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14 Feb 1999
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Matteson Star in Matteson, Illinois
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Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1999
Page
1
Richton Park to Break Ground on 400-Unit West Highland Homes
Developer John Hryn confirms two weeks of ground breaking for West Highland Homes in Richton Park, adding 300 single family homes and 100 townhouses across two zones south of Lakewood, with a boulevard main street Greenfield designed for traffic circles. Contracts exist for 12 homes as models and first-phase builds begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richton Park
John Hryn
Carol Ann Hryn
Richton Park Village
Chris Limas
West Highland Homes
Lakewood
Cicero Avenue
Steger Road
Hryn
Crosswind Avenue
Central
West Highland
Greenfield
Greenfield Boulevard
Bill to tighten hit-and-run convictions in Crete Township case
State Senator Debbie Halvorson introduces a bill crafted by Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow to require drivers who strike a person or vehicle to stop and take reasonable steps to determine if there is injury or death. A failure to do so would become a felony, aiming to close a legal loophole highlighted by the Burrville Road deaths of three girls in Crete Township. The Crete case involved Richard Devon, released from prison after a 24 year sentence. prosecutors argued he knew he struck someone, while defense said he thought he hit a deer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie Halverson
Crete
Will County
James Glasgow
Burrville Road
Crete Township
Halvorson
Richard Devon
Devon
Y2K experts debate 2020 disaster and cash readiness
Park Forest Rotary hears Evan Bontrager of Chicago International Teleport argue capitalism drives quick fixes and predict limited Y2K impacts. He cautions people to stock 30 days of cash, expect possible gasoline pump payments, and foresees banks not closing for more than three days while a small end of year bank run may occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan Bontrager
Chicago Interpany
Oneral
Chicago Ternational Teleport
Bontrager
Park Forest Rotary Club
Y2K fears rise as millennium rumors spread online
The piece contrasts doomsayers and skeptics debating Y2K on the Internet. It notes alarming scenarios like power failures and missiles but emphasizes cooler analysis from those who dissect claims. The online debate forms its own parallel universe with rumors and urban myths circulating.
Fire leaves eight University Park families homeless
Wind driven blaze in the Governors House apartments on Burnham Drive destroyed most of two attached buildings, leaving eight families displaced. About 60 firefighters from 14 departments fought the fire for hours, with two buildings largely burned and two residents claiming shelter with Red Cross support as investigators probe the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Park
Governors House
Burnham Drive
Chuck Exner
Exner
Rudell Pirtle
Red Cross
Greater
Chicago
Travis Venezia
Pirtle
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