Officials rally for educational reform and local control
School officials urged commitment to reform even without new dollars, noting only 19 percent of funding comes from the state and the rest from property taxpayers. Lawmakers Loleta Didrickson, Terry Steeze, Richard Kelly, and Harris Fawell attended, stressing local control and reform measures amid debate on funding distribution and potential tax changes.
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Loleta Didrickson
R. Flossmoor
Terry Steeze
Dposen
Harris Fawell
House Labor and Education Committee
Fowell
Andrew High School
Kelly
Fire truck project advances in south suburbs and Saturn site issue
Darely pushes for early delivery of a new 1250 GPM pumper for Waitekus department. The unit, built with tilt cab and heated pump, will give each station a front line pumper. The GM Saturn site wrinkle shifts minimum acres from 600 to 1000, creating confusion among Richton Park and six other south suburban locations.
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Darely
Waitekusid
Chicago
Fenske
Waitekus
General Motors
Richton Park
Man charged in theft and assault at Matteson hotel lot
A Chicago man identified as 24 year old Joe Clay is charged with felony theft and three misdemeanors after allegedly attempting to steal a van at the Holiday Inn in Matteson. Police say a security officer arrested him after a struggle and a threatened knife. bond set at $50,000.
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Chicago
Holiday Inn
Holiday Plaza
Matteson
Joe Clay
Allen Hale
Clay
Olympia Fields Osteoje
St.arry Miller
Cook County
Storney
Miller
Ford plants ready for a car of future
Ford Motor Company advances toward a future car program with pre production work toward Taurus and Sable lines. Near Chicago Heights and Torrence Avenue plants, about 3000 workers will be involved as a five year project culminates. A January February conversion shutdown will send 30 percent of the workforce to Atlanta for retraining.
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Chicago
South Side
Ford
Anne Gallagher
Chicago Heights
Ford Motor Company
2Rs
Cncago
Chicago Assembly
Atlanta
Joseph Bobnar
Village police withhold abduction details amid mall incident
In a January 19 1984 abduction and rape at a mall the police chief noted it is the only such incident in years. He said rumors about abductions spread from this case and cautioned the public, while investigators have logged hundreds of hours and hundreds of suspects. Village President Stricker defended department decisions, stating public right to know. The article also mentions Ford Motor Co planning moves tied to Taurus Sable production and plant retooling in Chicago and Atlanta with new robots and shifts.
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Story
Mark Stricker
Thief Story
Stricker
Chicago
Taurus/Sable
Taurus
Sable
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