St James Hospital Chicago Heights. Service held Feb and entombment in Skyline Memorial Park Monce. Born Feb 18 1926 she worked over 40 years as an administrative assistant at St James Hospital. Survived by sister Rose Giacherio sister Frances DeProsperis sister Camille Janik brother Angela Gabriel brother John Onofrio sister in law Lee Gabriel and two grandchildren. Husband Albert died June 17 1983.
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Genevieve Piattoni
Gabriel
Chicago Heights
St. James Hospital
St. Kieran Catholic Church
Skyline Memorial Park
Monce
Genevieve Gabriel
Rose
Don) Giacherio
Ann Arbor
Mich
Frances
Paul) DeProsperis
Steger
Camille
Adolf) Janik
Calumet City
Angela
Marianne) Gabriel
Mount Lebanon
John
Peggy) Onofrio
Lee Gabriel
Palm Desert
Fla
Albert
Two Local Obituaries Highlight Nystrom and Stibolt Passages
Myrtle A. Nystrom a longtime Chicago resident dies at Applewood Nursing Center at age 87 after a 25 year Pullman area life. Visitation is today at Panozzo Bros Funeral Home with a Friday service and burial planned. Mark L Stibolt of Monee dies in Kankakee at age 42 with services in Matteson and a family survivor list.
Evelyn Glowacki longtime Thornwood House resident dies
Evelyn Mae Glowacki nee Withers, 12 years a Thornwood House resident in University Park and formerly of Crete, died Feb 8 at home. Born Sept 21 1925 in Faithorn, she was a homemaker. Survived by husband Julian (d. 1998) and family including Barbara Matthias, three sons Richard Harold Dennis, a sister Shirley Poe rio, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Evelyn Mae Glowacki
Withers
Thornwood House
University Park
Crete
Evelyn Withers
Faithorn
Barbara
Robert) Matthias
Richard
Shirley
Harold
Dennis
Karen
Sauk Village
Pete) Poerio
Matteson
Helen Moran Sauk Village resident dies in Richton Park
Helen Moran born June 25 1915 in Chicago died February 8 in Richton Park. A 10 30 am service at Drumm Funeral Home South Holland with Rev Thomas Cabala of St Jude the Apostle Catholic Church officiating. Interment in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Worth. She is survived by sister Frances Krol.
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Helen Moran
Sauk Village
Richton Park
Drumm Funeral Home
South Holland
Thomas Cabala
St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church
Holy Sepulchre
Worth
Chicago
Frances Krol
Edith Gale obituary: Welsh-born resident of Joliet area
Edith M Gale 92 died Monday February 8 at Salem Village Joliet. Visitation 5 to 8 p m today at O Neil Funeral Home Lockport. Born in Caerleon Wales she lived 47 years in the area retired from Hyde Park Awning Co and was a Homewood Garden Club member. Survived by Gillian Zarek two grandchildren Susan King James Zarek two great grandchildren and two step great grandchildren. The Star obituary note is a public service and may be edited for style.
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Edith M. Gale
Joliet
Homewood
Salem Village
O'Neil Funeral Home
Lockport
Homewood Garden Club
Gillian Zarek
Susan King
James Zarek
Veronica Silkowski dies. rites at St Liborius Steger
Veronica Silkowski nee Konecki longtime Steger resident dies Sunday February 7 at St Margaret Mercy Dyer Ind Funeral service 10 am today at St Liborius Church officiated by Rev Joseph Burns Entombment Assumption Cemetery Glenwood Born October 28 1917 in Chicago Survivors include Penny O'Reilly of Steger and brother James Konecki of Monee
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Veronica D. Silkowski
Konecki
Steger
St. Margaret Mercy
Dyer
Ind
St. Liborius Catholic Church
Joseph Burns
Assumption Cemetery
Glenwood
Veronica Konecki
Chicago
Penny
Bernie) O'Reilly
James Konecki
Monee
Albert
Death of Irving M. Einhorn longtime Chicago Heights resident
Irving M Einhorn a lifelong Chicago Heights resident died Monday February 8 at Prairie Manor Health Care Center in Chicago. A service will be held 10 am Saturday at St Liborius Church Steger with interment at Assumption Cemetery Glenwood Visitation 2 to 9 pm Friday at Hirsch West End Chapel Chicago Heights He was born January 21 1918 in Chicago Heights retired as assistant secretary of Columbia Tool Steel Co member of the Illinois Manufacturers Association former St Ann and St Liborius churches American Legion Post 131 and Normandy Beach Foundation Survived by Maureen Pekny daughter Michael Einhorn son Evelyn Seely sister Oliver Einhorn brother Betty Einhorn sister in law and one step granddaughter His wife Loretta died February 16 1982.
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Charles E. Lundberg
Park Forest
Chicago
Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital
Hirsch Funeral Homes
Lincolnway Chapel
Matteson
Ray Deabel
Assumption Cemetery
Glenwood
Mr. Lundberg
The
Chicago Tribune
Robert McCormick American Legion
Jo Ann
Nee Benjamin
Linda
Carol Lundberg
Homewood
Janet Lundberg
Robert
Phyllis Leffler
Leesburg
Fla
Raymond
Virginia
Irving M. Einhorn
Chicago Heights
Prairie Manor
St. Liborius Catholic Church
Steger
West End Chapel
Mr. Einhorn
Columbia Tool Steel Co
Illinois Manufacturers Association
St. Ann Catholic
St. Liborius Catholic
American Legion Post 131
Normandy Beach Foundation
Maureen
Jeffrey) Pekny
Michael
Jean
Evelyn Seely
Oliver
Elodie
Green Valley
Ariz
Betty Einhorn
Sunnyvale
Calif
Loretta
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Richard M. Knoll
Homewood Reformed Church
Randy Knoll
Christian Spoor
Chapel Hill Gardens
Oak Lawn
Mr. Knoll
Evergreen Park
Marilyn
Nee Osborn
Pam
David) Boersema
Valerie
Randy
Gail
German Valley
Marie
Nee de Young
Henry
Jimmie
Blowing Rock
N.C
Gwendolyn Marie Manson
Cartwright
New Friendship Baptist Church
Robbins
God’s House of Love, Prayer and Deliverance Church
Burr Oak Cemetery
Blue Island
Debra
Harris
Lamar
Walter
Paul Cartwright
Bernice Ann Craig
Massoth
Dalton
Bernice Massoth
Munson Typographers Co
R.R. Donnelly & Co
Chicago Typographical Union
St. Paul Community Church
Jean Craig
Gordon
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Myrtle A. Nystrom
Jacobson
Pullman
Applewood
Panozzo Bros. Funeral
Myrtle Jacobson
Tony Aurelio Insurance Agency
Roseland
Walter Kusay Insurance Agency
West Pullman
Kusay Agency
Fenger High School
Pullman United Methodist Church
Historic
Pullman Foundation
Lucille) Jacobson
Batavia
Mark L. Stibolt
Kankakee
Calvary Memorial Baptist Church
Rex Black
Church
Mr. Stibolt
Portia
Adrian) Valle
Erik
Brett
August
Kay
Gary) Miller
Dan
Michelle
Schaumburg
Paul
Eprii M. Gale
Star
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Orland Park
Gerardi
Amare Time
Frankfor
Holt Funeral Home
W. 159Th
Harvey, IL
Lai Sullivan Funeral Home
Westwood Dr
Park Forest Il
Erome Zimn Funeral Home
Dixie Hwy
Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home
14Th St
Park Manor Funeral Home
Chicago Rad
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